I’m tuned in for at least the first part, looks like 31 participants here where projects will be shared in 15 minute mini-presentations.
The agenda is available as a Framapad hosted eitherpad (worth noting this is another free service provided by Framasoft see https://framapad.org/)
For reference, see also the ESCALTOR project site “Towards an inclusive & active
South African community of practice in Digital Humanities & Computational Social Science”
Multilingual Projects
First up is isiHoxsa.click a language resource site (a student team project)-- Try it https://isixhosa.click/
IsiXhosa.click is an online dictionary for Xhosa and English. The project aims to create a free, open-source, and easily usable dictionary for learners of isiXhosa.
There was mention of connecting the web site’s database to a Flashcard app Anki (another new one for me!)
Second project is Umhuqa Phansi: IsiZulu Web crawler - appears to be a python based web scraper using Beautiful Soup parser (video is in isiZulu but has English explanation overlays)
Third project is “Multilingual Social Work Dictionary for South Africa” (video not yet on YouTube)
Latest social work dictionary available was published in 1995 and only in English and Afrikaans, but many new words in practice not in dictionary plus need to include indigenous languages.
Plans to offer as a downloadable OER and also a mobile app
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