# English to Kikuyu Author: Kathleen Siminyu ## Data - The JW300 English-Kikuyu dataset. ## Model - Default Masakhane Transformer translation model. - Link to google drive folder with model(https://drive.google.com/open?id=1cb-pp80LaxaOKDFziRUXxtUn6oGIRbMm) ## Analysis Example 1 ```sh Source: He enjoyed special intimacy with Jehovah , who enabled him to display “ awesome power ” as he led the Israelites to the Promised Land . ​ — Deut . Reference: Aarĩ na ũkuruhanu wa hakuhĩ na Jehova , na nĩ aamũheire ũhoti wa gwĩka “ maũndũ manene ma kũguoyohania ” rĩrĩa aatongoragia Aisiraeli mathiĩ Bũrũri wa Kĩĩranĩro . — Gũcok . Hypothesis: Nĩ aakenagĩra mũno gũkorũo arĩ mwĩhokeku harĩ Jehova , ũrĩa wamũteithirie kuonania “ hinya ” ũrĩa aaheete Aisiraeli nĩguo maatũme Bũrũri wa Kĩĩranĩro . — Gũcok . ``` Example 2 ```sh Source: Researchers at the University of Copenhagen tracked almost 10,000 middle - aged people over an 11 - year period and found that participants who frequently argued with someone close to them were far more likely to die prematurely than those who seldom had conflicts . Reference: Athuthuria yunivasĩtĩ - inĩ ya Copenhagen , nĩ maathuthuririe andũ hakuhĩ 10,000 a mĩaka ĩyo kwa ihinda rĩa mĩaka 11 na makĩona atĩ arĩa maakararanagia na mũndũ wa famĩlĩ kaingĩ , haakoragwo na ũhotekeku mũnene atĩ megũkua tene gũkĩra arĩa mataakoragwo na ngarari kaingĩ . Hypothesis: Athuthuria a maũndũ marĩa meekirũo nĩ andũ 10,000 arĩa maikaraga Amerika ( US ) nĩ meethagathagathagĩte mũno nĩ ũndũ wa andũ 10,000 arĩa maikaraga mĩaka 11 na nĩ moonire atĩ andũ arĩa mahoyaga mahoyaga kaingĩ nĩ maakuĩte . ``` Example 3 ```sh Source: HISTORY : ATHEIST Reference: HISTORĨ : EETĨKĨTIE GŨTIRĨ NGAI Hypothesis: HISTORĨ : ATHITHIO ``` # Results - BLEU dev: 23.83 - BLEU test: 36.06