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How It Works

Help preserve Hassaniya by contributing high-quality translations and audio recordings.

Contributing

Translate a phrase + record audio+15

Audio recording is mandatory for every contribution. This ensures we build a rich spoken-language dataset.

Peer Review

Validate someone else's translation+3
Your contribution gets approved+10

Every contribution is reviewed by other users who rate text accuracy and audio clarity (1-5 stars). Contributions need at least 3 validations to be approved.

Streaks & Milestones

Daily streak bonus+5
10 contributions milestone+50
50 contributions milestone+200
100 contributions milestone+500

Semantic Tags

Add a tag to your contribution+2

Tags help our AI understand dialect varieties. When you tag a translation, you're telling the model where, how, and when this expression is used. Each tag earns you +2 bonus points.

🗣️ Register / المستوى
Youth, Formal, Elder, Casual
📍 Region / المنطقة
West, East, North, South, Nouakchott
📝 Context / السياق
Spoken, Written, Proverb, Poetry, Religious

Levels

Beginnerمبتدئ
0+ pts
Contributorمساهم
100+ pts
Expertخبير
500+ pts
Championبطل
2,000+ pts
Legendأسطورة
10,000+ pts

Quality Guidelines

Use authentic Hassaniya dialect, not Modern Standard Arabic
Record audio in a quiet environment with clear pronunciation
Write translations in Arabic script as commonly used for Hassaniya
If unsure about a translation, skip it rather than guessing
Flag inappropriate or incorrect content when validating

Hassaniya Letters

Hassaniya uses Arabic script with additional letters for sounds that don't exist in Modern Standard Arabic. Use these characters when writing your translations:

گ
Gaf/g/

Hard 'g' as in 'go' — ك with extra stroke

گاع (gāʿ = land)

ڭ
Ng/ng/

Nasal 'ng' — ك with 3 dots

ڭرب (ngarb)

ڤ
Va/v/

ف with 3 dots — used in borrowed words

ڤيلا (vīla)

پ
Pa/p/

ب with 3 dots — used in borrowed words

پاسپور (pāspūr)

چ
Cha/ch/

ج with 3 dots — 'ch' sound

چاي (chāy)

ژ
Zhe/zh/

Like French 'j' in 'jour'

ژورنال (zhūrnāl)

Important: Only Arabic script is accepted. Latin characters will be rejected automatically.

Why It Matters

Hassaniya is spoken by millions but has very limited digital presence. Your contributions help build an AI model that can understand and speak Hassaniya, preserving this rich language for future generations.