Deciphering Lost Languages With Machine Learning

[The alchemist]

This is some cool stuff:

https://news.mit.edu/2020/translating-lost-languages-using-machine-learning-1021

 

[Apollo]

@The alchemist Interesting, it may help with many of those dead but recorded languages in Mesopotamia and the Indus Valley. Especially the Indus Valley ones are still not fully decoded.

 

[Gadhwayne]

This is some cool stuff:

https://news.mit.edu/2020/translating-lost-languages-using-machine-learning-1021

@Apollo useful for classifying ancient Sudanese language of Meroan civilization

 

[Apollo]

@Apollo useful for classifying ancient Sudanese language of Meroan civilization

They spoke proto-Somali, no doubt.

 

[CanoGeel]

They spoke proto-Somali, no doubt.

if that becomes to fruition, I will make a mixtape in proto-
geljire. might sound gibberish tho

 

[The Somali Caesar]

I’d love to know what our language sounded like pre-Islam era. As our language has a lot of Arabic loan words

 

[codewebsduh]

Interesting i would assume they train it on similar languages and then tweak that model to see if they can get the initial language.

 

[Aurelian]

I’d love to know what our language sounded like pre-Islam era. As our language has a lot of Arabic loan words

Like may may dialect?

 

[QabiilNobel]

Like may may dialect?

No, he is talking about Arabic loan words such as "Kursi, Moos, Maraq, Tufaax, Kitaab etc" not to mention what we call our 7 days of the week.

 

[Aurelian]

No, he is talking about Arabic loan words such as "Kursi, Moos, Maraq, Tufaax, Kitaab etc" not to mention what we call our 7 days of the week.

Yes, but Somali language may sounded like maymay in the past

 

[QabiilNobel]

Yes, but Somali language may sounded like maymay in the past

Could be and I have no problem with that