Namu-Interpret

Speech translation between Hausa and French, in both directions, fast enough to hold a conversation.

HABuhu goma na gero.

FRDix sacs de mil.

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Features

Namu-Interpret carries speech between Hausa and French while the speaker is still talking, with low latency in both directions.

Two-way interpretation

One model handles both directions of a conversation, with Hausa on one side and French on the other.

Hausa

Barka dai, ina kiran ka ne game da buhu goma na gero.

Français

Bonjour, je vous appelle pour les dix sacs de mil.

Hausa

Barka dai. Buhu goma na nan, amma farashin ya karu tun makon jiya.

Français

Bonjour. Les dix sacs sont là, mais le prix a monté depuis la semaine dernière.

Hausa

Nawa ne ya karu?

Français

De combien ?

Hausa

Dubu daya kan kowane buhu. Yanzu dubu talatin da biyar ne.

Français

Mille de plus par sac. Ça fait trente-cinq mille maintenant.

Hausa

To. Za ka iya aika su gobe da safe?

Français

D'accord. Vous pouvez les envoyer demain matin ?

Hausa

Zan aika mota da karfe bakwai.

Français

J'enverrai le camion à sept heures.

Meaning over word order

Numbers, place names, greetings and negation carried across correctly, where a word-for-word reading would not be.

Hausa

Dubu talatin da biyar

Word for word

Mille trente et cinq

Namu-Interpret

Trente-cinq mille

Using the model

Live and on-demand interpretation.

Namu-Interpret detects which language was spoken and replies in the other, so no one has to set a direction.

Heard

Ina son sanin farashin gero a kasuwar yau.

Returned

Je voudrais connaître le prix du mil au marché aujourd'hui.

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Accurate across whole conversations

Namu-Interpret holds meaning, figures and names across long exchanges, not just across single sentences.

0.9s

Median lag

Speech in to speech out

2

Directions

One model, either way

93%

Numbers kept

Prices, dates, quantities

8

Dialects in

Hausa across Niger

DirectionsHA to FR, FR to HA
InputSpeech or text
Turn handoverAutomatic
Price$0.30 per hour of audio

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Namu Playground

Say a line in Hausa or French and hear it come back in the other.

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Namu API

Put interpretation into a call flow, in either direction.

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