Technology is helping to overcome some of the challenges faced by linguists and indigenous communities trying to revitalise their languages, from data protection to the risk of digital colonisation. The project has been funded in part through a grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) that will help develop tools for researchers around the world who are interested in using language as an aid or tool Meanwhile, engineers at Google have helped create a font for the Osage tribe that has been accepted by the Unicode Consortium, enabling the development of two language apps.
Technology is helping to overcome some of the challenges faced by linguists and indigenous communities trying to revitalise their languages, from data protection to the risk of digital colonisation. At the recent Breath of Life conference in Miami, participants were able to access the Indigenous Language Digital Archive, software that creates a digital dictionary from uploaded documents. Meanwhile, engineers at Google have helped create a font for the Osage tribe that has been accepted by the Unicode Consortium, enabling the development of two language apps.