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@archive.org Oct 7, 2026, 2:01 AM

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Peter Scholing explains how the National Library of Aruba & the Internet Archive are preserving Papiamento's written & audiovisual heritage, helping safeguard a language & culture for future generations.

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Greenish-black graphic quoting Peter Scholing, Digital Librarian, for the Vanishing Culture series, with the quote "Small scale languages like Papiamento may be hard to find, and the traditional methods of language preservation are no longer sufficient."

@perkinskeighley.bsky.social Sep 30, 2026, 1:12 PM

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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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@perkinskeighley.bsky.social Sep 30, 2026, 1:12 PM

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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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@perkinskeighley.bsky.social Sep 30, 2026, 1:12 PM

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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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@perkinskeighley.bsky.social Sep 30, 2026, 1:12 PM

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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