README.md

metadata

language:
  - fr
  - gcf
license: cc-by-4.0
task_categories:
  - translation
size_categories:
  - 1K<n<10K
tags:
  - guadeloupean-creole
  - french
  - low-resource-language
  - caribbean
pretty_name: Guadeloupean Creole-French Translation Dataset

Guadeloupean Creole-French Translation Dataset

Dataset Description

This dataset contains 2113 translation pairs between French and Guadeloupean Creole (Kreyòl Gwadloup) as part of the POTOMITAN project. in this v2, we have added the gcf audio file when available other thedefault value is paniaudio.mp3

Languages

• French (fr)
• Guadeloupean Creole (gcf)

Dataset Structure

The dataset is in JSON format with the following structure:

[
  {
    "id": "med1",
    "fr": "Où avez-vous mal ?",
    "gcf": "Ki koté ou ni mal ?",
    "audio": "ou_mal.mp3",
    "urgency": "critical",
    "category": "medical",
    "source": "static_data"
  },
]

Fields

• id: Unique identifier
• fr: French text
• gcf: Guadeloupean Creole translation
• audio: Guadeloupean Creole audio
• urgency: level of criticalité
• category: (medical, secours, evacuation, information, etc.)
• source: source du couple fr/gcf

Statistics

• Total pairs: 2,058
• Emergency contexts: 9
• Categories: multiple (guadeloupean lesson, medical_emergency, natural_disaster, basic_needs)

Dataset Sources

• Assimil guide language lessons
• Emergency phrase translations
• Common conversational expressions

Potential Applications

• Machine translation systems
• Language learning applications
• Emergency response systems
• Cultural preservation initiatives
• Linguistic research

Usage

import json

with open('gcf_fr_translation_dataset.json', 'r', encoding='utf-8') as f:
    data = json.load(f)

for pair in data['pairs']:
    print(f"French: {pair['fr']}")
    print(f"Creole: {pair['gcf']}")

Citation

If you use this dataset, please cite:

@dataset{potomitan_gcf_fr_2025,
  title={Guadeloupean Creole-French Translation Dataset},
  author={POTOMITAN Project},
  year={2025},
  publisher={POTOMITAN PROJECT TEAM}
}

License

This dataset is licensed under CC BY 4.0.

Contact

For questions or collaboration, please contact the POTOMITAN project team:

• GitHub: https://github.com/Brdcie/creoles-translation

Acknowledgments

Special thanks to all contributors who helped collect and verify these translations.