I came across this interesting write-up on how AI can be used to accelerate the creation of a body of literary for Bambara, a major language in Mali.

This is how the process went:
1. Malian author writes story in French.
2. AI used for French to Bambara translation (80-90% accurate).
3. Human translators did correction and replacement with idiomatic language.
4. AI was used for text-to-image generation.
5. Malian illustrators reworked images.

https://imminent.translated.com/ai-as-the-elias-lonnrot-of-malis-bambara-language

#africa #mali #bambara

To any #bambara or #dyoula speakers out there, I really miss the phrase "ini baara". I want to say it every time I pass by someone shoveling snow. We don't have a phrase in English quite like it.

Yeah, there are plenty of greetings that we say to someone who's working, but I can't think of any that capture the sense of appreciation, admiration, solidarity and humor that I hear and feel in that phrase.

Super Biton de Segou - Afro Jazz du Mali (Bolibana, 1986)

https://youtu.be/7hpIxm77Bj0

#NowPlaying #jazz #Mali #Bambara #vinyl #BEKrecords @vinylrecords

Energiaa aamuun Bambaran KEXP-keikasta! Vieläkin harmittaa, että viime toukokuussa ei kalenteriin mahtunut orkesterin Tukholman keikka 😥

#musadontti #bambara #kexp https://youtu.be/5XiCbZY_2yc?si=VvxPKrMaDeFKsnfV