[A12n-forum] Re: [Fwd: Re: [lingu-dev] new functionality]

["Donald Z. Osborn" <dzo@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Thanks, Dwayne. I am aware of the localization effort in Burkina Faso, but
without this particular detail (I'm trying to find out more through a couple of
contacts). Re Mali, there are a couple of initiatives, apparently both just
beginning, but all I can say for sure is that the dictionary effort there is
not connected with at least one of them. Re Ivory Coast / Cote d'Ivoire, no
info. On Fon (spoken mainly in Benin) I have a couple of good contacts and will
follow up with them.

One of the things that I hope the PanAfrican Localisation workshop next month
can help do is to improve information flows - it's not that you're out of it,
but that everyone is doing their own thing. That's appropriate, but limited &
limiting if not also complemented by greater communication. So, we'll have some
exchange of info at the workshop, but more importantly discuss ways to keep
everyone (including new efforts as they start up) in the loop as much as
possible.

There are international groups such as those doing Open Office, and some
communication in subregions of the continent, but not a lot of communication
that crosses the divides of what kinds of OSS are being worked on, different
parts of the continent, and the divides based on colonial legacy (Anglophone,
Francophone, Lusophone).

Don Osborn
Bisharat.net



Quoting Dwayne Bailey <dwayne@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>:

> I was not aware that so much work was in progress in African language
> spell checkers (it might just be the rock I'm hiding udner).  I'm sure
> this will interest people on the list.
> 
> -------- Forwarded Message --------
> From: Sophie Gautier <sgautier.ooo@xxxxxxx>
> Reply-To: dev@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> To: dev@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: [lingu-dev] new functionality
> Date: Sun, 01 May 2005 19:31:42 +0100
> Hi Chantal,
> 
> Chantal ENGUEHARD wrote:
> 
> > Hello,
> > 
> > I'm researcher in the field of Natural Language Processing, and especially
> > towards african language.
> 
> Just for information, some OOo spell checkers already exist or one the 
> way to exist in West African languages :
> for moore, jula and fulfulde, you'll find them here
> http://www.abcburkina.net/sedelan/contenu/services/linguistique.htm
> 
> I can't find the fon one, but I'm sure it exist. Wolof and several 
> others for Mali and Ivory Cost languages are on their way.
> If you are interested to get in touch with these communities, I'll send 
> you their contacts.
> 
> Kind regards
> Sophie
> 
> 
> 
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> Dwayne Bailey <dwayne@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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