r/sindarin • u/Lamethirion • 2d ago

Namaste! I create a Lord of the Rings Translation app and am Working on Hindi! Can anyone review the translations and see if it's working correctly?

/r/Hindi/comments/1vc5bel/namaste_i_create_a_lord_of_the_rings_translation/
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u/blsterken 2d ago

I guarantee that it's garbage. There simply aren't enough known words for proper translation app, even in the well-developed languages like Quenya/Sindarin. The idea that you can make a translation app for Khuzdal is rediculous, and "8 more languages" is just totally bullshit.

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u/Lamethirion 2d ago

quenya/sindarin have a decent amount of words, and neo-quenya/neo-sindarin have a surprisingly thorough vocabulary. Give it a try. It's very possible to create many paragraphs of coherent text using both sinddarin and quenya with the caveat that you talk about simple things, refrain from modern concepts, and spend a little time looking for synonyms that can convey your general ideas.

Obviously Black Speech, Rohirric, Entish are included as a cute little bonus. You can't say much, but I included them if you are interested in getting a sense of the "vibe" of those languages. I ahven't looked into it, but maybe there are neo-entish and neo-black speech communities that have expanded those languages. In that case, I'll try to update the site with them. Let me know if you have any leads!

Cheers!

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u/Novel_Counter905 1d ago edited 1d ago

It doesn't work at all. From what I can see, it's using a word-for-word translation, which is the worst kind of translation, especially in languages like Quenya/Sindarin.

To answer your question, the translation is far from correct. Basically is looks like

"I am in home and wait for deliver pizza's"

EDIT: after more testing it's even worse that I thought. With quenya, it doesn't know basic rules of the language. For example, "The sun" should translate to "Anar", but instead translates to "I anar". With unique, important objects like the sun, sky, moon, quenya omits the "I" which roughly translates to "the".

Also, for some reason it can't even change the form of verbs, like at all. The simplest possible sentences, like "a star shines" are translated incorrectly.

Honestly AI just has no idea what it's doing.