African Language Digital Activism

Celebrating African languages in digital spaces w/rotating acct where a different language activist shares their story. This week:

[African Language Digital Activism @DigiAfricanLang]

@WikimediaNG This indeed will help in preserving Nigeria's heritage and showcase them to the international community.

[risingvoices @risingvoices]

It was our pleasure to team up with @dagbanliwiki to support local language speakers curious about using digital platforms to promote the Dagbani language in digital spaces. Find out more on @Wikimedia diff blog:

https://t.co/EmnEj8cwcU

[African Language Digital Activism @DigiAfricanLang]

@DutchieVs @broseph_stalin What's the name of this AI then

[HIGA | 2025 @higagasteiz]

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HIGA 2025 is just around the corner!
Have you applied yet, or do you know someone who might want to join this amazing event?

✨ Please watch and share this our HIGA2025 presentation video and help us reach more people passionate about minoritised languages revitalization

[African Language Digital Activism @DigiAfricanLang]

The next Digital Humanities Colloquium will feature guest speaker, Francois Meyer, who will tackle the challenges of subword segmentation in Natural Language Processing (NLP) for the Nguni languages.

Register here: https://t.co/5jG4tsBwur

[African Language Digital Activism @DigiAfricanLang]

@AndishiAfrica @RFJ_Swahili @SwahiliGarage @BantuLanguages @ncle_ioe @PanSALB @AfriLanguages @EALCS_Journal @nalrc Amharic

[African Language Digital Activism @DigiAfricanLang]

Calling South African languages digital activists! Together with partners @PukuBooks @SiyaMasuku & Bokone Bophirima Lit Focus Festival, we invite you to present or attend this online mtg celebrating South African linguistic diversity online https://t.co/9sdhwHY7aj

[Dagbani Wikimedians User Group @dagbanliwiki]

Ghanaian Languages Wikimedia Meetup happening now at Ghana Registered Nurses and Midwives Guest House Conference Hall in Northern Ghana,Tamale
@Wikimedia
@risingvoices
@Ghpidginwiki
@wikitongues
@DagaareWiki
@GureneWikimedia
@artandfeminism
@FanteCommunity
@Moore_Wikimedia

[Ghanaian Languages Wikimedia Community @ghlanguages]

The excitement continues in Tamale! 🎉 Check out our engaging sessions as we strengthen #ghanaianlanguages online. Let’s keep the momentum going and work together to preserve our linguistic heritage.
@dagbanliwiki
@FanteCommunity
@wikitongues
@openknowledgegh
@risingvoices

[risingvoices @risingvoices]

We are excited to be partnering with Ghanaian Languages Wikimedia Community for their upcoming Community Meetup 2024. We are working with them to offer a one-day workshop about language digital activism https://t.co/6CuO71XtsW

#GLWC2024

[Translation Insights & Perspectives @transl8insights]

"The sword devours now one and now another” means that in a war it's impossible to know who will be killed and who will survive. Nigerian Fulfulde has “the sword has no in-law,” molding it after a common Fulfulde saying ”death has no in-law.”
https://t.co/LnVxyN5VJh

[Languages Africa @LANGUAGESAFRICA]

10 most populous Languages in Guinea which Languages Africa https://t.co/jyINZZP76i has professional resources in Translation & AI Data collection.
1.Fulfulde
2.Malinke
3.Susu
4.Kissi
5.Kpelle
6.Toma
7.Guerze
8.Maninka, Eastern
9.Maninka, Western
10.Loma

[risingvoices @risingvoices]

Rising Voices is pleased to be partnering with the Ghanaian Languages Wikimedia Community to offer a one-day in-person Indigenous language digital activism workshop in Tamale, Ghana on July 19th as part of the Ghanaian Wikimedia Languages Meet-Up.

https://t.co/80e5qbCxbu

[African Language Digital Activism @DigiAfricanLang]

NOW OPEN! FIFAfrica24 Call for Session Proposals and Travel Support Applications @cipesaug

https://t.co/bRJzHWinMm

[African Language Digital Activism @DigiAfricanLang]

SILICON Practitioners Program Application 2024 - Awards of up to $7,000 will be granted for advancing one or more Digitally Disadvantaged Language, living or historic, with projects to be completed virtually. Deadline June 21, 2024 https://t.co/josxdxsedD

[Ghana Data Science Summit (IndabaX Ghana) @ghdatascience]

🚀 Exciting News Alert! Happening today...

You can join us this afternoon from 3pm for our discussion on Generative AI in Africa.
Register via https://t.co/KI2ZdzDZMV

#AI #DLI2024 #IndabaXGhana24 #GDSS24 #GhanaNLP #NLP
#3isummit

[Paul Azunre @pazunre]

Plan early and sign up for this important session before all the spots are taken @GhanaNLP - signup link in poster. See you at the @ghdatascience Indabax summit in a couple weeks

[African Language Digital Activism @DigiAfricanLang]

[Job Opportunity] @GlobalVoices seeks a Lingua Director, to oversee multilingual projects and initiatives. Deadline to apply April 26, 2024

https://t.co/SA36F80bJe

[Wikimedia Community User Group South Sudan @wikisouthsudan]

After the government's recent decision to reopen schools, we have resumed our Eduwiki training at Eloi secondary school. Our focus is on introducing students to open knowledge platforms such as Wikimedia and kiwix.