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== Coding challenge ==
 
== Coding challenge ==
1. Installed Apertium tools
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1. Installed Apertium tools<br />
2. Bootstrapped a new ‘swa-eng’ pair. I decided not to use the already posted version because it lacked a lot of essential files.
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2. Bootstrapped a new ‘swa-eng’ pair.<small>(I decided not to use the already posted version because it lacked a lot of essential files)</small><br />
3. Work in progress
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3. Work in progress<br />
   
 
== Skills and qualifications ==
 
== Skills and qualifications ==

Revision as of 09:27, 9 March 2019


Contact Information

Name: Eden-Grace Muamba
Location: Alberta, Canada
University: University of Alberta
E-mail: nzambieden@gmail.com
IRC: eden__
Timezone: UTC -7
Github: https://github.com/thefreezer

My goal

I’m planning to start the ‘English-Swahili’ language pair.


Why Google and Apertium should sponsor it?

In progress


How and who will benefit from this project

African languages are poorly represented in Apertium.


Coding challenge

1. Installed Apertium tools
2. Bootstrapped a new ‘swa-eng’ pair.(I decided not to use the already posted version because it lacked a lot of essential files)
3. Work in progress

Skills and qualifications

Ongoing major: first year Computer Science students with a minor in Statistics
Relevant technical skills: python(online data mining, inferential statistics, numpy, pandas, matplotlib), c++(proficient), sql(elementary), git(proficient), bash(proficient), html5/css3(advanced)
Work experience: as an intern created static and dynamic websites
Languages: French(native), English(native), Lingala(Fluent), Swahili(proficient), Tshiluba(proficient), Twi(elementary)

Non-Summer-of-Code plans

Traveling to Ontario for 5 days from June 29, but that will not affect my work. I’m committed to put it at least 40+ hours a week for the duration of the project.