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Analysing Public Transport User Sentiment on Low Resource Multilingual Data
Rozina L. Myoya, Vukosi Marivate, Idris Abdulmumin
Public transport systems in many Sub-Saharan countries often receive less attention compared to other sectors, underscoring the need for innovative solutions to improve the Quality…
AI and the Future of Work in Africa White Paper
Jacki O'Neill, Vukosi Marivate, Barbara Glover +71
This white paper is the output of a multidisciplinary workshop in Nairobi (Nov 2023). Led by a cross-organisational team including Microsoft Research, NEPAD, Lelapa AI, and Univers…
From N-grams to Pre-trained Multilingual Models For Language Identification
Thapelo Sindane, Vukosi Marivate
In this paper, we investigate the use of N-gram models and Large Pre-trained Multilingual models for Language Identification (LID) across 11 South African languages. For N-gram mod…
Correcting FLORES Evaluation Dataset for Four African Languages
Idris Abdulmumin, Sthembiso Mkhwanazi, Mahlatse S. Mbooi +7
This paper describes the corrections made to the FLORES evaluation (dev and devtest) dataset for four African languages, namely Hausa, Northern Sotho (Sepedi), Xitsonga, and isiZul…
Cross-lingual transfer of multilingual models on low resource African Languages
Harish Thangaraj, Ananya Chenat, Jaskaran Singh Walia +1
Large multilingual models have significantly advanced natural language processing (NLP) research. However, their high resource demands and potential biases from diverse data source…
InkubaLM: A small language model for low-resource African languages
Atnafu Lambebo Tonja, Bonaventure F. P. Dossou, Jessica Ojo +8
High-resource language models often fall short in the African context, where there is a critical need for models that are efficient, accessible, and locally relevant, even amidst s…
Pula: Training Large Language Models for Setswana
Nathan Brown, Vukosi Marivate
In this work we present Pula, a suite of bilingual language models proficient in both Setswana and English. Leveraging recent advancements in data availability and efficient fine-t…
Prompting Towards Alleviating Code-Switched Data Scarcity in Under-Resourced Languages with GPT as a Pivot
Michelle Terblanche, Kayode Olaleye, Vukosi Marivate
Many multilingual communities, including numerous in Africa, frequently engage in code-switching during conversations. This behaviour stresses the need for natural language process…