Low-Resource/
Indigenous/
Endangered Languages

“Particular challenges that confront linguists documenting endangered, minority, and Indigenous languages include limited resources, diversity or lack of standardized forms within a language (e.g., various writing systems are in use), and a general lack of online presence.”
      - Group finding 

Low-resource languages - languages with limited digital content, linguistic resources, and research attention - should not be overlooked in this landscape. While the development of LLMs has led to remarkable advancements in natural language processing, addressing the challenges and opportunities of low-resource languages remains a critical and complex endeavor. 

Liana Mankatah, Berk Ugurdag, Tomohiro Nozaki, Alazar Teffra, Tricia Estrada, Max Russo, and Zachary deMello first researched five low-resource languages: Siberian Yupik, Southern Kurdish, Ryukyuan, Assyrian, and Nahuatl. They then designed their own language technology product for speakers of these languages! 

Cite this project as: Mankatah, L., Ururdag, B., Nozaki, T., Teffra, A., Estrada, T., Russo, M., & deMello Z. Low-Resource/Indigenous/Endangered Languages in the Age of AI. Under the supervision of professor Lara Bryfonski and teaching assistant Yuko Hirasawa. LING 1000: Introduction to Language, Georgetown University, Spring 2024. 

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