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# Ethical Principles for UNESCO Translator
## Core Principles
1. **Preservation Over Translation**
- Prioritize cultural accuracy over literal translation
- Flag untranslatable concepts rather than force translation
2. **Community Ownership**
- All translations contribute to community language corpus
- Native speakers can veto translations
3. **Vitality Awareness**
- Display language endangerment status
- Suggest revitalization resources
## Usage Prohibitions
❌ Commercial exploitation of translations
❌ Modification without community approval
❌ Use for linguistic surveillance