Endangered Languages

Jun. 2019 - ongoing

Various projects related to endangered languages revitalization, to be updated. I am passionate about languages in general, and endangered languages strike a chord with me.

Walela Project

I am interested in finding ways to harness artificial intelligence (AI) to help document and revitalize endangered languages. I am currently thinking of pursuing this idea by starting a tech nonprofit. If you have ideas, want to help or are just curious to chat, get in touch with me! I would love to hear your thoughts.

Glacier Davidson, Haines, Alaska. Image Credit: Diego Delso, http://delso.photo/, License CC-BY-SA

Yugtun LKSD app

With Christopher W. Liu, developed an educational app to facilitate Yup’ik language learning in 18 Yup’ik/English immersion schools of the Lower Kuskokwim School District (LKSD) in Southwest Alaska. The app is available for free on Google Play Store and Apple Store.

Built with 💙 using React Native, PouchDB and CouchDB.

Naaqerkat app

Developed with Christopher W. Liu, this is a children’s ebooks app in Yup’ik, with audio and word-by-word explanations. Also includes flash cards and language exercises. Available for free on Google Play Store and Apple Store.

Built with 💙 using React Native

Also see my previous project on machine translation between Yup’ik Eskimo and English.