Tag: african languages
The Week in Review: May 26, 2023
We might have a month left of spring, but for those of us in the northern hemisphere, summer is in the air. In the...
Lanfrica launches catalog of African language resources
Lanfrica, an online catalog of African language resources specialized for linguists and natural language processing (NLP) specialists, has launched after months of development.
The Underrepresentation of African Languages in Tech
Like any other continent on Earth, Africa is home to hundreds — and potentially thousands, depending on who you ask—of indigenous languages. Some of...
WikiAfrica Expands Africa’s Access to COVID-19 Information
Since the COVID-19 pandemic began in March 2020, it has become especially critical that everyone has access to public health information in their native...
Africa
I’ve just finished Don Osborn’s African Languages in a Digital Age: Challenges and opportunities for indigenous language computing. Watch out for my review in...