diff --git a/plugin-designs/pplr-data-maps/src/views/pplr-coverage.vue b/plugin-designs/pplr-data-maps/src/views/pplr-coverage.vue
index e620ee07c..fed9f0a3c 100644
--- a/plugin-designs/pplr-data-maps/src/views/pplr-coverage.vue
+++ b/plugin-designs/pplr-data-maps/src/views/pplr-coverage.vue
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 <script setup>
 import { dataUrl, glFor, exposeMap, whenGeojsonDrawn } from '../utils/pplrData.js'
 import { usePplrT } from '../composables/usePplrT.js'
+import { tStatic } from '@map/i18n/index.js'
 /**
  * pplr-coverage.vue — Country choropleth: avg # of locales filled per PG in that country.
  *
@@ -56,7 +57,7 @@ onMounted(async () => {
   if (!map.value) {
     // The map did not construct (e.g. provider=mapbox with no token; useMapInstance logs why). Say so
     // and stop: everything below needs a map, and map.value.on() threw into the mounted hook.
-    status.value = t('messages.mapUnavailable')
+    status.value = tStatic('messages.mapUnavailable')   // a shared key: usePplrT would prefix it with pplr.
     return
   }
   map.value.on('load', async () => {
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 de67ccc69..c3c5bb646 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 { tStatic } from '@map/i18n/index.js'
 /**
  * pplr-language-families.vue — PG pins colored by PPLR ethnolinguistic family.
  *
@@ -432,7 +433,7 @@ onMounted(async () => {
   if (!map.value) {
     // The map did not construct (e.g. provider=mapbox with no token; useMapInstance logs why). Say so
     // and stop: everything below needs a map, and map.value.on() threw into the mounted hook.
-    status.value = t('messages.mapUnavailable')
+    status.value = tStatic('messages.mapUnavailable')   // a shared key: usePplrT would prefix it with pplr.
     return
   }
   if (map.value) {
diff --git a/plugin-designs/pplr-data-maps/src/views/pplr-pins.vue b/plugin-designs/pplr-data-maps/src/views/pplr-pins.vue
index f7ab076a4..a62fd0dfc 100644
--- a/plugin-designs/pplr-data-maps/src/views/pplr-pins.vue
+++ b/plugin-designs/pplr-data-maps/src/views/pplr-pins.vue
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 import { inject, onMounted, onBeforeUnmount, ref } from 'vue'
 import { glFor, exposeMap, whenGeojsonDrawn } from '../utils/pplrData.js'
 import { usePplrT } from '../composables/usePplrT.js'
+import { tStatic } from '@map/i18n/index.js'
 import { useMapInstance } from '@map/composables/useMapInstance.js'
 import { addCountryPolygons, addPGPoints, popupForPG, POPUP_CSS } from '../utils/pplrMap.js'
 import LoadingGlobe from '../components/LoadingGlobe.vue'
@@ -40,7 +41,7 @@ onMounted(async () => {
   if (!map.value) {
     // The map did not construct (e.g. provider=mapbox with no token; useMapInstance logs why). Say so
     // and stop: everything below needs a map, and map.value.on() threw into the mounted hook.
-    status.value = t('messages.mapUnavailable')
+    status.value = tStatic('messages.mapUnavailable')   // a shared key: usePplrT would prefix it with pplr.
     return
   }
   map.value.on('load', async () => {
diff --git a/plugin-designs/pplr-data-maps/src/views/pplr-religion.vue b/plugin-designs/pplr-data-maps/src/views/pplr-religion.vue
index f21f2d06f..6ea3f9b6d 100644
--- a/plugin-designs/pplr-data-maps/src/views/pplr-religion.vue
+++ b/plugin-designs/pplr-data-maps/src/views/pplr-religion.vue
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 <script setup>
 import { dataUrl, glFor, exposeMap, whenGeojsonDrawn, setProjectionFor } from '../utils/pplrData.js'
 import { usePplrT } from '../composables/usePplrT.js'
+import { tStatic } from '@map/i18n/index.js'
 /**
  * pplr-religion.vue — PG pins colored by primary religion.
  *
@@ -250,7 +251,7 @@ onMounted(async () => {
   if (!map.value) {
     // The map did not construct (e.g. provider=mapbox with no token; useMapInstance logs why). Say so
     // and stop: everything below needs a map, and map.value.on() threw into the mounted hook.
-    status.value = t('messages.mapUnavailable')
+    status.value = tStatic('messages.mapUnavailable')   // a shared key: usePplrT would prefix it with pplr.
     return
   }
   if (map.value) {
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 bbfa018a2..8b1b503b1 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 { tStatic } from '@map/i18n/index.js'
 /**
  * pplr-rop-tree.vue — ROP hierarchy: Affinity Bloc → Cluster → People Group → PGIC.
  *
@@ -399,7 +400,7 @@ onMounted(async () => {
   if (!map.value) {
     // The map did not construct (e.g. provider=mapbox with no token; useMapInstance logs why). Say so
     // and stop: everything below needs a map, and map.value.on() threw into the mounted hook.
-    status.value = t('messages.mapUnavailable')
+    status.value = tStatic('messages.mapUnavailable')   // a shared key: usePplrT would prefix it with pplr.
     return
   }
 
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 3d7b394ef..36b06852f 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
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 import { inject, onMounted, onBeforeUnmount, ref } from 'vue'
 import { glFor, exposeMap, whenGeojsonDrawn } from '../utils/pplrData.js'
 import { usePplrT } from '../composables/usePplrT.js'
+import { tStatic } from '@map/i18n/index.js'
 import { useMapInstance } from '@map/composables/useMapInstance.js'
 import { addCountryPolygons, loadOnce, popupForPG, POPUP_CSS, escHtml } from '../utils/pplrMap.js'
 import LoadingGlobe from '../components/LoadingGlobe.vue'
@@ -48,7 +49,7 @@ onMounted(async () => {
   if (!map.value) {
     // The map did not construct (e.g. provider=mapbox with no token; useMapInstance logs why). Say so
     // and stop: everything below needs a map, and map.value.on() threw into the mounted hook.
-    status.value = t('messages.mapUnavailable')
+    status.value = tStatic('messages.mapUnavailable')   // a shared key: usePplrT would prefix it with pplr.
     return
   }
   map.value.on('load', async () => {
diff --git a/plugin-designs/pplr-data-maps/src/views/pplr-translations.vue b/plugin-designs/pplr-data-maps/src/views/pplr-translations.vue
index b9a213a1c..2a0a7869b 100644
--- a/plugin-designs/pplr-data-maps/src/views/pplr-translations.vue
+++ b/plugin-designs/pplr-data-maps/src/views/pplr-translations.vue
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 <script setup>
 import { dataUrl, glFor, exposeMap, whenGeojsonDrawn } from '../utils/pplrData.js'
 import { usePplrT } from '../composables/usePplrT.js'
+import { tStatic } from '@map/i18n/index.js'
 /**
  * pplr-translations.vue — PG name in all 17 locales.
  *
@@ -62,7 +63,7 @@ onMounted(async () => {
   if (!map.value) {
     // The map did not construct (e.g. provider=mapbox with no token; useMapInstance logs why). Say so
     // and stop: everything below needs a map, and map.value.on() threw into the mounted hook.
-    status.value = t('messages.mapUnavailable')
+    status.value = tStatic('messages.mapUnavailable')   // a shared key: usePplrT would prefix it with pplr.
     return
   }
   if (map.value) {