diff --git a/plugin-designs/pplr-data-maps/src/views/pplr-language-families.vue b/plugin-designs/pplr-data-maps/src/views/pplr-language-families.vue
index fa1bd8bb4..e1041da75 100644
--- a/plugin-designs/pplr-data-maps/src/views/pplr-language-families.vue
+++ b/plugin-designs/pplr-data-maps/src/views/pplr-language-families.vue
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 <script setup>
 import { dataUrl, glFor, exposeMap, whenGeojsonDrawn, setProjectionFor } from '../utils/pplrData.js'
 import { usePplrT } from '../composables/usePplrT.js'
+import { useOptionalT } from '@map/composables/useOptionalT.js'
 import { tStatic } from '@map/i18n/index.js'
 /**
  * pplr-language-families.vue — PG pins colored by PPLR ethnolinguistic family.
@@ -33,6 +34,7 @@ const mapboxToken = inject('mapboxToken')
 const mapContainer = ref(null)
 const profileRoot  = ref(null)   // FullscreenControl target — fullscreens .profile so chrome stays visible
 const t = usePplrT()
+const tShared = useOptionalT()   // unqualified: tabs.* is a shared area
 const status = ref(t('pplr.status.loading'))
 const PIN_LAYER = 'lf-pins'
 
@@ -119,14 +121,15 @@ const familyPops    = ref({})   // famKey → total population
 const hasPop        = ref(false)
 const famLangGroups = ref({})   // famKey → { count, pop, langs: LangGroup[] }
 
-const LANG_TABS = [
-  { id: 'family',   label: tStatic('tabs.family'),
+// computed + the reactive shared-key t: tStatic reads a window global, so a computed over it would freeze too
+const LANG_TABS = computed(() => [
+  { id: 'family',   label: tShared('tabs.family'),
     info: 'PPLR\'s ethnolinguistic family classification (per assets/data/pplr-geoid-family.json). Note: PPLR groups Arabic under "Arab (Arabic)" rather than the broader linguistic family "Afro-Asiatic", and splits other Afro-Asiatic peoples into "Hausa-Chadic", "Cushitic", "Sudanic", etc.' },
-  { id: 'language', label: tStatic('tabs.language'),
+  { id: 'language', label: tShared('tabs.language'),
     info: 'A distinct language (e.g. Arabic, Hindi, Punjabi). Identified by 3-character ROL code (ISO 639-3).' },
-  { id: 'variant',  label: tStatic('tabs.dialect'),
+  { id: 'variant',  label: tShared('tabs.dialect'),
     info: 'A regional or social variety of a language (e.g. "Punjabi, Western", "Arabic, Egyptian"). Comma-separated names group as variants under a root language.' },
-]
+])
 
 const LANG_KIND_LABELS = { family: 'Lang Family', language: 'Language', variant: 'Variant', dialect: 'Dialect' }
 
diff --git a/plugin-designs/pplr-data-maps/src/views/pplr-rop-tree.vue b/plugin-designs/pplr-data-maps/src/views/pplr-rop-tree.vue
index c8a2c8a66..b295dcba5 100644
--- a/plugin-designs/pplr-data-maps/src/views/pplr-rop-tree.vue
+++ b/plugin-designs/pplr-data-maps/src/views/pplr-rop-tree.vue
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 <script setup>
 import { dataUrl, glFor, exposeMap, setProjectionFor } from '../utils/pplrData.js'
 import { usePplrT } from '../composables/usePplrT.js'
+import { useOptionalT } from '@map/composables/useOptionalT.js'
 import { tStatic } from '@map/i18n/index.js'
 /**
  * pplr-rop-tree.vue — ROP hierarchy: Affinity Bloc → Cluster → People Group → PGIC.
@@ -30,6 +31,7 @@ const mapboxToken = inject('mapboxToken')
 const mapContainer = ref(null)
 const profileRoot  = ref(null)   // FullscreenControl target — fullscreens the .profile so chrome stays visible
 const t = usePplrT()
+const tShared = useOptionalT()   // unqualified: tabs.* is a shared area
 const status = ref(t('pplr.status.loading'))
 const PIN_LAYER = 'rop-pins'
 
@@ -95,17 +97,18 @@ const BASEMAPS = [
 // SemanticTreeLegend renders the first 3 generations inline; the 4th (PGIC / 21k items)
 // is handled by a separate floating panel (too many nodes for the inline tree).
 // Short tab labels keep all 4 chips on a single row. The "i" tooltip carries the full meaning.
-const ROP_TABS = [
-  { id: 'affinity', label: tStatic('tabs.bloc'),
+// computed + the reactive shared-key t: tStatic reads a window global, so a computed over it would freeze too
+const ROP_TABS = computed(() => [
+  { id: 'affinity', label: tShared('tabs.bloc'),
     info: 'Affinity Bloc — top-level grouping of related people groups (e.g. Arab Peoples). 17 blocs total.' },
-  { id: 'cluster',  label: tStatic('tabs.cluster'),
+  { id: 'cluster',  label: tShared('tabs.cluster'),
     info: 'People Cluster — subdivision within an Affinity Bloc (e.g. Maghrebi Arab inside Arab Peoples). 292 clusters.' },
   { id: 'rop25',    label: 'ROP25',
     info: 'People Group level — a distinct ethnolinguistic identity (e.g. Algerian Arab). ~13k groups.' },
-  { id: 'rop3xc',   label: tStatic('tabs.pgic'),
+  { id: 'rop3xc',   label: tShared('tabs.pgic'),
     topLimit: 200,
     info: 'ROP3 × Country (PGIC) — same ethnolinguistic group in a specific country (e.g. Algerian Arab in France). 21k records. Showing top 200 by population — use the geocoder to find the rest.' },
-]
+])
 
 // Build the ropTree ONCE from the now-loaded data (called from onMounted after pg-points
 // + pgicLookup are ready). Avoids the previous behavior where the computed re-allocated
diff --git a/plugin-designs/pplr-data-maps/src/views/pplr-rosetta-cards.vue b/plugin-designs/pplr-data-maps/src/views/pplr-rosetta-cards.vue
index 36b06852f..cd4b9c44d 100644
--- a/plugin-designs/pplr-data-maps/src/views/pplr-rosetta-cards.vue
+++ b/plugin-designs/pplr-data-maps/src/views/pplr-rosetta-cards.vue
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
  * The 5 sample PGs from rosetta-sample.json are highlighted with larger pins.
  * Click any pin → popup with full Rosetta table.
  */
-import { inject, onMounted, onBeforeUnmount, ref } from 'vue'
+import { inject, onMounted, onBeforeUnmount, ref, computed } from 'vue'
 import { glFor, exposeMap, whenGeojsonDrawn } from '../utils/pplrData.js'
 import { usePplrT } from '../composables/usePplrT.js'
 import { tStatic } from '@map/i18n/index.js'
@@ -160,13 +160,13 @@ onMounted(async () => {
 })
 onBeforeUnmount(() => destroy())
 
-const LEGEND = [
+const LEGEND = computed(() => [
   { color: '#fbbf24', label: t('pplr.rosetta.legend.all') },
   { color: '#3b82f6', label: 'JP + IMB' },
   { color: '#a78bfa', label: t('pplr.rosetta.legend.imbOnly') },
   { color: '#ec4899', label: t('pplr.rosetta.legend.jpOnly') },
   { color: '#6b7280', label: t('pplr.rosetta.legend.neither') },
-]
+])
 </script>
 
 <template>