[Sugar-devel] SPEAK for Haitian Creole

[Walter Bender]

CCing Sugar devel.

On Mon, Jun 28, 2010 at 11:18 AM, Michel DeGraff <degraff at mit.edu> wrote:
> Greetings Walter,
>
> I hope this email will find you well---and keeping cool!
>
> I am now involved in a project at an elementary school in Haiti that's making what I think are the most progressive uses of XOs to date!
>
> One thing, among others, that I'd like to help with at the school is to bring them a version of SPEAK on the XOs that can correctly pronounce Haitian Creole.
>
> It seems that Google Translate already uses eSpeak modules for Haitian Creole, and the result is relatively decent.
>
> Can you advise me on how I could get these Haitian Creole eSpeak modules ported on the XO?

Step One is to post a ticket (bugs.sugarlabs.org) to request an
"enhancement". There is a "component" for Speak. Any background
material -- links to the specific modules you've identified would be
helpful.

regards.

-walter
>
> It would be so wonderful if  the Kreyòl-speaking kids can also use SPEAK on the XOs. That could be used as a boost for their learning of reading and writing in Kreyòl.
>
> I very much look forward to hearing from you.  Thank you in advance!
>
>                          -michel.
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Walter Bender
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