English to Hausa

Author: Adewale Akinfaderin

Data

- The JW300 English-Hausa dataset.
- The Tanzil (Quran) English-Hausa dataset. 
- The Wikimedia English-Hausa dataset.
- The Tatoeba English-Hausa dataset

Model

- Default Masakhane Transformer translation model.
- Link to google drive folder with model [here](https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1ARrGTpVSgXY7ceiiUyMeG1LK0kcpLS4M?usp=sharing)
- Updates on future experiments and other methods can be seen [here](https://github.com/WalePhenomenon/Hausa-NMT)

Analysis

Example 1

    Source: “ If possible , ” the Scriptures counsel us , “ as far as it depends upon you , be peaceable with all men . ”
     Reference: Nassosi ya ba mu wannan shawarar : “ Idan ya yiwu , ku zama lafiya da dukan mutane , gwargwadon iyawarku . ” 
     Hypothesis: Littafi Mai Tsarki ya ce : “ Idan ya yiwu , ” wato , “ idan ya yiwu , ku zauna lafiya da dukan mutane . ”

Example 2

    Source:     The fact that the Bible is available in all major languages on earth is a testimony to what ?
     Reference:  Wane tabbaci ne ake da shi cewa akwai Littafi Mai Tsarki cikin dukan manyan harsunan duniya ?
     Hypothesis: Gaskiyar cewa Littafi Mai Tsarki yana da amfani a dukan harsuna da yawa a duniya shaida ne ga menene ?

Example 3

    Source:     But why were there not among the generations before you those possessing understanding , who should have forbidden the making of mischief in the earth , except a few of those whom We delivered from among them ?
     Reference:  To , don me mãsu hankali ba su kasance daga mutãnen ƙarnõnin da suke a gabãninku ba , sunã hani daga ɓarna a cikin ƙasa ? fãce kaɗan daga wanda Muka kuɓutar daga gare su ( sun yi hanin ) .
     Hypothesis: To , don me , waɗansu al 'ummõmi daga gabãninku ba su kasance a gabãninku ba , sunã hani daga ɓarna a cikin ƙasa ? fãce kaɗan daga wanda Muka kuɓutar daga gare su ?

Results

- BLEU train: 35.88
- BLEU dev: 38.26
- BLEU test: 41.11