Natasha WarnerOn an off chance, has anybody here ever worked with the Sango language? Or with Krahn? I'm looking for a paragraph or so of text with English translation, ideally in the writing system in use in the language community. Please let me know if you've ever worked with one of these. #Linguistics #AfricanLanguages
Headlines AfricaAfrica: African Languages for AI - the Project That's Gathering a Huge New Dataset: [The Conversation Africa] Artificial intelligence (AI) tools like ChatGPT, DeepSeek, Siri or Google Assistant are developed by the global north and trained in English, Chinese or European languages. In comparison, African languages are largely missing from the internet. http://newsfeed.facilit8.network/TNkCW8 #AI #ArtificialIntelligence #AfricanLanguages #LanguageDiversity #DataCollection
BabyYumYum📚 From isiZulu to isiXhosa 9 must-read African language books for kids 🇿🇦
Heritage Month is the perfect time to celebrate our rich languages and cultures. From isiZulu and isiXhosa to Sesotho and more, African language books give children the gift of connection, identity and pride in their roots.
📖 Read it here: https://zurl.co/bshOv
#BabyYumYum #BYY #AfricanLanguages #HeritageMonth #KidsBooks #Zulu #Xhosa #ParentingSupport #BYYParenting #Affiliate
Africa: How Untold Stories in African Languages Could Turn the Page On Publishing: [RFI] African stories and languages could unlock billions for the continent's publishing industry if governments back local writers, a Unesco report has found. Africa's book market, now worth $7 billion, could reach $18bn with more homegrown books in local languages. http://newsfeed.facilit8.network/TLmbKD #Africa #AfricanLanguages #Publishing #LocalWriters #BookMarket
Open Science Uni Bern📢 Inaugural issue alert / Erste Ausgabe: Language Policy in #Africa (LPIA) is a new journal, supporting the idea that #AfricanLanguages are key to Africa's development, also in the context of #decolonisation
We are very pleased to have LPIA on Bern Open Publishing 🥳 Take a look at the the very first issue here:
https://bop.unibe.ch/LPIA/issue/view/1362
#linguistics #languagepolicy #diamondoa
We are very pleased to have LPIA on Bern Open Publishing 🥳 Take a look at the the very first issue here:
https://bop.unibe.ch/LPIA/issue/view/1362
#linguistics #languagepolicy #diamondoa
DSN - Data Science NigeriaAre you a linguist fluent in any of these Nigerian languages: Hausa, Igbo, Yoruba, Edo, Efik, or Nigerian Pidgin?
Do you have a passion for preserving African languages and ensuring they’re not left behind in the digital age?
Are you skilled in phonetics, transcription, or language data annotation?
If this sounds like you, we’d love to have you on board!
Join us at @dsnai as we work to preserve and promote African languages through cutting-edge AI-powered projects.
Show your interest here: https://bit.ly/Callforlinguists
#Vacancy #datasciencenigeria #AfricanLanguages #Linguists #AIforAfrica
FINOkoyeIs there any relationship between the Mande word 'jugu' for 'dangerous' and 'juju' in other west African (mostly thinking Igbo but I've heard the word used by other speakers so I suspect it's either not actually Igbo, or one of those 'pan-African' terms) languages?
Africa EventsAI Could Understand Several African Languages Very Soon
A new collaboration between Orange, OpenAI and Meta will begin creating spoken word language models for various African languages.#ai #aiinafrica #africantechcompanies #africanlanguages #artificialintelligence
This Progam Could Make AI Accessible in Native African Languages
Vukosi MarivateNow Live:
Join us at the First Keynote of the Design Justice AI Institute - Prof Kwesi Kwaa Prah: “African Languages in an AI World”
https://youtube.com/live/umCNBoBTfL0?feature=share
#DJAI2024 #AfricanLanguages
Join us at the First Keynote of the Design Justice AI Institute - Prof Kwesi Kwaa Prah: “African Languages in an AI World”
https://youtube.com/live/umCNBoBTfL0?feature=share
#DJAI2024 #AfricanLanguages
Lis KerrThe CALL call is out! Submission is open for talks at the 53rd annual Colloquium on African Languages and Linguistics here at Leiden University (with online option), 26th-28th Aug 2024 (deadline 1st June)
