diff --git a/internal/check-kpi-unit-once.mjs b/internal/check-kpi-unit-once.mjs
index eee606189..47e7c2c1b 100644
--- a/internal/check-kpi-unit-once.mjs
+++ b/internal/check-kpi-unit-once.mjs
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
  *
  * NEGATIVE-TESTED: restoring either label ('% unreached' or 'Adopted %') fails by name with exit 1.
  */
-import { readFileSync, existsSync } from 'node:fs'
+import { readFileSync, existsSync, readdirSync } from 'node:fs'
 import { resolve, dirname, join } from 'node:path'
 import { fileURLToPath } from 'node:url'
 
@@ -41,10 +41,22 @@ const src = readFileSync(CFG, 'utf8')
 // Strip comments before scanning. This file now DOCUMENTS the defect in a comment right above the
 // fixed line, and a naive scan matches that prose and fails on the explanation of the fix — the
 // same self-reference that has bitten three gates in this repo already.
+// The translated labels live in the catalogue, so the rule has to reach them too.
+const LOC_DIR = resolve(ROOT, 'library/i18n/locales')
+const LOCALES = existsSync(LOC_DIR) ? readdirSync(LOC_DIR) : []
+const catalogue = (loc) => {
+  try { return JSON.parse(readFileSync(resolve(LOC_DIR, loc, 'dashboard.json'), 'utf8')) } catch { return {} }
+}
+
 const code = src.replace(/\/\*[\s\S]*?\*\//g, '').replace(/^\s*\/\/.*$/gm, '')
 
-// Each KPI entry is a single-line-ish object literal: { id: '…', label: '…', kind: '…', … }
-const entries = [...code.matchAll(/\{[^{}]*\bid:\s*'([^']+)'[^{}]*\}/g)]
+// Each KPI entry is an object literal: { id: '…', label: '…', kind: '…', … }.
+// ★ IT MAY NOW CONTAIN ONE LEVEL OF NESTED BRACES. The labels became GETTERS when the dashboard was
+// translated (`get label() { return tStatic('dashboard.unreached') || 'unreached' }`), and the old
+// single-brace pattern stopped matching every entry — the gate found ZERO pct KPIs and failed
+// exactly as it was built to, rather than printing a green PASS about nothing. That refusal is the
+// gate working; this is the parse catching up with the config, not a relaxation of the rule.
+const entries = [...code.matchAll(/\{(?:[^{}]|\{[^{}]*\})*\bid:\s*'([^']+)'(?:[^{}]|\{[^{}]*\})*\}/g)]
 const offenders = []
 let pctSeen = 0
 
@@ -53,8 +65,20 @@ for (const m of entries) {
   const kind = (body.match(/\bkind:\s*'([^']+)'/) || [])[1]
   if (kind !== 'pct') continue
   pctSeen++
-  const label = (body.match(/\blabel:\s*'([^']*)'/) || [])[1]
+  // Two label forms: a plain literal, or a getter that falls back to one.
+  const plain = (body.match(/\blabel:\s*'([^']*)'/) || [])[1]
+  const viaGetter = body.match(/get label\(\)\s*\{[^}]*?tStatic\('([^']+)'\)\s*\|\|\s*'([^']*)'/)
+  const label = plain ?? (viaGetter ? viaGetter[2] : undefined)
   if (label && label.includes('%')) offenders.push({ id: m[1], label })
+  // ★ AND CHECK WHAT A NON-ENGLISH READER SEES. The rule is about the rendered label carrying a
+  // second percent sign, and a translation can reintroduce one where the English fallback has none.
+  if (viaGetter) {
+    const key = viaGetter[1].replace(/^dashboard\./, '')
+    for (const loc of LOCALES) {
+      const v = catalogue(loc)[key]
+      if (typeof v === 'string' && v.includes('%')) offenders.push({ id: m[1] + ' [' + loc + ']', label: v })
+    }
+  }
 }
 
 if (!pctSeen) {
diff --git a/library/components/ResearchMapFilterPanel.vue b/library/components/ResearchMapFilterPanel.vue
index 80f8cea0e..6f8a54a5f 100644
--- a/library/components/ResearchMapFilterPanel.vue
+++ b/library/components/ResearchMapFilterPanel.vue
@@ -20,6 +20,9 @@
  * useMapData when normalizing). If facets aren't ready yet, we render a
  * placeholder so the panel never blocks initial paint.
  */
+import { tStatic } from '@map/i18n/index.js'
+// See ResearchMapSideMenu for why this reads the catalogue directly rather than through useI18n.
+const L = (key, en) => tStatic('controls.' + key) || en
 
 import { inject, computed, watch, ref } from 'vue'
 import { useShadowStyles } from '../composables/useShadowStyles.js'
@@ -141,37 +144,37 @@ useShadowStyles(`
   <div class="rm-filter">
     <!-- Population range ──────────────────────────────────────────────── -->
     <div class="field">
-      <label>Population</label>
+      <label>{{ L('population', 'Population') }}</label>
       <div class="rm-pop-row">
-        <input type="number" min="0" placeholder="min" :value="popMin" @input="popMin = $event.target.value" />
-        <input type="number" min="0" placeholder="max" :value="popMax" @input="popMax = $event.target.value" />
+        <input type="number" min="0" :placeholder="L('min', 'min')" :value="popMin" @input="popMin = $event.target.value" />
+        <input type="number" min="0" :placeholder="L('max', 'max')" :value="popMax" @input="popMax = $event.target.value" />
       </div>
     </div>
 
     <!-- Engagement / adoption status ──────────────────────────────────── -->
     <div class="field">
-      <label>Engagement</label>
+      <label>{{ L('engagement', 'Engagement') }}</label>
       <select :value="engagement" @change="engagement = $event.target.value">
         <option value="any">Any</option>
-        <option value="engaged">Engaged</option>
-        <option value="unengaged">Unengaged</option>
+        <option value="engaged">{{ L('engaged', 'Engaged') }}</option>
+        <option value="unengaged">{{ L('unengaged', 'Unengaged') }}</option>
       </select>
     </div>
     <div class="field">
-      <label>Adoption</label>
+      <label>{{ L('adoption', 'Adoption') }}</label>
       <select :value="adoption" @change="adoption = $event.target.value">
         <option value="any">Any</option>
-        <option value="adopted">Adopted</option>
-        <option value="unadopted">Unadopted</option>
+        <option value="adopted">{{ L('adopted', 'Adopted') }}</option>
+        <option value="unadopted">{{ L('unadopted', 'Unadopted') }}</option>
       </select>
     </div>
 
     <!-- Language multi-select ─────────────────────────────────────────── -->
     <div class="field">
-      <label>Language</label>
-      <input type="search" v-model="langSearch" placeholder="Search languages…" />
+      <label>{{ L('language', 'Language') }}</label>
+      <input type="search" v-model="langSearch" :placeholder="L('search_languages', 'Search languages…')" />
       <div class="rm-chips">
-        <span v-if="!filteredLangs.length" class="rm-empty">No languages loaded yet</span>
+        <span v-if="!filteredLangs.length" class="rm-empty">{{ L('no_languages', 'No languages loaded yet') }}</span>
         <button
           v-for="lang in filteredLangs"
           :key="lang"
@@ -184,10 +187,10 @@ useShadowStyles(`
 
     <!-- Religion multi-select ─────────────────────────────────────────── -->
     <div class="field">
-      <label>Religion</label>
-      <input type="search" v-model="relSearch" placeholder="Search religions…" />
+      <label>{{ L('religion', 'Religion') }}</label>
+      <input type="search" v-model="relSearch" :placeholder="L('search_religions', 'Search religions…')" />
       <div class="rm-chips">
-        <span v-if="!filteredRels.length" class="rm-empty">No religions loaded yet</span>
+        <span v-if="!filteredRels.length" class="rm-empty">{{ L('no_religions', 'No religions loaded yet') }}</span>
         <button
           v-for="rel in filteredRels"
           :key="rel"
@@ -201,7 +204,7 @@ useShadowStyles(`
     <!-- Footer: active count + reset link ─────────────────────────────── -->
     <div class="rm-filter-footer">
       <span class="rm-pill">{{ activeCount }} active</span>
-      <button class="rm-link-btn" @click="resetAll">Reset all</button>
+      <button class="rm-link-btn" @click="resetAll">{{ L('reset_all', 'Reset all') }}</button>
     </div>
   </div>
 </template>
diff --git a/library/components/ResearchMapSideMenu.vue b/library/components/ResearchMapSideMenu.vue
index 14b67e25c..45ebddc55 100644
--- a/library/components/ResearchMapSideMenu.vue
+++ b/library/components/ResearchMapSideMenu.vue
@@ -32,15 +32,24 @@ defineProps({
 })
 const emit = defineEmits(['close', 'open-poster', 'reload-map'])
 
+import { tStatic } from '@map/i18n/index.js'
+// ★ THIS PANEL WAS ENGLISH IN ALL ELEVEN LOCALES. Measured on the composite under ?lang=ru: every
+// Latin-script string left on the page belonged to this menu and its filter sibling — the map
+// around them was fully translated. Read through tStatic rather than useI18n: these components are
+// reachable from mounts that install no i18n plugin, and an unguarded useI18n() throws and takes
+// the subtree with it (the defect that blanked people-groups-grid, fixed in 6603dc17). English
+// stays as the last argument, so a missing key degrades to today's text rather than to a key name.
+const L = (key, en) => tStatic('controls.' + key) || en
+
 const mapStore = inject('mapStore')
 const uiStore  = inject('uiStore')
 
 // ─── Cluster controls ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 const CLUSTER_MODES = [
-  { id: 'off',     label: 'Off',     desc: 'Show every pin individually'           },
-  { id: 'mapbox',  label: 'Native',  desc: 'Mapbox circle clusters (fastest)'      },
-  { id: 'mst',     label: 'MST',     desc: 'Minimum-spanning-tree affinity webs'   },
-  { id: 'network', label: 'Network', desc: 'Nearest-neighbor connection lines'     }
+  { id: 'off',     label: L('off', 'Off'),         desc: L('off_desc', 'Show every pin individually')          },
+  { id: 'mapbox',  label: L('native', 'Native'),   desc: L('native_desc', 'Mapbox circle clusters (fastest)')  },
+  { id: 'mst',     label: L('mst', 'MST'),         desc: L('mst_desc', 'Minimum-spanning-tree affinity webs')  },
+  { id: 'network', label: L('network', 'Network'), desc: L('network_desc', 'Nearest-neighbor connection lines') }
 ]
 const clusterMode = computed({
   get: () => mapStore?.clusteringMode ?? 'off',
@@ -87,14 +96,14 @@ useShadowStyles(`
   <div class="rm-side-backdrop" :class="{ open: isOpen }" @click="emit('close')" />
   <aside class="rm-side-drawer" :class="{ open: isOpen }" role="dialog" aria-label="Research map controls">
     <header class="rm-side-header">
-      <h3 class="rm-side-title">Research controls</h3>
+      <h3 class="rm-side-title">{{ L('research_controls', 'Research controls') }}</h3>
       <button class="rm-side-close" aria-label="Close" @click="emit('close')">×</button>
     </header>
 
     <div class="rm-side-body">
       <!-- Clustering ─────────────────────────────────────────────────── -->
       <div class="rm-section">
-        <h4>Clustering</h4>
+        <h4>{{ L('clustering', 'Clustering') }}</h4>
         <div class="rm-cluster-grid">
           <button
             v-for="m in CLUSTER_MODES"
@@ -108,7 +117,7 @@ useShadowStyles(`
           </button>
         </div>
         <div v-if="clusterMode !== 'off'" class="rm-slider-row">
-          <label for="rm-pin-op">Pin dim</label>
+          <label for="rm-pin-op">{{ L('pin_dim', 'Pin dim') }}</label>
           <input
             id="rm-pin-op"
             type="range"
@@ -124,14 +133,14 @@ useShadowStyles(`
 
       <!-- Filter panel slot ──────────────────────────────────────────── -->
       <div class="rm-section">
-        <h4>Filters</h4>
+        <h4>{{ L('filters', 'Filters') }}</h4>
         <slot />
       </div>
     </div>
 
     <footer class="rm-side-footer">
-      <button class="rm-btn" @click="emit('open-poster')">Export poster…</button>
-      <button class="rm-btn ghost" @click="emit('reload-map')">Reload data</button>
+      <button class="rm-btn" @click="emit('open-poster')">{{ L('export_poster', 'Export poster…') }}</button>
+      <button class="rm-btn ghost" @click="emit('reload-map')">{{ L('reload_data', 'Reload data') }}</button>
     </footer>
   </aside>
 </template>
diff --git a/library/i18n/index.js b/library/i18n/index.js
index 0e6d72305..ec33aec32 100644
--- a/library/i18n/index.js
+++ b/library/i18n/index.js
@@ -93,34 +93,6 @@ export function detectLocale() {
 /**
  * Build a fresh i18n instance. Called once per <doxa-map> element.
  */
-/**
- * Read a catalogue string WITHOUT the vue-i18n plugin.
- *
- * WHY THIS EXISTS. Some components are mounted as their OWN custom element by a bundle entry that
- * calls defineCustomElement(Component) and installs nothing — people-groups-grid is one. useI18n()
- * inside such a component THROWS, and a thrown setup() removes the subtree silently (this repo has
- * already paid for that once: three buttons vanished behind ignorable console noise). So a shared
- * component that must work in BOTH mounts needs a plugin-free reader, which is all this is.
- *
- * Falls back locale -> en -> undefined, so a caller can keep its own literal as the last resort and
- * a missing translation degrades to English rather than to a key.
- *
- * @param {string} path  dotted, e.g. 'grid.hide_filters'
- * @param {string} [locale]  defaults to the detected one (?lang= / host / browser)
- */
-export function tStatic(path, locale) {
-  const tryTree = (loc) => {
-    let node = messages[loc]
-    for (const part of String(path).split('.')) {
-      if (!node || typeof node !== 'object') return undefined
-      node = node[part]
-    }
-    return typeof node === 'string' ? node : undefined
-  }
-  const want = locale || detectLocale()
-  return tryTree(want) ?? tryTree('en')
-}
-
 export function createAppI18n() {
   const locale = detectLocale()
   // ⚠ REFLECT AN RTL LOCALE ON THE DOCUMENT. Only one component reads RTL_LOCALES
@@ -149,3 +121,31 @@ export function createAppI18n() {
 }
 
 export default createAppI18n
+
+/**
+ * Read a catalogue string WITHOUT the vue-i18n plugin.
+ *
+ * WHY THIS EXISTS. Some components are mounted as their OWN custom element by a bundle entry that
+ * calls defineCustomElement(Component) and installs nothing — people-groups-grid is one. useI18n()
+ * inside such a component THROWS, and a thrown setup() removes the subtree silently (this repo has
+ * already paid for that once: three buttons vanished behind ignorable console noise). So a shared
+ * component that must work in BOTH mounts needs a plugin-free reader, which is all this is.
+ *
+ * Falls back locale -> en -> undefined, so a caller can keep its own literal as the last resort and
+ * a missing translation degrades to English rather than to a key.
+ *
+ * @param {string} path  dotted, e.g. 'grid.hide_filters'
+ * @param {string} [locale]  defaults to the detected one (?lang= / host / browser)
+ */
+export function tStatic(path, locale) {
+  const tryTree = (loc) => {
+    let node = messages[loc]
+    for (const part of String(path).split('.')) {
+      if (!node || typeof node !== 'object') return undefined
+      node = node[part]
+    }
+    return typeof node === 'string' ? node : undefined
+  }
+  const want = locale || detectLocale()
+  return tryTree(want) ?? tryTree('en')
+}
diff --git a/library/i18n/locales/ar/controls.json b/library/i18n/locales/ar/controls.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..46bb80f87
--- /dev/null
+++ b/library/i18n/locales/ar/controls.json
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+{
+  "research_controls": "أدوات البحث",
+  "clustering": "التجميع",
+  "filters": "عوامل التصفية",
+  "pin_dim": "خفوت النقاط",
+  "export_poster": "تصدير ملصق…",
+  "reload_data": "إعادة تحميل البيانات",
+  "off": "إيقاف",
+  "native": "أصلي",
+  "mst": "الشجرة الممتدة",
+  "network": "شبكة",
+  "off_desc": "إظهار كل نقطة على حدة",
+  "native_desc": "تجميع دوائر Mapbox (الأسرع)",
+  "mst_desc": "شبكات تقارب بالشجرة الممتدة الصغرى",
+  "network_desc": "خطوط ربط بأقرب جار",
+  "search_languages": "ابحث عن اللغات…",
+  "search_religions": "ابحث عن الأديان…",
+  "reset_all": "إعادة تعيين الكل",
+  "no_languages": "لم تُحمَّل أي لغات بعد",
+  "no_religions": "لم تُحمَّل أي أديان بعد",
+  "unadopted": "غير متبنّى",
+  "min": "الأدنى",
+  "max": "الأعلى",
+  "adopted": "متبنَّاة",
+  "adoption": "التبني",
+  "engaged": "مُخْدُومَة",
+  "engagement": "المشاركة",
+  "unengaged": "يحتاج إلى انخراط",
+  "language": "اللغة",
+  "religion": "الدين",
+  "population": "السكان"
+}
diff --git a/library/i18n/locales/ar/dashboard.json b/library/i18n/locales/ar/dashboard.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c844d6b9a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/library/i18n/locales/ar/dashboard.json
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+{
+  "bloc": "كتلة التقارب",
+  "gospel_access": "الوصول إلى الإنجيل",
+  "people": "الشعوب",
+  "people_name": "الشعب (الاسم)",
+  "praying": "يصلّون",
+  "religion_family": "عائلة الأديان",
+  "search_language": "ابحث عن لغة",
+  "search_people": "ابحث عن شعب",
+  "search_place": "ابحث عن مكان",
+  "search_religion": "ابحث عن دين",
+  "upgs_in_scope": "الشعوب ضمن النطاق",
+  "countries_touched": "الدول المشمولة",
+  "unreached": "غير موصولين",
+  "sum_population": "مجموع السكان",
+  "sum_praying": "مجموع المصلّين",
+  "charts": "الرسوم البيانية",
+  "table": "الجدول",
+  "cluster": "المجموعة",
+  "country": "الدولة",
+  "engagement": "المشاركة",
+  "language": "اللغة",
+  "language_family": "عائلة اللغة",
+  "people_group": "الشعب",
+  "population": "السكان",
+  "prayer": "الصلاة",
+  "region": "المنطقة",
+  "religion": "الدين",
+  "status": "الحالة",
+  "adopted": "متبنَّاة",
+  "filters": "عوامل التصفية",
+  "gospel_resources": "موارد الإنجيل",
+  "map": "الخريطة",
+  "search_placeholder": "ابحث عن الشعوب والأماكن واللغات والأديان…"
+}
diff --git a/library/i18n/locales/ar/grid.json b/library/i18n/locales/ar/grid.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..eacfca689
--- /dev/null
+++ b/library/i18n/locales/ar/grid.json
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+{
+  "search": "ابحث عن الشعوب…",
+  "hide_filters": "إخفاء عوامل التصفية",
+  "show_filters": "إظهار عوامل التصفية",
+  "total": "الإجمالي",
+  "showing": "المعروض",
+  "load_more": "عرض المزيد",
+  "full_profile": "الملف الكامل",
+  "wagf_region": "المنطقة",
+  "wagf_block": "كتلة التقارب",
+  "rop1": "الشعب",
+  "religion": "الدين",
+  "exact_filter": "تطابق تام",
+  "clear_all": "مسح الكل",
+  "loading": "جارٍ التحميل…",
+  "no_results": "لا توجد شعوب مطابقة لهذا التصفية.",
+  "type_to_search": "اكتب للبحث...",
+  "load_failed": "تعذّر تحميل بيانات الشعوب. هذه مشكلة اتصال، وليست مشكلة في التصفية."
+}
diff --git a/library/i18n/locales/de/controls.json b/library/i18n/locales/de/controls.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c7a602056
--- /dev/null
+++ b/library/i18n/locales/de/controls.json
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+{
+  "research_controls": "Forschungssteuerung",
+  "clustering": "Clustering",
+  "filters": "Filter",
+  "pin_dim": "Pin-Transparenz",
+  "export_poster": "Poster exportieren…",
+  "reload_data": "Daten neu laden",
+  "off": "Aus",
+  "native": "Nativ",
+  "mst": "MST",
+  "network": "Netzwerk",
+  "off_desc": "Jeden Pin einzeln anzeigen",
+  "native_desc": "Mapbox-Kreiscluster (am schnellsten)",
+  "mst_desc": "Affinitätsnetze über minimalen Spannbaum",
+  "network_desc": "Verbindungslinien zum nächsten Nachbarn",
+  "search_languages": "Sprachen suchen…",
+  "search_religions": "Religionen suchen…",
+  "reset_all": "Alles zurücksetzen",
+  "no_languages": "Noch keine Sprachen geladen",
+  "no_religions": "Noch keine Religionen geladen",
+  "unadopted": "Nicht adoptiert",
+  "min": "min",
+  "max": "max",
+  "adopted": "Adoptiert",
+  "adoption": "Adoption",
+  "engaged": "Engagiert",
+  "engagement": "Engagement",
+  "unengaged": "Braucht Engagement",
+  "language": "Sprache",
+  "religion": "Religion",
+  "population": "Bevölkerung"
+}
diff --git a/library/i18n/locales/de/dashboard.json b/library/i18n/locales/de/dashboard.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8efa44919
--- /dev/null
+++ b/library/i18n/locales/de/dashboard.json
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+{
+  "bloc": "Affinitätsblock",
+  "gospel_access": "Zugang zum Evangelium",
+  "people": "Völker",
+  "people_name": "Volk (Name)",
+  "praying": "Betend",
+  "religion_family": "Religionsfamilie",
+  "search_language": "Sprache suchen",
+  "search_people": "Volk suchen",
+  "search_place": "Ort suchen",
+  "search_religion": "Religion suchen",
+  "upgs_in_scope": "UPGs im Bereich",
+  "countries_touched": "berührte Länder",
+  "unreached": "unerreicht",
+  "sum_population": "Σ Bevölkerung",
+  "sum_praying": "Σ Betende",
+  "charts": "Diagramme",
+  "table": "Tabelle",
+  "cluster": "Cluster",
+  "country": "Land",
+  "engagement": "Engagement",
+  "language": "Sprache",
+  "language_family": "Sprachfamilie",
+  "people_group": "Volk",
+  "population": "Bevölkerung",
+  "prayer": "Gebet",
+  "region": "Region",
+  "religion": "Religion",
+  "status": "Status",
+  "adopted": "Adoptiert",
+  "filters": "Filter",
+  "gospel_resources": "Evangeliumsressourcen",
+  "map": "Karte",
+  "search_placeholder": "Volksgruppen, Orte, Sprachen, Religionen suchen…"
+}
diff --git a/library/i18n/locales/de/grid.json b/library/i18n/locales/de/grid.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..12d5b5586
--- /dev/null
+++ b/library/i18n/locales/de/grid.json
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+{
+  "search": "Volksgruppen suchen…",
+  "hide_filters": "Filter ausblenden",
+  "show_filters": "Filter anzeigen",
+  "total": "Gesamt",
+  "showing": "Angezeigt",
+  "load_more": "Mehr laden",
+  "full_profile": "Vollständiges Profil",
+  "wagf_region": "Region",
+  "wagf_block": "Affinitätsblock",
+  "rop1": "Volk",
+  "religion": "Religion",
+  "exact_filter": "Exakt",
+  "clear_all": "Alle löschen",
+  "loading": "Wird geladen…",
+  "no_results": "Keine Volksgruppen entsprechen diesem Filter.",
+  "type_to_search": "Zum Suchen tippen...",
+  "load_failed": "Die Daten konnten nicht geladen werden. Das ist ein Verbindungsproblem, nicht Ihr Filter."
+}
diff --git a/library/i18n/locales/en/controls.json b/library/i18n/locales/en/controls.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8205e3a0b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/library/i18n/locales/en/controls.json
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+{
+  "research_controls": "Research controls",
+  "clustering": "Clustering",
+  "filters": "Filters",
+  "pin_dim": "Pin dim",
+  "export_poster": "Export poster…",
+  "reload_data": "Reload data",
+  "off": "Off",
+  "native": "Native",
+  "mst": "MST",
+  "network": "Network",
+  "off_desc": "Show every pin individually",
+  "native_desc": "Mapbox circle clusters (fastest)",
+  "mst_desc": "Minimum-spanning-tree affinity webs",
+  "network_desc": "Nearest-neighbor connection lines",
+  "search_languages": "Search languages…",
+  "search_religions": "Search religions…",
+  "reset_all": "Reset all",
+  "no_languages": "No languages loaded yet",
+  "no_religions": "No religions loaded yet",
+  "unadopted": "Unadopted",
+  "min": "min",
+  "max": "max",
+  "adopted": "Adopted",
+  "adoption": "Adoption",
+  "engaged": "Engaged",
+  "engagement": "Engagement",
+  "unengaged": "Unengaged",
+  "language": "Language",
+  "religion": "Religion",
+  "population": "Population"
+}
diff --git a/library/i18n/locales/en/dashboard.json b/library/i18n/locales/en/dashboard.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..97f82875d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/library/i18n/locales/en/dashboard.json
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+{
+  "bloc": "Bloc",
+  "gospel_access": "Gospel Access",
+  "people": "People",
+  "people_name": "People (name)",
+  "praying": "Praying",
+  "religion_family": "Religion Family",
+  "search_language": "Search language",
+  "search_people": "Search people",
+  "search_place": "Search place",
+  "search_religion": "Search religion",
+  "upgs_in_scope": "UPGs in scope",
+  "countries_touched": "countries touched",
+  "unreached": "unreached",
+  "sum_population": "Σ population",
+  "sum_praying": "Σ praying",
+  "charts": "Charts",
+  "table": "Table",
+  "cluster": "Cluster",
+  "country": "Country",
+  "engagement": "Engagement",
+  "language": "Language",
+  "language_family": "Language Family",
+  "people_group": "People Group",
+  "population": "Population",
+  "prayer": "Prayer",
+  "region": "Region",
+  "religion": "Religion",
+  "status": "Status",
+  "adopted": "Adopted",
+  "filters": "Filters",
+  "gospel_resources": "Gospel Resources",
+  "map": "Map",
+  "search_placeholder": "Search people groups, place, language, religion…"
+}
diff --git a/library/i18n/locales/en/grid.json b/library/i18n/locales/en/grid.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1f36ada1b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/library/i18n/locales/en/grid.json
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+{
+  "search": "Search people groups…",
+  "hide_filters": "Hide Filters",
+  "show_filters": "Show Filters",
+  "total": "Total",
+  "showing": "Showing",
+  "load_more": "Load more",
+  "full_profile": "Full profile",
+  "wagf_region": "Region",
+  "wagf_block": "Affinity Block",
+  "rop1": "People Group",
+  "religion": "Religion",
+  "exact_filter": "Exact",
+  "clear_all": "Clear All",
+  "loading": "Loading…",
+  "no_results": "No people groups match this filter.",
+  "type_to_search": "Type to search...",
+  "load_failed": "People-group data could not be loaded. This is a connection problem, not your filter."
+}
diff --git a/library/i18n/locales/es/controls.json b/library/i18n/locales/es/controls.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e7fec3ff2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/library/i18n/locales/es/controls.json
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+{
+  "research_controls": "Controles de investigación",
+  "clustering": "Agrupación",
+  "filters": "Filtros",
+  "pin_dim": "Atenuar puntos",
+  "export_poster": "Exportar póster…",
+  "reload_data": "Recargar datos",
+  "off": "Desactivado",
+  "native": "Nativo",
+  "mst": "MST",
+  "network": "Red",
+  "off_desc": "Mostrar cada punto por separado",
+  "native_desc": "Grupos circulares de Mapbox (lo más rápido)",
+  "mst_desc": "Redes de afinidad por árbol de expansión mínima",
+  "network_desc": "Líneas de conexión al vecino más cercano",
+  "search_languages": "Buscar idiomas…",
+  "search_religions": "Buscar religiones…",
+  "reset_all": "Restablecer todo",
+  "no_languages": "Aún no se han cargado idiomas",
+  "no_religions": "Aún no se han cargado religiones",
+  "unadopted": "No adoptado",
+  "min": "mín",
+  "max": "máx",
+  "adopted": "Adoptado",
+  "adoption": "Adopción",
+  "engaged": "Comprometido",
+  "engagement": "Compromiso",
+  "unengaged": "Necesita implicación",
+  "language": "Idioma",
+  "religion": "Religión",
+  "population": "Población"
+}
diff --git a/library/i18n/locales/es/dashboard.json b/library/i18n/locales/es/dashboard.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d77b3f83f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/library/i18n/locales/es/dashboard.json
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+{
+  "bloc": "Bloque de afinidad",
+  "gospel_access": "Acceso al evangelio",
+  "people": "Pueblos",
+  "people_name": "Pueblo (nombre)",
+  "praying": "Orando",
+  "religion_family": "Familia religiosa",
+  "search_language": "Buscar idioma",
+  "search_people": "Buscar pueblo",
+  "search_place": "Buscar lugar",
+  "search_religion": "Buscar religión",
+  "upgs_in_scope": "UPG en el ámbito",
+  "countries_touched": "países alcanzados",
+  "unreached": "no alcanzados",
+  "sum_population": "Σ población",
+  "sum_praying": "Σ orando",
+  "charts": "Gráficos",
+  "table": "Tabla",
+  "cluster": "Clúster",
+  "country": "País",
+  "engagement": "Compromiso",
+  "language": "Idioma",
+  "language_family": "Familia lingüística",
+  "people_group": "Pueblo",
+  "population": "Población",
+  "prayer": "Oración",
+  "region": "Región",
+  "religion": "Religión",
+  "status": "Estado",
+  "adopted": "Adoptado",
+  "filters": "Filtros",
+  "gospel_resources": "Recursos del Evangelio",
+  "map": "Mapa",
+  "search_placeholder": "Buscar pueblos, lugares, idiomas, religiones…"
+}
diff --git a/library/i18n/locales/es/grid.json b/library/i18n/locales/es/grid.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..efb79fb4d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/library/i18n/locales/es/grid.json
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+{
+  "search": "Buscar pueblos…",
+  "hide_filters": "Ocultar filtros",
+  "show_filters": "Mostrar filtros",
+  "total": "Total",
+  "showing": "Mostrando",
+  "load_more": "Cargar más",
+  "full_profile": "Perfil completo",
+  "wagf_region": "Región",
+  "wagf_block": "Bloque de afinidad",
+  "rop1": "Pueblo",
+  "religion": "Religión",
+  "exact_filter": "Exacto",
+  "clear_all": "Borrar todo",
+  "loading": "Cargando…",
+  "no_results": "Ningún pueblo coincide con este filtro.",
+  "type_to_search": "Escribe para buscar...",
+  "load_failed": "No se pudieron cargar los datos de pueblos. Es un problema de conexión, no de tu filtro."
+}
diff --git a/library/i18n/locales/fr/controls.json b/library/i18n/locales/fr/controls.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c55f3e720
--- /dev/null
+++ b/library/i18n/locales/fr/controls.json
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+{
+  "research_controls": "Commandes de recherche",
+  "clustering": "Regroupement",
+  "filters": "Filtres",
+  "pin_dim": "Atténuation des points",
+  "export_poster": "Exporter l’affiche…",
+  "reload_data": "Recharger les données",
+  "off": "Désactivé",
+  "native": "Natif",
+  "mst": "MST",
+  "network": "Réseau",
+  "off_desc": "Afficher chaque point séparément",
+  "native_desc": "Groupes circulaires Mapbox (le plus rapide)",
+  "mst_desc": "Réseaux d’affinité par arbre couvrant minimal",
+  "network_desc": "Lignes vers le plus proche voisin",
+  "search_languages": "Rechercher des langues…",
+  "search_religions": "Rechercher des religions…",
+  "reset_all": "Tout réinitialiser",
+  "no_languages": "Aucune langue chargée pour l’instant",
+  "no_religions": "Aucune religion chargée pour l’instant",
+  "unadopted": "Non adopté",
+  "min": "min",
+  "max": "max",
+  "adopted": "Adopté",
+  "adoption": "Adoption",
+  "engaged": "Engagé",
+  "engagement": "Engagement",
+  "unengaged": "Besoin d'engagement",
+  "language": "Langue",
+  "religion": "Religion",
+  "population": "Population"
+}
diff --git a/library/i18n/locales/fr/dashboard.json b/library/i18n/locales/fr/dashboard.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..22cf08bf9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/library/i18n/locales/fr/dashboard.json
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+{
+  "bloc": "Bloc d’affinité",
+  "gospel_access": "Accès à l’Évangile",
+  "people": "Peuples",
+  "people_name": "Peuple (nom)",
+  "praying": "En prière",
+  "religion_family": "Famille religieuse",
+  "search_language": "Rechercher une langue",
+  "search_people": "Rechercher un peuple",
+  "search_place": "Rechercher un lieu",
+  "search_religion": "Rechercher une religion",
+  "upgs_in_scope": "UPG dans le périmètre",
+  "countries_touched": "pays touchés",
+  "unreached": "non atteints",
+  "sum_population": "Σ population",
+  "sum_praying": "Σ en prière",
+  "charts": "Graphiques",
+  "table": "Tableau",
+  "cluster": "Grappe",
+  "country": "Pays",
+  "engagement": "Engagement",
+  "language": "Langue",
+  "language_family": "Famille linguistique",
+  "people_group": "Peuple",
+  "population": "Population",
+  "prayer": "Prière",
+  "region": "Région",
+  "religion": "Religion",
+  "status": "Statut",
+  "adopted": "Adopté",
+  "filters": "Filtres",
+  "gospel_resources": "Ressources de l'Évangile",
+  "map": "Carte",
+  "search_placeholder": "Rechercher peuples, lieux, langues, religions…"
+}
diff --git a/library/i18n/locales/fr/grid.json b/library/i18n/locales/fr/grid.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..272ae11d5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/library/i18n/locales/fr/grid.json
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+{
+  "search": "Rechercher des peuples…",
+  "hide_filters": "Masquer les filtres",
+  "show_filters": "Afficher les filtres",
+  "total": "Total",
+  "showing": "Affichage",
+  "load_more": "Charger plus",
+  "full_profile": "Profil complet",
+  "wagf_region": "Région",
+  "wagf_block": "Bloc d'affinité",
+  "rop1": "Peuple",
+  "religion": "Religion",
+  "exact_filter": "Exact",
+  "clear_all": "Tout effacer",
+  "loading": "Chargement…",
+  "no_results": "Aucun peuple ne correspond à ce filtre.",
+  "type_to_search": "Tapez pour rechercher...",
+  "load_failed": "Les données n’ont pas pu être chargées. C’est un problème de connexion, pas votre filtre."
+}
diff --git a/library/i18n/locales/hi/controls.json b/library/i18n/locales/hi/controls.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8cab106f5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/library/i18n/locales/hi/controls.json
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+{
+  "research_controls": "शोध नियंत्रण",
+  "clustering": "क्लस्टरिंग",
+  "filters": "फ़िल्टर",
+  "pin_dim": "पिन धुंधलापन",
+  "export_poster": "पोस्टर निर्यात करें…",
+  "reload_data": "डेटा फिर से लोड करें",
+  "off": "बंद",
+  "native": "नेटिव",
+  "mst": "MST",
+  "network": "नेटवर्क",
+  "off_desc": "हर पिन अलग-अलग दिखाएँ",
+  "native_desc": "Mapbox वृत्त क्लस्टर (सबसे तेज़)",
+  "mst_desc": "न्यूनतम स्पैनिंग ट्री आधारित जाल",
+  "network_desc": "निकटतम पड़ोसी को जोड़ने वाली रेखाएँ",
+  "search_languages": "भाषाएँ खोजें…",
+  "search_religions": "धर्म खोजें…",
+  "reset_all": "सब रीसेट करें",
+  "no_languages": "अभी कोई भाषा लोड नहीं हुई",
+  "no_religions": "अभी कोई धर्म लोड नहीं हुआ",
+  "unadopted": "अ-गोद लिया",
+  "min": "न्यून",
+  "max": "अधि",
+  "adopted": "गोद लिया गया",
+  "adoption": "गोद लेना",
+  "engaged": "संपर्कित",
+  "engagement": "सहभागिता",
+  "unengaged": "सहभागिता चाहिए",
+  "language": "भाषा",
+  "religion": "धर्म",
+  "population": "जनसंख्या"
+}
diff --git a/library/i18n/locales/hi/dashboard.json b/library/i18n/locales/hi/dashboard.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..52376f0da
--- /dev/null
+++ b/library/i18n/locales/hi/dashboard.json
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+{
+  "bloc": "समानता समूह",
+  "gospel_access": "सुसमाचार पहुँच",
+  "people": "जनसमूह",
+  "people_name": "जनसमूह (नाम)",
+  "praying": "प्रार्थना कर रहे",
+  "religion_family": "धर्म परिवार",
+  "search_language": "भाषा खोजें",
+  "search_people": "जनसमूह खोजें",
+  "search_place": "स्थान खोजें",
+  "search_religion": "धर्म खोजें",
+  "upgs_in_scope": "दायरे में UPG",
+  "countries_touched": "छुए गए देश",
+  "unreached": "अनपहुँचे",
+  "sum_population": "Σ जनसंख्या",
+  "sum_praying": "Σ प्रार्थना",
+  "charts": "चार्ट",
+  "table": "तालिका",
+  "cluster": "क्लस्टर",
+  "country": "देश",
+  "engagement": "सहभागिता",
+  "language": "भाषा",
+  "language_family": "भाषा परिवार",
+  "people_group": "जनसमूह",
+  "population": "जनसंख्या",
+  "prayer": "प्रार्थना",
+  "region": "क्षेत्र",
+  "religion": "धर्म",
+  "status": "स्थिति",
+  "adopted": "गोद लिया गया",
+  "filters": "फ़िल्टर",
+  "gospel_resources": "सुसमाचार संसाधन",
+  "map": "नक्शा",
+  "search_placeholder": "जनसमूह, स्थान, भाषा, धर्म खोजें…"
+}
diff --git a/library/i18n/locales/hi/grid.json b/library/i18n/locales/hi/grid.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3df36809d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/library/i18n/locales/hi/grid.json
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+{
+  "search": "जनसमूह खोजें…",
+  "hide_filters": "फ़िल्टर छिपाएँ",
+  "show_filters": "फ़िल्टर दिखाएँ",
+  "total": "कुल",
+  "showing": "दिखा रहे हैं",
+  "load_more": "और देखें",
+  "full_profile": "पूरी प्रोफ़ाइल",
+  "wagf_region": "क्षेत्र",
+  "wagf_block": "समानता समूह",
+  "rop1": "जनसमूह",
+  "religion": "धर्म",
+  "exact_filter": "सटीक",
+  "clear_all": "सब हटाएँ",
+  "loading": "लोड हो रहा है…",
+  "no_results": "इस फ़िल्टर से कोई जनसमूह मेल नहीं खाता।",
+  "type_to_search": "खोजने के लिए लिखें...",
+  "load_failed": "जनसमूह डेटा लोड नहीं हो सका। यह कनेक्शन की समस्या है, आपके फ़िल्टर की नहीं।"
+}
diff --git a/library/i18n/locales/it/controls.json b/library/i18n/locales/it/controls.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..20806e8c5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/library/i18n/locales/it/controls.json
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+{
+  "research_controls": "Controlli di ricerca",
+  "clustering": "Raggruppamento",
+  "filters": "Filtri",
+  "pin_dim": "Opacità dei punti",
+  "export_poster": "Esporta poster…",
+  "reload_data": "Ricarica i dati",
+  "off": "Disattivato",
+  "native": "Nativo",
+  "mst": "MST",
+  "network": "Rete",
+  "off_desc": "Mostra ogni punto singolarmente",
+  "native_desc": "Cluster circolari Mapbox (il più veloce)",
+  "mst_desc": "Reti di affinità ad albero ricoprente minimo",
+  "network_desc": "Linee verso il vicino più prossimo",
+  "search_languages": "Cerca lingue…",
+  "search_religions": "Cerca religioni…",
+  "reset_all": "Reimposta tutto",
+  "no_languages": "Nessuna lingua ancora caricata",
+  "no_religions": "Nessuna religione ancora caricata",
+  "unadopted": "Non adottato",
+  "min": "min",
+  "max": "max",
+  "adopted": "Adottato",
+  "adoption": "Adozione",
+  "engaged": "Coinvolto",
+  "engagement": "Impegno",
+  "unengaged": "Necessita impegno",
+  "language": "Lingua",
+  "religion": "Religione",
+  "population": "Popolazione"
+}
diff --git a/library/i18n/locales/it/dashboard.json b/library/i18n/locales/it/dashboard.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f8b750910
--- /dev/null
+++ b/library/i18n/locales/it/dashboard.json
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+{
+  "bloc": "Blocco di affinità",
+  "gospel_access": "Accesso al vangelo",
+  "people": "Popoli",
+  "people_name": "Popolo (nome)",
+  "praying": "In preghiera",
+  "religion_family": "Famiglia religiosa",
+  "search_language": "Cerca lingua",
+  "search_people": "Cerca popolo",
+  "search_place": "Cerca luogo",
+  "search_religion": "Cerca religione",
+  "upgs_in_scope": "UPG nell’ambito",
+  "countries_touched": "paesi toccati",
+  "unreached": "non raggiunti",
+  "sum_population": "Σ popolazione",
+  "sum_praying": "Σ in preghiera",
+  "charts": "Grafici",
+  "table": "Tabella",
+  "cluster": "Cluster",
+  "country": "Paese",
+  "engagement": "Impegno",
+  "language": "Lingua",
+  "language_family": "Famiglia linguistica",
+  "people_group": "Popolo",
+  "population": "Popolazione",
+  "prayer": "Preghiera",
+  "region": "Regione",
+  "religion": "Religione",
+  "status": "Stato",
+  "adopted": "Adottato",
+  "filters": "Filtri",
+  "gospel_resources": "Risorse del Vangelo",
+  "map": "Mappa",
+  "search_placeholder": "Cerca popoli, luoghi, lingue, religioni…"
+}
diff --git a/library/i18n/locales/it/grid.json b/library/i18n/locales/it/grid.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6781f3de0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/library/i18n/locales/it/grid.json
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+{
+  "search": "Cerca popoli…",
+  "hide_filters": "Nascondi filtri",
+  "show_filters": "Mostra filtri",
+  "total": "Totale",
+  "showing": "Mostrati",
+  "load_more": "Carica altro",
+  "full_profile": "Profilo completo",
+  "wagf_region": "Regione",
+  "wagf_block": "Blocco di affinità",
+  "rop1": "Popolo",
+  "religion": "Religione",
+  "exact_filter": "Esatto",
+  "clear_all": "Cancella tutto",
+  "loading": "Caricamento…",
+  "no_results": "Nessun popolo corrisponde a questo filtro.",
+  "type_to_search": "Digita per cercare...",
+  "load_failed": "Impossibile caricare i dati dei popoli. È un problema di connessione, non del filtro."
+}
diff --git a/library/i18n/locales/pt/controls.json b/library/i18n/locales/pt/controls.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ac9287181
--- /dev/null
+++ b/library/i18n/locales/pt/controls.json
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+{
+  "research_controls": "Controlos de pesquisa",
+  "clustering": "Agrupamento",
+  "filters": "Filtros",
+  "pin_dim": "Esbater pontos",
+  "export_poster": "Exportar cartaz…",
+  "reload_data": "Recarregar dados",
+  "off": "Desligado",
+  "native": "Nativo",
+  "mst": "MST",
+  "network": "Rede",
+  "off_desc": "Mostrar cada ponto individualmente",
+  "native_desc": "Grupos circulares Mapbox (mais rápido)",
+  "mst_desc": "Redes de afinidade por árvore geradora mínima",
+  "network_desc": "Linhas para o vizinho mais próximo",
+  "search_languages": "Pesquisar idiomas…",
+  "search_religions": "Pesquisar religiões…",
+  "reset_all": "Repor tudo",
+  "no_languages": "Ainda não há idiomas carregados",
+  "no_religions": "Ainda não há religiões carregadas",
+  "unadopted": "Não adotado",
+  "min": "mín",
+  "max": "máx",
+  "adopted": "Adotado",
+  "adoption": "Adoção",
+  "engaged": "Engajado",
+  "engagement": "Engajamento",
+  "unengaged": "Precisa de envolvimento",
+  "language": "Idioma",
+  "religion": "Religião",
+  "population": "População"
+}
diff --git a/library/i18n/locales/pt/dashboard.json b/library/i18n/locales/pt/dashboard.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..fe25e0877
--- /dev/null
+++ b/library/i18n/locales/pt/dashboard.json
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+{
+  "bloc": "Bloco de afinidade",
+  "gospel_access": "Acesso ao evangelho",
+  "people": "Povos",
+  "people_name": "Povo (nome)",
+  "praying": "A orar",
+  "religion_family": "Família religiosa",
+  "search_language": "Pesquisar idioma",
+  "search_people": "Pesquisar povo",
+  "search_place": "Pesquisar lugar",
+  "search_religion": "Pesquisar religião",
+  "upgs_in_scope": "UPG no âmbito",
+  "countries_touched": "países alcançados",
+  "unreached": "não alcançados",
+  "sum_population": "Σ população",
+  "sum_praying": "Σ a orar",
+  "charts": "Gráficos",
+  "table": "Tabela",
+  "cluster": "Agrupamento",
+  "country": "País",
+  "engagement": "Engajamento",
+  "language": "Idioma",
+  "language_family": "Família linguística",
+  "people_group": "Povo",
+  "population": "População",
+  "prayer": "Oração",
+  "region": "Região",
+  "religion": "Religião",
+  "status": "Status",
+  "adopted": "Adotado",
+  "filters": "Filtros",
+  "gospel_resources": "Recursos do Evangelho",
+  "map": "Mapa",
+  "search_placeholder": "Pesquisar povos, lugares, idiomas, religiões…"
+}
diff --git a/library/i18n/locales/pt/grid.json b/library/i18n/locales/pt/grid.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e1136ed89
--- /dev/null
+++ b/library/i18n/locales/pt/grid.json
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+{
+  "search": "Pesquisar povos…",
+  "hide_filters": "Ocultar filtros",
+  "show_filters": "Mostrar filtros",
+  "total": "Total",
+  "showing": "Mostrando",
+  "load_more": "Carregar mais",
+  "full_profile": "Perfil completo",
+  "wagf_region": "Região",
+  "wagf_block": "Bloco de afinidade",
+  "rop1": "Povo",
+  "religion": "Religião",
+  "exact_filter": "Exato",
+  "clear_all": "Limpar tudo",
+  "loading": "A carregar…",
+  "no_results": "Nenhum povo corresponde a este filtro.",
+  "type_to_search": "Escreva para pesquisar...",
+  "load_failed": "Não foi possível carregar os dados dos povos. É um problema de ligação, não do seu filtro."
+}
diff --git a/library/i18n/locales/ro/controls.json b/library/i18n/locales/ro/controls.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0d35378a0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/library/i18n/locales/ro/controls.json
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+{
+  "research_controls": "Comenzi de cercetare",
+  "clustering": "Grupare",
+  "filters": "Filtre",
+  "pin_dim": "Estompare puncte",
+  "export_poster": "Exportă posterul…",
+  "reload_data": "Reîncarcă datele",
+  "off": "Oprit",
+  "native": "Nativ",
+  "mst": "MST",
+  "network": "Rețea",
+  "off_desc": "Arată fiecare punct separat",
+  "native_desc": "Grupuri circulare Mapbox (cel mai rapid)",
+  "mst_desc": "Rețele de afinitate prin arbore minim de acoperire",
+  "network_desc": "Linii către cel mai apropiat vecin",
+  "search_languages": "Caută limbi…",
+  "search_religions": "Caută religii…",
+  "reset_all": "Resetează tot",
+  "no_languages": "Nicio limbă încărcată încă",
+  "no_religions": "Nicio religie încărcată încă",
+  "unadopted": "Neadoptat",
+  "min": "min",
+  "max": "max",
+  "adopted": "Adoptat",
+  "adoption": "Adopție",
+  "engaged": "Implicat",
+  "engagement": "Implicare",
+  "unengaged": "Necesită implicare",
+  "language": "Limbă",
+  "religion": "Religie",
+  "population": "Populație"
+}
diff --git a/library/i18n/locales/ro/dashboard.json b/library/i18n/locales/ro/dashboard.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f5dc016da
--- /dev/null
+++ b/library/i18n/locales/ro/dashboard.json
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+{
+  "bloc": "Bloc de afinitate",
+  "gospel_access": "Acces la Evanghelie",
+  "people": "Popoare",
+  "people_name": "Popor (nume)",
+  "praying": "Se roagă",
+  "religion_family": "Familie religioasă",
+  "search_language": "Caută limbă",
+  "search_people": "Caută popor",
+  "search_place": "Caută loc",
+  "search_religion": "Caută religie",
+  "upgs_in_scope": "UPG în domeniu",
+  "countries_touched": "țări atinse",
+  "unreached": "neatinși",
+  "sum_population": "Σ populație",
+  "sum_praying": "Σ se roagă",
+  "charts": "Grafice",
+  "table": "Tabel",
+  "cluster": "Grup",
+  "country": "Țară",
+  "engagement": "Implicare",
+  "language": "Limbă",
+  "language_family": "Familie de limbi",
+  "people_group": "Popor",
+  "population": "Populație",
+  "prayer": "Rugăciune",
+  "region": "Regiune",
+  "religion": "Religie",
+  "status": "Stare",
+  "adopted": "Adoptat",
+  "filters": "Filtre",
+  "gospel_resources": "Resurse ale Evangheliei",
+  "map": "Hartă",
+  "search_placeholder": "Caută popoare, locuri, limbi, religii…"
+}
diff --git a/library/i18n/locales/ro/grid.json b/library/i18n/locales/ro/grid.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..163d25bfc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/library/i18n/locales/ro/grid.json
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+{
+  "search": "Caută popoare…",
+  "hide_filters": "Ascunde filtrele",
+  "show_filters": "Arată filtrele",
+  "total": "Total",
+  "showing": "Se afișează",
+  "load_more": "Încarcă mai mult",
+  "full_profile": "Profil complet",
+  "wagf_region": "Regiune",
+  "wagf_block": "Bloc de afinitate",
+  "rop1": "Popor",
+  "religion": "Religie",
+  "exact_filter": "Exact",
+  "clear_all": "Șterge tot",
+  "loading": "Se încarcă…",
+  "no_results": "Niciun popor nu corespunde acestui filtru.",
+  "type_to_search": "Scrie pentru a căuta...",
+  "load_failed": "Datele despre popoare nu au putut fi încărcate. Este o problemă de conexiune, nu a filtrului."
+}
diff --git a/library/i18n/locales/ru/controls.json b/library/i18n/locales/ru/controls.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e1bd36236
--- /dev/null
+++ b/library/i18n/locales/ru/controls.json
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+{
+  "research_controls": "Инструменты исследования",
+  "clustering": "Кластеризация",
+  "filters": "Фильтры",
+  "pin_dim": "Прозрачность точек",
+  "export_poster": "Экспорт постера…",
+  "reload_data": "Обновить данные",
+  "off": "Выкл.",
+  "native": "Встроенная",
+  "mst": "MST",
+  "network": "Сеть",
+  "off_desc": "Показывать каждую точку отдельно",
+  "native_desc": "Круговые кластеры Mapbox (быстрее всего)",
+  "mst_desc": "Сети родства по минимальному остовному дереву",
+  "network_desc": "Линии до ближайшего соседа",
+  "search_languages": "Поиск языков…",
+  "search_religions": "Поиск религий…",
+  "reset_all": "Сбросить всё",
+  "no_languages": "Языки ещё не загружены",
+  "no_religions": "Религии ещё не загружены",
+  "unadopted": "Не усыновлён",
+  "min": "мин",
+  "max": "макс",
+  "adopted": "Ответственность взята",
+  "adoption": "Усыновление",
+  "engaged": "Вовлечён",
+  "engagement": "Вовлечённость",
+  "unengaged": "Нуждается в вовлечённости",
+  "language": "Язык",
+  "religion": "Религия",
+  "population": "Население"
+}
diff --git a/library/i18n/locales/ru/dashboard.json b/library/i18n/locales/ru/dashboard.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7ef3fd8b9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/library/i18n/locales/ru/dashboard.json
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+{
+  "bloc": "Блок родства",
+  "gospel_access": "Доступ к Евангелию",
+  "people": "Народы",
+  "people_name": "Народ (название)",
+  "praying": "Молятся",
+  "religion_family": "Семья религий",
+  "search_language": "Поиск языка",
+  "search_people": "Поиск народа",
+  "search_place": "Поиск места",
+  "search_religion": "Поиск религии",
+  "upgs_in_scope": "UPG в выборке",
+  "countries_touched": "затронутых стран",
+  "unreached": "неохваченные",
+  "sum_population": "Σ население",
+  "sum_praying": "Σ молящихся",
+  "charts": "Графики",
+  "table": "Таблица",
+  "cluster": "Кластер",
+  "country": "Страна",
+  "engagement": "Вовлечённость",
+  "language": "Язык",
+  "language_family": "Языковая семья",
+  "people_group": "Народ",
+  "population": "Население",
+  "prayer": "Молитва",
+  "region": "Регион",
+  "religion": "Религия",
+  "status": "Статус",
+  "adopted": "Ответственность взята",
+  "filters": "Фильтры",
+  "gospel_resources": "Евангельские ресурсы",
+  "map": "Карта",
+  "search_placeholder": "Поиск народов, мест, языков, религий…"
+}
diff --git a/library/i18n/locales/ru/grid.json b/library/i18n/locales/ru/grid.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8bf36653b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/library/i18n/locales/ru/grid.json
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+{
+  "search": "Поиск народов…",
+  "hide_filters": "Скрыть фильтры",
+  "show_filters": "Показать фильтры",
+  "total": "Всего",
+  "showing": "Показано",
+  "load_more": "Показать ещё",
+  "full_profile": "Полный профиль",
+  "wagf_region": "Регион",
+  "wagf_block": "Блок родства",
+  "rop1": "Народ",
+  "religion": "Религия",
+  "exact_filter": "Точное совпадение",
+  "clear_all": "Очистить всё",
+  "loading": "Загрузка…",
+  "no_results": "Нет народов, соответствующих этому фильтру.",
+  "type_to_search": "Введите для поиска...",
+  "load_failed": "Не удалось загрузить данные о народах. Это проблема соединения, а не фильтра."
+}
diff --git a/library/i18n/locales/zh/controls.json b/library/i18n/locales/zh/controls.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8414f4dfb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/library/i18n/locales/zh/controls.json
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+{
+  "research_controls": "研究控件",
+  "clustering": "聚类",
+  "filters": "筛选",
+  "pin_dim": "圆点淡化",
+  "export_poster": "导出海报…",
+  "reload_data": "重新加载数据",
+  "off": "关闭",
+  "native": "原生",
+  "mst": "MST",
+  "network": "网络",
+  "off_desc": "逐个显示每个圆点",
+  "native_desc": "Mapbox 圆形聚类（最快）",
+  "mst_desc": "最小生成树亲缘网络",
+  "network_desc": "最近邻连接线",
+  "search_languages": "搜索语言…",
+  "search_religions": "搜索宗教…",
+  "reset_all": "全部重置",
+  "no_languages": "尚未加载语言",
+  "no_religions": "尚未加载宗教",
+  "unadopted": "未认领",
+  "min": "最小",
+  "max": "最大",
+  "adopted": "已认领",
+  "adoption": "认领",
+  "engaged": "已参与",
+  "engagement": "参与",
+  "unengaged": "需要参与",
+  "language": "语言",
+  "religion": "宗教",
+  "population": "人口"
+}
diff --git a/library/i18n/locales/zh/dashboard.json b/library/i18n/locales/zh/dashboard.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c797b1401
--- /dev/null
+++ b/library/i18n/locales/zh/dashboard.json
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+{
+  "bloc": "亲缘板块",
+  "gospel_access": "福音可及性",
+  "people": "民族",
+  "people_name": "民族（名称）",
+  "praying": "正在代祷",
+  "religion_family": "宗教族系",
+  "search_language": "搜索语言",
+  "search_people": "搜索民族",
+  "search_place": "搜索地点",
+  "search_religion": "搜索宗教",
+  "upgs_in_scope": "范围内的 UPG",
+  "countries_touched": "涉及国家",
+  "unreached": "未得之民",
+  "sum_population": "Σ 人口",
+  "sum_praying": "Σ 代祷",
+  "charts": "图表",
+  "table": "表格",
+  "cluster": "民族群",
+  "country": "國家",
+  "engagement": "参与",
+  "language": "语言",
+  "language_family": "语系",
+  "people_group": "民族",
+  "population": "人口",
+  "prayer": "祷告",
+  "region": "区域",
+  "religion": "宗教",
+  "status": "状态",
+  "adopted": "已认领",
+  "filters": "筛选",
+  "gospel_resources": "福音资源",
+  "map": "地图",
+  "search_placeholder": "搜索民族、地点、语言、宗教…"
+}
diff --git a/library/i18n/locales/zh/grid.json b/library/i18n/locales/zh/grid.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..fc29aa052
--- /dev/null
+++ b/library/i18n/locales/zh/grid.json
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+{
+  "search": "搜索民族…",
+  "hide_filters": "隐藏筛选",
+  "show_filters": "显示筛选",
+  "total": "总计",
+  "showing": "显示",
+  "load_more": "加载更多",
+  "full_profile": "完整档案",
+  "wagf_region": "区域",
+  "wagf_block": "亲缘板块",
+  "rop1": "民族",
+  "religion": "宗教",
+  "exact_filter": "精确",
+  "clear_all": "全部清除",
+  "loading": "加载中…",
+  "no_results": "没有符合此筛选条件的民族。",
+  "type_to_search": "输入以搜索...",
+  "load_failed": "无法加载民族数据。这是连接问题，而不是筛选问题。"
+}
diff --git a/plugin-designs/research-dashboard/dashboard.config.js b/plugin-designs/research-dashboard/dashboard.config.js
index 6c9e0845e..b3004fbd2 100644
--- a/plugin-designs/research-dashboard/dashboard.config.js
+++ b/plugin-designs/research-dashboard/dashboard.config.js
@@ -9,11 +9,22 @@
  * migrated bundle behaves identically.
  */
 import { lbl } from './src/composables/useDashboardAggregations.js'
+import { tStatic } from '@map/i18n/index.js'
 import { RELIGION_FAMILIES } from '@map/colors/religion.js'
 import { canonicalFamilyName } from '@map/colors/language-family.js'
 import langFamilyByIso from '@map/data/langFamilyByIso.json'
 import { getPrayerLevel, LABELS as PRAYER_LABELS } from '@map/colors/prayer-progress.js'
 
+// ★ EVERY LABEL IN THIS CONFIG WAS ENGLISH IN ALL ELEVEN LOCALES. Measured under ?lang=ru on Big
+// Picture: the facet rail, chart titles, KPI strip and table headers read Region / Bloc / Country /
+// Religion while the map beside them was fully translated.
+// They are declared with GETTER SYNTAX (`get label() {...}`) rather than resolved values, because
+// this module is imported ONCE at load while the locale is only known later (?lang=, the host's
+// profile-config, <html lang>). A getter resolves on every read, so one config object serves
+// whichever locale asks — and note that SPREADING a getter would not work: the spread copies the
+// resolved value, not the accessor, which is the trap this comment exists to stop.
+// tStatic, not useI18n: plain config, no component instance, and mounts that install no i18n.
+
 // same numeric coercion the DataTable uses for its num columns
 const num = (v) => { if (typeof v === 'number') return v; const n = parseFloat(String(v ?? '').replace(/[^0-9.\-]/g, '')); return isNaN(n) ? null : n }
 
@@ -67,14 +78,14 @@ export default {
     // Returns the human LABEL, which is both the display text and the bus value: the same
     // value-is-label contract every non-People axis follows.
     prayer_level: {
-      label: 'Prayer',
+      get label() { return tStatic('dashboard.prayer') || 'Prayer' },
       get: (r) => {
         const n = r?.people_praying
         const raw = n && typeof n === 'object' ? n.value : n
         return PRAYER_LABELS[getPrayerLevel({ peoplePraying: raw ?? null })]
       },
     },
-    religion: { label: 'Religion', get: (r) => lbl(r.religion) },
+    religion: { get label() { return tStatic('dashboard.religion') || 'Religion' }, get: (r) => lbl(r.religion) },
     // ── Religion TIER 1 (card BUILD-STACKED-TREE-LEGEND) ──
     // The Doxa API's religion code is 1-3 chars whose FIRST LETTER is the family
     // ('MSN' → 'M' → Islam), which is precisely how the cap-3 map paints religion pins
@@ -89,7 +100,7 @@ export default {
     // Measured live (2,107 rows, 2026-09-20): 10 families, all named in RELIGION_FAMILIES,
     // family totals sum exactly to the leaf-code totals.
     religion_family: {
-      label: 'Religion Family',
+      get label() { return tStatic('dashboard.religion_family') || 'Religion Family' },
       // ★ NO LONGER dashboard-only (2026-09-23). This facet's value is DERIVED ("Hinduism" from
       // the religion code's first letter), which for months meant no grid row field could match
       // it -- the honest stopgap was a dashboardOnly flag the rail rendered as "updates this
@@ -109,13 +120,13 @@ export default {
         return RELIGION_FAMILIES[c] ? c : ''
       },
     },
-    wagf_region: { label: 'Region', get: (r) => lbl(r.wagf_region) },
+    wagf_region: { get label() { return tStatic('dashboard.region') || 'Region' }, get: (r) => lbl(r.wagf_region) },
     // "Bloc" (NOT "Block") — a bloc is a SUBSET of a region, per the WAGF place hierarchy
     // region > bloc > country. Display label only; the facet KEY stays `wagf_block` because the
     // API field, the fieldMappings, and every consumer prop (wagfBlock) are spelled that way.
-    wagf_block: { label: 'Bloc', get: (r) => lbl(r.wagf_block) },
-    country_code: { label: 'Country', get: (r) => lbl(r.country_code), geoIso: (r) => r.country_code && r.country_code.value },
-    engagement_status: { label: 'Status', get: (r) => lbl(r.engagement_status) },
+    wagf_block: { get label() { return tStatic('dashboard.bloc') || 'Bloc' }, get: (r) => lbl(r.wagf_block) },
+    country_code: { get label() { return tStatic('dashboard.country') || 'Country' }, get: (r) => lbl(r.country_code), geoIso: (r) => r.country_code && r.country_code.value },
+    engagement_status: { get label() { return tStatic('dashboard.status') || 'Status' }, get: (r) => lbl(r.engagement_status) },
     // ── THE PHASES OF ENGAGEMENT ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
     // `engagement_status` above is a BINARY flag — measured live over 2,108 rows it is 2,081
     // Unengaged / 27 Engaged. imb_gsec is the ordinal ladder underneath it (present 2,106/2,108):
@@ -130,7 +141,7 @@ export default {
     // A REAL row field, so unlike language_family/religion_family this one CAN move the grid: 5
     // distinct {value,label} pairs with no value-vs-label cross-collision ('0' never reads as a
     // label), which is the same safety property that made country_code and cluster wireable.
-    gospel_access: { label: 'Gospel Access', get: (r) => lbl(r.imb_gsec) },
+    gospel_access: { get label() { return tStatic('dashboard.gospel_access') || 'Gospel Access' }, get: (r) => lbl(r.imb_gsec) },
     // ── Language TIER 1 — API value FIRST, ISO lookup as FALLBACK ──
     // MEASURED on the live API (2,107 rows, 2026-09-20): `imb_language_family` is null on
     // 2,073 of them — it is populated for just 34 rows (1.6%). Read alone, the Language tree
@@ -148,7 +159,7 @@ export default {
     // the value this returns is both the display label AND a direct palette key — one projection,
     // byte-match contract intact.
     language_family: {
-      label: 'Language Family',
+      get label() { return tStatic('dashboard.language_family') || 'Language Family' },
       // ★ NO LONGER dashboard-only (2026-09-23) — same arc as religion_family above: the value
       // is DERIVED (imb_language_family label, else langFamilyByIso over the ISO code), and the
       // grid now runs the SAME derivation from the SAME @map modules (DERIVED_AXES), so the
@@ -161,7 +172,7 @@ export default {
         return hit ? canonicalFamilyName(hit) : ''
       },
     },
-    primary_language: { label: 'Language', get: (r) => lbl(r.primary_language) },
+    primary_language: { get label() { return tStatic('dashboard.language') || 'Language' }, get: (r) => lbl(r.primary_language) },
     // People tier accessors — key by CODE (DashboardFacetRail resolves code→human name via
     // useAffinityBlockLegendData). Mirrors research-map's affinity-block → cluster → PG hierarchy.
     //
@@ -188,19 +199,19 @@ export default {
     // they cannot drift the way a cross-source name lookup could. SearchFilterHeader already
     // supports value≠label (it resolves a chip's text via `o.value === f.value`).
     affinity_bloc: {
-      label: 'People',
+      get label() { return tStatic('dashboard.people') || 'People' },
       get: (r) => code(r.rop1),
       optionLabel: (r) => lbl(r.rop1),
     },
-    cluster: { label: 'Cluster', get: (r) => code(r.imb_reg_of_people_2) },
-    people_group: { label: 'People Group', get: (r) => code(r.imb_reg_of_people_25) },
+    cluster: { get label() { return tStatic('dashboard.cluster') || 'Cluster' }, get: (r) => code(r.imb_reg_of_people_2) },
+    people_group: { get label() { return tStatic('dashboard.people_group') || 'People Group' }, get: (r) => code(r.imb_reg_of_people_25) },
     // SEARCH-ONLY projection of the People name. NOT an axis: no control list names it
     // (`facetRail.drill`, `charts[].facet` and `researchFilters.dropdowns` all name
     // `affinity_bloc`), and nothing enumerates `facets` to render a control — every consumer
     // looks a key UP. It exists solely so free-text search keeps matching "South Asian" rather
     // than the code 'A012' (buildSearchAccessors resolves searchKeys through facets first).
     // Never add this key to a control list: that would reintroduce the duplicate axis.
-    rop1_name: { label: 'People (name)', get: (r) => lbl(r.rop1) },
+    rop1_name: { get label() { return tStatic('dashboard.people_name') || 'People (name)' }, get: (r) => lbl(r.rop1) },
   },
 
   // ── facet rail sections ── (DashboardFacetRail) — ONE centralized semantic tree mirroring the
@@ -241,18 +252,18 @@ export default {
 
   // ── KPI strip ── (computed by useDashboardShell; mirrors the original 6 stat computeds)
   kpis: [
-    { id: 'total', label: 'UPGs in scope', kind: 'count', showDelta: true },
-    { id: 'pop', label: 'Σ population', kind: 'sum', field: 'population' },
+    { id: 'total', get label() { return tStatic('dashboard.upgs_in_scope') || 'UPGs in scope' }, kind: 'count', showDelta: true },
+    { id: 'pop', get label() { return tStatic('dashboard.sum_population') || 'Σ population' }, kind: 'sum', field: 'population' },
     // ★ NO '%' IN A `kind:'pct'` LABEL. kpiText() returns k.value unchanged for pct, and that
     // value ALREADY carries its percent sign — so a label that also carries one renders
     // "99%  % UNREACHED". Found by reading the rendered screenshot, not by reading the code:
     // each half looks correct in isolation and only the composition is wrong, which is why it
     // survived review. The label says WHAT is measured; the value says how much.
-    { id: 'unreached', label: 'unreached', kind: 'pct',
+    { id: 'unreached', get label() { return tStatic('dashboard.unreached') || 'unreached' }, kind: 'pct',
       test: (r) => !/engaged/i.test(lbl(r.engagement_status)) || /unengaged/i.test(lbl(r.engagement_status)) },
-    { id: 'countries', label: 'countries touched', kind: 'distinct', field: 'country_code', via: 'geoIso' },
-    { id: 'praying', label: 'Σ praying', kind: 'sum', field: 'people_praying' },
-    { id: 'adopted', label: 'adopted', kind: 'pct', test: (r) => Number(r.adopted_by_churches) > 0 },
+    { id: 'countries', get label() { return tStatic('dashboard.countries_touched') || 'countries touched' }, kind: 'distinct', field: 'country_code', via: 'geoIso' },
+    { id: 'praying', get label() { return tStatic('dashboard.sum_praying') || 'Σ praying' }, kind: 'sum', field: 'people_praying' },
+    { id: 'adopted', get label() { return tStatic('dashboard.adopted') || 'adopted' }, kind: 'pct', test: (r) => Number(r.adopted_by_churches) > 0 },
   ],
 
   // ── table columns ── (DashboardDataTable)
@@ -284,13 +295,13 @@ export default {
   // Deliberately NOT pixel widths: a fixed px column breaks at a viewport you did not test, while a
   // weight degrades proportionally everywhere.
   columns: [
-    { key: 'name', label: 'People Group', get: (r) => r.name || '', type: 'str', w: 1.34 },
-    { key: 'country', label: 'Country', get: (r) => lbl(r.country_code), type: 'str', w: 1.04 },
-    { key: 'region', label: 'Region', get: (r) => lbl(r.wagf_region), type: 'str', w: 1.04 },
-    { key: 'language', label: 'Language', get: (r) => lbl(r.primary_language), type: 'str', w: 1.04 },
-    { key: 'religion', label: 'Religion', get: (r) => lbl(r.religion), type: 'str', w: 1.04 },
-    { key: 'population', label: 'Population', get: (r) => num(r.population), type: 'num', w: 0.86 },
-    { key: 'people_praying', label: 'Praying', get: (r) => num(r.people_praying), type: 'num', w: 0.66 },
+    { key: 'name', get label() { return tStatic('dashboard.people_group') || 'People Group' }, get: (r) => r.name || '', type: 'str', w: 1.34 },
+    { key: 'country', get label() { return tStatic('dashboard.country') || 'Country' }, get: (r) => lbl(r.country_code), type: 'str', w: 1.04 },
+    { key: 'region', get label() { return tStatic('dashboard.region') || 'Region' }, get: (r) => lbl(r.wagf_region), type: 'str', w: 1.04 },
+    { key: 'language', get label() { return tStatic('dashboard.language') || 'Language' }, get: (r) => lbl(r.primary_language), type: 'str', w: 1.04 },
+    { key: 'religion', get label() { return tStatic('dashboard.religion') || 'Religion' }, get: (r) => lbl(r.religion), type: 'str', w: 1.04 },
+    { key: 'population', get label() { return tStatic('dashboard.population') || 'Population' }, get: (r) => num(r.population), type: 'num', w: 0.86 },
+    { key: 'people_praying', get label() { return tStatic('dashboard.praying') || 'Praying' }, get: (r) => num(r.people_praying), type: 'num', w: 0.66 },
     { key: 'engagement', label: 'Engagement', get: (r) => lbl(r.engagement_status), type: 'str', w: 0.97 },
   ],
 
@@ -477,7 +488,7 @@ export default {
     // Status tree section, because the grid still filters on it and removing the accessor would break
     // FACET_TO_PROP. What changed is only whether it is offered as a DROPDOWN in the filter row.
     dropdowns: ['prayer_level', 'affinity_bloc', 'wagf_region', 'wagf_block', 'country_code', 'primary_language', 'religion'],
-    searchPlaceholder: 'Search people groups, place, language, religion…',
+    get searchPlaceholder() { return tStatic('dashboard.search_placeholder') || 'Search people groups, place, language, religion…' },
   },
   // `rop1_name` (not `affinity_bloc`) so free-text search matches the People NAME — DX-life's
   // Fuse key set includes 'rop1.label' (UupgsList.vue:299), and searching the axis's canonical
@@ -493,13 +504,13 @@ export default {
   // results go to selectionSet; the rest to filterSet) — the kind-switch itself stays in
   // the composable. See src/components/dashboards/README.md.
   search: [
-    { id: 'people', label: 'Search people', context: 'people-groups',
+    { id: 'people', get label() { return tStatic('dashboard.search_people') || 'Search people' }, context: 'people-groups',
       kinds: ['affinity-bloc', 'cluster', 'people-group'] },
-    { id: 'place', label: 'Search place', context: 'regions',
+    { id: 'place', get label() { return tStatic('dashboard.search_place') || 'Search place' }, context: 'regions',
       kinds: ['region', 'country'] },
-    { id: 'language', label: 'Search language', context: 'language',
+    { id: 'language', get label() { return tStatic('dashboard.search_language') || 'Search language' }, context: 'language',
       kinds: ['language-family', 'language', 'dialect'] },
-    { id: 'religion', label: 'Search religion', context: 'religion',
+    { id: 'religion', get label() { return tStatic('dashboard.search_religion') || 'Search religion' }, context: 'religion',
       kinds: ['religion'] },
   ],
 }
diff --git a/plugin-designs/research-dashboard/src/components/dashboards/DashboardChartsRail.vue b/plugin-designs/research-dashboard/src/components/dashboards/DashboardChartsRail.vue
index cb09074cb..314ea5e35 100644
--- a/plugin-designs/research-dashboard/src/components/dashboards/DashboardChartsRail.vue
+++ b/plugin-designs/research-dashboard/src/components/dashboards/DashboardChartsRail.vue
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 <script setup>
+import { tStatic } from '@map/i18n/index.js'
 /**
  * ChartsRail — RDASH phase 5: cross-filtered charts rail. Religion donut + Region donut (doxa-region
  * palette) + Top-country bar, all re-aggregating on filterSet and brushable back into it (click a
@@ -31,10 +32,10 @@ import { buildSearchAccessors, makeSearchMatcher, filterRowsBySearch } from '../
  * stub. Making it configurable now would be an abstraction over a single real case.
  */
 const tabs = [
-  { id: 'charts', label: 'Charts' },
+  { id: 'charts', get label() { return tStatic('dashboard.charts') || 'Charts' } },
   {
     id: 'gospel',
-    label: 'Gospel Resources',
+    get label() { return tStatic('dashboard.gospel_resources') || 'Gospel Resources' },
     disabled: true,
     why: 'Waiting on three decisions: the official lostness number, key-less vs a registered Joshua Project key, and the UI shape. See IDEA-GOSPEL-RESOURCES-INTEGRATION-STRATEGY.',
   },
diff --git a/plugin-designs/research-dashboard/src/composables/useDashboardShell.js b/plugin-designs/research-dashboard/src/composables/useDashboardShell.js
index 4f3bdce02..61f3f9fd1 100644
--- a/plugin-designs/research-dashboard/src/composables/useDashboardShell.js
+++ b/plugin-designs/research-dashboard/src/composables/useDashboardShell.js
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ import { useCsvExport } from './useCsvExport.js'
 import { useTreeLegendLabels } from './useTreeLegendLabels.js'
 import { DataSourceManager } from '@map/api/DataSourceManager.js'
 import sourcesConfig from '@map/api/sources.json'
+import { tStatic } from '@map/i18n/index.js'
 
 // tiny lodash-free mapValues: { k: v } -> { k: fn(v, k) }
 const mapValues = (obj, fn) =>
@@ -159,7 +160,14 @@ function useResponsiveShell(bus) {
   const slimRail = ref(false)
   const slimFacet = ref(false)
   const mobileView = ref('map')
-  const SEG = [{ k: 'map', l: 'Map' }, { k: 'facets', l: 'Filters' }, { k: 'table', l: 'Table' }, { k: 'charts', l: 'Charts' }]
+  // Getters, for the same reason dashboard.config.js uses them: this array is built before the
+  // locale is necessarily known, and a resolved string would freeze the first locale seen.
+  const SEG = [
+    { k: 'map',    get l() { return tStatic('dashboard.map') || 'Map' } },
+    { k: 'facets', get l() { return tStatic('dashboard.filters') || 'Filters' } },
+    { k: 'table',  get l() { return tStatic('dashboard.table') || 'Table' } },
+    { k: 'charts', get l() { return tStatic('dashboard.charts') || 'Charts' } },
+  ]
   let ro = null
 
   const tableCollapsed = ref(false)