Today's word is 'Estrella' (Spanish · es-treh-YAH).
Meaning: A celestial body of burning gas that shines in the night sky, or metaphorically, a person of exc

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In each case, AI supports the technical work while local speakers retain control over the knowledge, vocabulary & meanings being represented.

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Examples include Vavanagi for Hula in Papua New Guinea, Tulun for Tetun health education in Timor-Leste, & a Dinka–English dictionary developed for speakers in South Sudan.

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But the same technology is also lowering the barriers for communities to build their own language tools.

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Large language models work best for languages that are well represented online, which means minority & Indigenous languages can be poorly supported, misrepresented or excluded altogether.

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Today's word is 'Crepuscolo' (Italian · kreh-POO-skoh-loh).
Meaning: The soft, twilight period between day and night when light gradually fades

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Today's word is 'Philoxenia' (Greek (English adoption) · fil-awk-SEE-nee-uh).
Meaning: The love of hospitality and the generous welcome of strangers or guests

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Today's word is 'Palimpsest' (English with Latin/Greek origins · PAL-imp-sest).
Meaning: A manuscript or text in which later writing has been superimposed over earlier, partially erased

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Today's word is 'Incunabula' (English (from Latin) · in-kyoo-NAB-yoo-luh).
Meaning: The earliest printed books, especially those produced before 1501, representing the infancy of p

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Today's word is 'Desenganchar' (Spanish · deh-sen-gahn-CHAR).
Meaning: To unhook, detach, or free oneself from something or someone, often with emotional or relational

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Today's word is 'Stellenbosh' (German · SHTEL-en-bosh).
Meaning: A form of intellectual dismissal where one uses complex language or academic credentials to beli

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Today's word is 'Tsuyoki' (Japanese · tsoo-YO-kee).
Meaning: A state of inner strength and resilience that comes from experiencing hardship and choosing to g

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Today's word is 'Desenrasca' (Brazilian Portuguese · deh-zen-RAH-skah).
Meaning: A clever improvisation or resourceful solution to escape a tight situation

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Today's word is 'Abhyantara' (Sanskrit · uh-bee-AHN-tuh-ruh).
Meaning: The inner space or interior dimension of consciousness that exists within all beings

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Today's word is 'Dolcezza' (Italian · dohl-CHET-sah).
Meaning: Sweetness in all its forms—both literal taste and metaphorical gentleness of character or emotio

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Kumotan News Phrase 🌥️

Surfers Kanoa Igarashi & Mirai Ikeda won Asian Games gold (Sep 29), headlines said they

歴史を刻んだ
(rekishi wo kizanda)

✅ Meaning: made history
✅ Ex: 新記録で歴史を刻む (set a record & make history)

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