[Sugar-devel] SPEAK for Haitian Creole

[Aleksey Lim]

On Mon, Jun 28, 2010 at 11:27:20AM -0400, Walter Bender wrote:
> 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?

There is no need in special treatment in Speak activity to pick up new
eSpeak languages, you need only update espeak in your distribution...
But I don't see any mentions in eSpeak sources about Haitian Creole,
better to ask eSpeak people on http://espeak.sourceforge.net/.

> 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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> > Michel DeGraff
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Aleksey