We Ain’t Just Cooking Jollof Rice, We Are Building AfricaNLP
There is more to Africa than the varieties of Jollof Rice delicacies or the melodious and vibeable tunes of Afrobeats. There are African languages! With the rise of Natural Language Processing, attention has been heavily placed on western languages with several discoveries and advancements that make these languages highly resourced. However, one may ask or […]
Urhobo Language Highlight
The Urhobo language, spoken by about 2 million people, is not getting enough attention like other African languages – despite its rich vocabulary. Summary of the language Urhobo is an African language spoken by the Urhobo people of southern Nigeria — from the region of Delta and Bayelsa State. Read more about Urhobo. Highlight of Efforts […]
Lanfrica Language Highlight
Lanfrica Language Highlight is about creating awareness on the not-so-popular African languages. While there are admirable efforts towards representing African languages in technology, these efforts are unequal: with some African languages receiving a lot of attention – like Swahili (swh), and Yoruba (yor) – while others have far less. See for yourself in the image below. […]
