Woolaroo: a new tool for exploring indigenous languages

Tue, 11 May 2021 06:03:35 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

Andrew Pam
<https://blog.google/outreach-initiatives/arts-culture/woolaroo-new-tool-exploring-indigenous-languages/>

"Woolaroo is open source and allows language communities like ours to preserve
and expand their language word lists and add audio recordings to help with
pronunciation. Today it supports 10 global languages including Louisiana
Creole, Calabrian Greek, Māori, Nawat, Tamazight, Sicilian, Yang Zhuang, Rapa
Nui, Yiddish and Yugambeh. Any of these languages are an important aspect of a
community’s cultural heritage.

Crucial to Indigenous communities is that Woolaroo puts the power to add, edit
and delete entries completely in their hands. So people can respond immediately
to newly remembered words and phrases and add them directly.

So if you, your grandparents or people in your community speak any of these
languages – even if just a few words –  you can help to expand the growing
coverage of Woolaroo."

Via Glyn Moody.

Share and enjoy,
               *** Xanni ***
--
mailto:xanni@xanadu.net               Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/                 Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/            Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/               Manager, Serious Cybernetics

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