# Nigerian Pidgin translation vocabulary (`pcm.json`)

See [`../vocabulary.md`](../vocabulary.md) for the glossary of terms and the meaning of each row.

| Term | Translation | Notes |
|------|-------------|-------|
| **_Brand & protocol_** | | |
| Bitcoin | Bitcoin | — |
| Lightning | Lightning | Brand · stays English. |
| Electrum | Electrum | — |
| LNDhub | LNDhub | Brand · stays English. |
| LND | LND | Brand · stays English. |
| LNURL | LNURL | Brand · stays English. |
| Tor | Tor | Brand · stays English. |
| Orbot | Orbot | Brand · stays English. |
| GroundControl | GroundControl | Brand · stays English. |
| **_Units & amounts_** | | |
| bitcoin / BTC | bitcoin / BTC | English-passthrough · per pcm.wikipedia.org "Bitcoin moni". |
| sats | sats | English-passthrough. |
| sat/vByte | sat/vByte | English-passthrough · unit convention. |
| vByte | vByte | English-passthrough · unit convention. |
| **_Wallet, keys & seeds_** | | |
| Wallet | wallet | English-passthrough. |
| Vault | safe | ⚠️ NOT a brand · Pidgin paraphrase, no upstream · "safe" = strongbox borrowing. |
| Watch-only | watch-only | ⚠️ NOT "view mode" · English-passthrough. |
| Hardware wallet | hardware wallet | English-passthrough. |
| Seed | seed / recovery phrase | English-passthrough · compact / explanatory. |
| Mnemonic | mnemonic / recovery phrase | English-passthrough · technical / mainstream. |
| Passphrase | passphrase | ⚠️ NOT same as "password" · English-passthrough, distinct from shipped "password". |
| Public key | public key | English-passthrough. |
| Private key | private key | English-passthrough. |
| WIF | WIF | Acronym kept. |
| xpub | xpub | Acronym kept, lowercase per convention. |
| Descriptor | descriptor | English-passthrough. |
| Derivation path | derivation path | English-passthrough. |
| Master fingerprint | master fingerprint | English-passthrough. |
| BIP38 | BIP38 | Acronym kept · ⚠️ NOT a verb. |
| **_On-chain transactions_** | | |
| Transaction | transaction | English-passthrough. |
| Address | address | English-passthrough. |
| Input | input | English-passthrough. |
| Output | output | ⚠️ NOT the recipient label "To:" · English-passthrough. |
| UTXO | UTXO | Acronym kept. |
| Change | change wey remain | ⚠️ NOT the verb "to change" · Pidgin paraphrase, no upstream. |
| Hex | hex | English-passthrough · ⚠️ NOT "hash". |
| Pending | pend | Shortened form, lowercase · matches shipped pcm.json. |
| Unconfirmed | e never confam | Pidgin paraphrase pairs with shipped "Confam"; "never" = not yet. |
| Confirmed | don confam | Pidgin paraphrase · "don" = perfective aspect (already), pairs with shipped "Confam". |
| Mempool | mempool | English-passthrough. |
| Broadcast | broadcast | English-passthrough. |
| Block explorer | block explorer | English-passthrough. |
| Onchain | onchain | English-passthrough. |
| Offchain | offchain | English-passthrough. |
| **_Fees & fee bumping_** | | |
| Fee | fee | English-passthrough. |
| Fee Bump | fee bump | English-passthrough. |
| RBF | RBF | Acronym kept. |
| CPFP | CPFP | Acronym kept · ⚠️ NOT a verb. |
| Speed Up | sharp am up | Pidgin paraphrase, no upstream · "sharp" = fast/quick in Naija. |
| **_Lightning_** | | |
| Invoice | invoice | English-passthrough. |
| Lightning Invoice | Lightning invoice | English-passthrough. |
| Preimage | preimage | English-passthrough · math term. |
| Payment | payment | ⚠️ NOT the verb "to pay" · English-passthrough, noun. |
| Expired | kalas | Pidgin idiom "finished" · matches shipped pcm.json. |
| **_Multisig & advanced addressing_** | | |
| Co-signer | co-signer | ⚠️ NOT "co-owner" · English-passthrough. |
| Quorum | quorum | English-passthrough. |
| PSBT | Partially Signed Bitcoin Transaction | Full expansion · matches shipped pcm.json. |
| Provide signature | sign am | Pidgin paraphrase, no upstream · "am" = it/object pronoun. |
| BIP47 / Payment Code | BIP47 / payment code | Acronym + English-passthrough noun. |
| Notification transaction | notification transaction | English-passthrough. |
| SilentPayment | Silent Payments | Brand · stays English (note plural). |
| **_Coin control_** | | |
| Coin Control | coin control | English-passthrough · lowercase. |
| Frozen | dem freeze am | ⚠️ NOT verb "to freeze" · Pidgin paraphrase, no upstream · state form. |
| **_Security & storage_** | | |
| Encrypted storage | encrypted storage | English-passthrough · lowercase. |
| Plausible Deniability | plausible deniability | English-passthrough · lowercase. |
| Biometrics | biometrics | English-passthrough. |
| Passcode | device code / unlock code | ⚠️ NOT app password · shipped `password` collides with app "password"; flag for fix. |
| **_Backup, import & UX_** | | |
| Backup | backup | English-passthrough · noun / verb. |
| Restore | restore | English-passthrough · verb / noun. |
| Import | import | English-passthrough · verb / noun. |
| Voucher | voucher | English-passthrough · Azte.co. |
| Redeem | cash am | ⚠️ NOT "buy to wallet" · Pidgin paraphrase, no upstream · "cash am" = cash it in. |
| Send | push am | Pidgin idiom "push it", lowercase · matches shipped pcm.json. |
| Receive | receive | English-passthrough. |
| Settings | settings | English-passthrough. |
| Confirm | confam | Pidgin spelling, lowercase · matches shipped pcm.json. |
| QR Code | QR code | English-passthrough. |
| Clipboard | clipboard | English-passthrough. |
| Memo | memo | English-passthrough · sender note. |
| Description | description | English-passthrough · invoice label. |
| Label | label | English-passthrough · noun. |
