On the state of things
Malagasy culture/history on Malagasy Wikipedia Unlike English, French or Chinese, Malagasy is practically unused as a medium of international communication. And those foreigners who have a good command of Malagasy…
Tantara: Dokotera avy any Lhasa
Ity tantara ity dia dikanteny malagasy ny boky Doctor From Lhasa izay nosoratan’i T. Lobsang Rampa 1959. Anisan’izay novakiako tamin’ny mbola tanora haka Bac tamin’ny 2011 izy ity, ary mbola…
Using GPT-2 for Malagasy
Long ago I became interested in natural language processing. From 2010 until 2014 I had been actively developing various programs to increase content coverage of the Malagasy Wiktionary. The result…
Finding an optimised keyboard layout for Malagasy
In the 21st century, people type. They type a lot. Office workers and the Jane Doe’s and John Doe’s from all over the world, speaking various languages, type on electronic…
Fomba fandraisan’anjara dimy amin’i Wikibolana
Ity lahatsoratra ity dia dikanteny amin’ny teny malagasin’ny lahatsoratra nosoratako tamin’ny teny anglisy vao andro vitsivitsy izay. Mandray anjara tamin’i Wikibolana aho nanomboka tamin’ny taona 2010. Lasa fahazarana ilay izy:…
Five ways to enrich Wiktionary
Since 2010, I’ve been contributing to the Malagasy Wiktionary. It has become a habit now: every month, every week, every day, and almost every morning and evening, I turn on…
Google translate now available in Malagasy
Good news, if it can be said, for my fellow Malagasy citizens: Since 6th of December 2014, Google Translate has been allowing them to see almost any web page in…
Switching to Linux: good or bad choice?
Last updated on July 13, 2014 Do you want to switch to Linux? Before doing so, I invite you to reconsider all implied consequences of a switching to another operating…
Ny ho avin’ny teny malagasy
Amin’izao fotoana izao dia ohatry ny maro ireo mpiteny malagasy kivy ratsy amin’ny fomba fanoratan’ny sasany ny tenin-drazany eo amin’ny Aterineto. Na aiza na aiza aho mamaky dia mahita olona…
Volan’i Janosy, mandinika ny efa lasa ary mijery ny ho avy
Rehefa mandroso ny taona dia mahatsapa aho fa hoatry ny mihahaingana hatrany ny fandrosoan’ny fotoana. Efa lasa sahady ny taona 2013. Tsy hitahita akory dia efa folo taona mahery izay…