Preserving Africa’s Linguistic Diversity Vital to Its AI Economy and Cultural Sovereignty
As endangered African languages lose speakers, communities and researchers are turning to digital tools to document languages that may otherwise disappear from everyday use. In South Africa, efforts to preserve N|uu have produced audio recordings, a dictionary and digital resources, complementing community-led attempts to revive the language.
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