diff --git a/data/translationstats.sh b/data/translationstats.sh
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+#!/bin/bash
+if [ $# -lt 1 ]; then
+  echo "usage: $0 <languagedir>"
+  echo "you may for example call $0 de_DE/"
+  exit 1 
+fi
+
+for dir in $@; do
+  total=0;
+  translated=0;
+  echo -n "$dir: "
+  if [ -d $dir ]; then
+    cd $dir;
+    for file in *.xml; do
+      grep value $file | sed 's:.*<.*original="\(.*\)">\(.*\)<.*:\1 #### \2:' | sed 's:.*<.*original="\(.*\)"/>:\1 #### :' > $file.tmp
+      while read line; do
+        orig=${line% ####*}
+        trans=${line#*#### }
+        # not even the original has a translation, therefore we do not care
+        if [ "$orig" == "####" ]; then
+          continue;
+        fi
+        total=$((total + 1))
+        # one cannot depend on the trl="Y" attribute, therefore we are checking whether the translation differs from the original
+        if [ "$orig" != "$trans" ]; then
+          translated=$((translated+1))
+        fi
+      done < $file.tmp
+      rm $file.tmp
+    done
+    cd ..
+    echo "$translated strings are translated. The files contain $total strings."
+  fi
+done