Author: Samantha Ball Student Number: 1603701
- The JW300 English-Xhosa.
Masakhane Reverse Machine Translation - Transformer.
Link to google drive folder with models
The model still struggles with tense and seems to exhibit confusion with respect to double negatives.
Example 1
Source: Ngaba umprofeti uYeremiya wayevuyiswa ngumsebenzi wakhe ?
Reference: Did the prophet Jeremiah find joy in his work ?
Hypothesis: Was the prophet Jeremiah rejoice in his work ?
Example 2
Source: UPawulos wabongoza amaKristu awayekhonza nawo esithi : “ Nizeke kade umsindo kubo bonke . ” ( 1 Tesalonika 5 : 14 ) Ekubeni sonke singafezekanga yaye sisenza iimpazamo , ngokuqinisekileyo sifuna abantu babe nomonde kuthi , bazeke kade umsindo xa sibaphatha ngendlela engafanelekanga .
Reference: Paul urged fellow Christians : “ Be long-suffering toward all . ” ( 1 Thessalonians 5 : 14 ) Since all of us are imperfect and make mistakes , surely we want people to be patient with us , to be long-suffering when we err in our dealings with them .
Hypothesis: Paul urged Christians to serve him : “ You must be long-suffering to all . ” ( 1 Thessalonians 5 : 14 ) Since all of us are imperfect and make mistakes , we certainly want men to be patient to us , even when we treat the wrong way .
Example 3
Source: Nathi ke , xa siyamkela ingqeqesho kaYehova , njengoko inikelwa ngabadala abangamaKristu , sitsho sihlale kwindlela esa ebomini . — IMize . 4 : 13 .
Reference: And accepting discipline from Jehovah , as given by Christian elders , keeps us on the way to life. — Prov . 4 : 13 .
Hypothesis: When we accept Jehovah ’ s discipline , as given by Christian elders , we do not stay in the way we live in life. — Prov . 4 : 13 .
- BLEU dev : 28.56
- BLEU test : 34.59