Research for Haiti

On-Line Creole Translators: Bing vs Google?

Looks like Google kicks Bing on my admittedly very simple test. Anybody else care to try out a phrase or two on these two translators?  Here's what I entered in English: "You should think before you set that down in front of a car." A moderately complicated idea and a test for "avan" versus "devan."

1. Google's translation: Ou dwe panse avan ou mete yo atè devan nan yon machin.
2. Bing's translation: Ou ta dwe panse ke anvan ou ekri sa nan devan d'yon machin yo.

Google's translation is better hands down. Bing uses "ekri" and "nan devan"? Goolge uses "yo" instead of "sa" and "devan nan", but not bad. Anybody else want to try a few phrases to see what's going on?

Creole: Various Creole Language Resrouces

Various free resources in Creole or for learning Creole:

• Hesperian Foundation has many famous health books in Creole for free including "Where there is not Doctor"
• Basic Creole lessons for free from Indiana University Creole Institute and Pimsleur (may be time limited)

Do others have resources to add? Place in comments section of email me at doug.hess.haiti  [at] gmail com.