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Community consultation and the development of an online Akuzipik-English dictionary

Abstract

AbstractIn this paper, we present a new online dictionary of Akuzipik, an Indigenous language of St. Lawrence Island (Alaska) and Chukotka (Russia).We discuss community desires for strengthening language use in the community and in educational settings, and present specific features of an online dictionary designed to serve these community goals.

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Authors

Benjamin Hunt, Lane Schwartz, Sylvia Schreiner, Emily Chen

Topics

Machine Learning > Application Areas > Data Augmentation

Keywords

indigenous language community engagement language preservation dictionary development community consultation akuzipik language online dictionary

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