There are two syntaxes for interpolation in locale files, %{var} and {{var}}. Only the first is supported. YAML Validator thinks the second is a syntax error:
# en.yml
en:
foo: "{{lol}}"
# pt.yml
pt:
foo: "{{lol}}"
$ yaml-validator validate .
Validating ....
pt.yml: foo: invalid syntax '{{lol}'
found 1 error(s)
This repository doesn't have much recent activity. Are pull requests still welcome? This gem seems as though it could be very useful.