#sesotho — Public Fediverse posts

A Mosotho woman holding up a sign protesting violence against women, written in her native #Sesotho language, at a National Women's Day protest at the National University of Lesotho. The sign translates: "If you do not listen to women, we will lose patience with you."

Say what you want about #AI and #LLMs, but having them accessible to speakers of (relatively, in world-terms) lesser-known languages is a wonderful achievement, IMO: https://techcentral.co.za/haibo-ai-language-models-zulu-sotho/242367/?utm_source=MastodonAfrica

#SouthAfrica #language #isiZulu #seSotho

Say what you want about #AI and #LLMs, but having them accessible to speakers of (relatively, in world-terms) lesser-known languages is a wonderful achievement, IMO: https://techcentral.co.za/haibo-ai-language-models-zulu-sotho/242367/?utm_source=MastodonAfrica

#SouthAfrica #language #isiZulu #seSotho

Say what you want about #AI and #LLMs, but having them accessible to speakers of (relatively, in world-terms) lesser-known languages is a wonderful achievement, IMO: https://techcentral.co.za/haibo-ai-language-models-zulu-sotho/242367/?utm_source=MastodonAfrica

#SouthAfrica #language #isiZulu #seSotho

Say what you want about #AI and #LLMs, but having them accessible to speakers of (relatively, in world-terms) lesser-known languages is a wonderful achievement, IMO: https://techcentral.co.za/haibo-ai-language-models-zulu-sotho/242367/?utm_source=MastodonAfrica

#SouthAfrica #language #isiZulu #seSotho

Say what you want about #AI and #LLMs, but having them accessible to speakers of (relatively, in world-terms) lesser-known languages is a wonderful achievement, IMO: https://techcentral.co.za/haibo-ai-language-models-zulu-sotho/242367/?utm_source=MastodonAfrica

#SouthAfrica #language #isiZulu #seSotho

@GrahamDowns I personally think it would help #SouthAfrica|n #democracy, #civilsociety and #society in general a lot, if #SocialMedia was not dominated by American media giants and their algorithms with their dubious political and financial interests.*

That is part of the reason why I am personally supporting this project and why we plan to be here for the long run.

It would be wonderful if more and more and also a more diverse crowd of people decide this is a place for them.

Scrolling through the timeline and seeing it full of posts in #isiZulu, #isiXosa, #Sesotho etc would be a dream.

@weblearning

* Of course that is true for all parts of the world, but South Africa is the place I especially care about.

@GrahamDowns I personally think it would help #SouthAfrica|n #democracy, #civilsociety and #society in general a lot, if #SocialMedia was not dominated by American media giants and their algorithms with their dubious political and financial interests.*

That is part of the reason why I am personally supporting this project and why we plan to be here for the long run.

It would be wonderful if more and more and also a more diverse crowd of people decide this is a place for them.

Scrolling through the timeline and seeing it full of posts in #isiZulu, #isiXosa, #Sesotho etc would be a dream.

@weblearning

* Of course that is true for all parts of the world, but South Africa is the place I especially care about.

@GrahamDowns I personally think it would help #SouthAfrica|n #democracy, #civilsociety and #society in general a lot, if #SocialMedia was not dominated by American media giants and their algorithms with their dubious political and financial interests.*

That is part of the reason why I am personally supporting this project and why we plan to be here for the long run.

It would be wonderful if more and more and also a more diverse crowd of people decide this is a place for them.

Scrolling through the timeline and seeing it full of posts in #isiZulu, #isiXosa, #Sesotho etc would be a dream.

@weblearning

* Of course that is true for all parts of the world, but South Africa is the place I especially care about.

@GrahamDowns I personally think it would help #SouthAfrica|n #democracy, #civilsociety and #society in general a lot, if #SocialMedia was not dominated by American media giants and their algorithms with their dubious political and financial interests.*

That is part of the reason why I am personally supporting this project and why we plan to be here for the long run.

It would be wonderful if more and more and also a more diverse crowd of people decide this is a place for them.

Scrolling through the timeline and seeing it full of posts in #isiZulu, #isiXosa, #Sesotho etc would be a dream.

@weblearning

* Of course that is true for all parts of the world, but South Africa is the place I especially care about.

@GrahamDowns I personally think it would help #SouthAfrica|n #democracy, #civilsociety and #society in general a lot, if #SocialMedia was not dominated by American media giants and their algorithms with their dubious political and financial interests.*

That is part of the reason why I am personally supporting this project and why we plan to be here for the long run.

It would be wonderful if more and more and also a more diverse crowd of people decide this is a place for them.

Scrolling through the timeline and seeing it full of posts in #isiZulu, #isiXosa, #Sesotho etc would be a dream.

@weblearning

* Of course that is true for all parts of the world, but South Africa is the place I especially care about.

https://archive.org/details/ngoana-ma-tsoa-thaka

Ngoan'a Ma-Tsoa-Thaka by 'Matšepo Machobane; 'Matsibela Mochaba

Topics
#Sesotho, #NUL, #SekoloseSeholosaSechaba, #buka

"Buka ena ke boiteko ba pele ba Lekala la Lipuo le Lingoloa tsa Se-Aforika se Seholo sa Sechaba (NUL), Roma, ba ho bokella mesebetsi ea barutuoa ho e lokisetsa khatiso, ka hona re e reile Ngoan'a-Ma-Tsoa Thaka..."

The Google Translate app will now offer offline translation support for 33 new languages.

Google Translate rolls out offline translation support for 33 new languages, including South Africa’s Sesotho, Xhosa, and Zulu https://gadgeteer.co.za/google-translate-rolls-out-offline-translation-support-for-33-new-languages-including-south-africas-sesotho-xhosa-and-zulu/

#sesotho #southafrica #technology #translation #xhosa #zulu

Google Translate rolls out offline translation support for 33 new languages, including South Africa’s Sesotho, Xhosa, and Zulu

Logo with G on blue background, with what looks like a Chinese word next to it Google Translate is a relatively simple looking app that offers a lot of functionality. It has the ability to translate words or sentences that you type or paste into the app and can even translate […]

https://gadgeteer.co.za/google-translate-rolls-out-offline-translation-support-for-33-new-languages-including-south-africas-sesotho-xhosa-and-zulu/

https://gadgeteer.co.za/google-translate-rolls-out-offline-translation-support-for-33-new-languages-including-south-africas-sesotho-xhosa-and-zulu/

https://archive.org/details/meluluetsa

Meluluetsa: ea nšetso-pele le Bosechaba Lesotho by Joshua Pulumo Mohapeloa

Topics
#Sesotho, #Lesotho, #Basotho, #mmino

"Meluluetsa, which means ululation, is calculated to inspire the Basotho, particularly the young generation, in the same way as actual ululating inspires warriors to acts of valour. It is an attempt to instil the spirit of patriotism into their minds and urge them to achieve participation in all spheres of development for the betterment of the country."

https://archive.org/details/meluluetsa

Meluluetsa: ea nšetso-pele le Bosechaba Lesotho by Joshua Pulumo Mohapeloa

Topics
#Sesotho, #Lesotho, #Basotho, #mmino

"Meluluetsa, which means ululation, is calculated to inspire the Basotho, particularly the young generation, in the same way as actual ululating inspires warriors to acts of valour. It is an attempt to instil the spirit of patriotism into their minds and urge them to achieve participation in all spheres of development for the betterment of the country."

https://archive.org/details/meluluetsa

Meluluetsa: ea nšetso-pele le Bosechaba Lesotho by Joshua Pulumo Mohapeloa

Topics
#Sesotho, #Lesotho, #Basotho, #mmino

"Meluluetsa, which means ululation, is calculated to inspire the Basotho, particularly the young generation, in the same way as actual ululating inspires warriors to acts of valour. It is an attempt to instil the spirit of patriotism into their minds and urge them to achieve participation in all spheres of development for the betterment of the country."

https://archive.org/details/meluluetsa

Meluluetsa: ea nšetso-pele le Bosechaba Lesotho by Joshua Pulumo Mohapeloa

Topics
#Sesotho, #Lesotho, #Basotho, #mmino

"Meluluetsa, which means ululation, is calculated to inspire the Basotho, particularly the young generation, in the same way as actual ululating inspires warriors to acts of valour. It is an attempt to instil the spirit of patriotism into their minds and urge them to achieve participation in all spheres of development for the betterment of the country."

https://archive.org/details/meluluetsa

Meluluetsa: ea nšetso-pele le Bosechaba Lesotho by Joshua Pulumo Mohapeloa

Topics
#Sesotho, #Lesotho, #Basotho, #mmino

"Meluluetsa, which means ululation, is calculated to inspire the Basotho, particularly the young generation, in the same way as actual ululating inspires warriors to acts of valour. It is an attempt to instil the spirit of patriotism into their minds and urge them to achieve participation in all spheres of development for the betterment of the country."

https://archive.org/details/uthini

Uthini? Everyday sayings in Xhosa, English, S. Sotho, Afrikaans by Reviva Schermbrucker; Trish de Villiers

Topics
#isiXhosa, #Sesotho, #childrensbooks, #multilingualbooks, #multilingualliterature, #southafrika, #Azania, #phrasebooks, #phrasebook, #conversationbook, #childrensmultilingualbooks

Landsowne, Cape Town: Anti-bias project of the Early Learning Resource Unit

https://archive.org/details/uthini

Uthini? Everyday sayings in Xhosa, English, S. Sotho, Afrikaans by Reviva Schermbrucker; Trish de Villiers

Topics
#isiXhosa, #Sesotho, #childrensbooks, #multilingualbooks, #multilingualliterature, #southafrika, #Azania, #phrasebooks, #phrasebook, #conversationbook, #childrensmultilingualbooks

Landsowne, Cape Town: Anti-bias project of the Early Learning Resource Unit

https://archive.org/details/uthini

Uthini? Everyday sayings in Xhosa, English, S. Sotho, Afrikaans by Reviva Schermbrucker; Trish de Villiers

Topics
#isiXhosa, #Sesotho, #childrensbooks, #multilingualbooks, #multilingualliterature, #southafrika, #Azania, #phrasebooks, #phrasebook, #conversationbook, #childrensmultilingualbooks

Landsowne, Cape Town: Anti-bias project of the Early Learning Resource Unit

https://archive.org/details/uthini

Uthini? Everyday sayings in Xhosa, English, S. Sotho, Afrikaans by Reviva Schermbrucker; Trish de Villiers

Topics
#isiXhosa, #Sesotho, #childrensbooks, #multilingualbooks, #multilingualliterature, #southafrika, #Azania, #phrasebooks, #phrasebook, #conversationbook, #childrensmultilingualbooks

Landsowne, Cape Town: Anti-bias project of the Early Learning Resource Unit

https://archive.org/details/uthini

Uthini? Everyday sayings in Xhosa, English, S. Sotho, Afrikaans by Reviva Schermbrucker; Trish de Villiers

Topics
#isiXhosa, #Sesotho, #childrensbooks, #multilingualbooks, #multilingualliterature, #southafrika, #Azania, #phrasebooks, #phrasebook, #conversationbook, #childrensmultilingualbooks

Landsowne, Cape Town: Anti-bias project of the Early Learning Resource Unit