language nomalisation through technology
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Te Taka Keegan
Waikato-Maniapoto, Ngāti Porou, Te Arawa
Computer Science, University of Waikato
Kāhui Māori, National Science Challenge for Technology
Language Nomalisation
through Technology
ICDLC-6 KeyNote Presentation Thursday 28 Feb 2019
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International Conference for Language
Documentation & Conservation
1. Who are we?
Language documenters
Those striving to retain and maintain our language
2. What are we doing?
Documentation - Preservation
- Conservation
- Revitalisation
- Normalisation
3. Why are we doing this?
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International Conference for Language
Documentation & Conservation
The destruction of a language is the destruction
of a rooted identity.
Joshua Fishman
What we lose is essentially an enormous
cultural heritage…
Claude Hagege
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International Conference for Language
Documentation & Conservation
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International Conference for Language
Documentation & Conservation
1. Who are we?
Language documenters
Those striving to retain and maintain our language
2. What are we doing?
Documentation - Preservation
- Conservation
- Revitalisation
- Normalisation
3. Why are we doing this?
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International Conference for Language
Documentation & Conservation
Language Normalisation through Technology: Te Reo
Māori Example
Language Normalisation through Technology
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A quick Background
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A quick Background
Te reo Māori
An Eastern Polynesian language native to Aotearoa (New
Zealand)
125,000 speakers (1 in 5 of Māori)
4.5 million people in NZ, 692,000 Māori
Language classified as:
definitely endangered – severely endangered
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A quick Background
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Language Activist
Actively work to promote the language
Ahakoa he iti, he pounamu
Do it for the right reasons
Help others
Growing relations with sister languages can have
unexpected benefits
Gets ideas, enthusiasm, encouragement from others,
but ultimately does it themselves
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Hard Core Language Activist
Selfish but generous
Poor but rich
Doom & gloom but hope
Devoted to children, grand children…
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Hard Core Language Activist
I believe the children are our future
Teach them well and let them lead the way
Show them all the beauty they possess inside
Give them a sense of pride
To make it easier
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Hard Core Language Activist
Selfish but generous
Poor but rich
Doom & gloom but hope
Devoted to children, grand children…
Fiercely passionate about language
Behind every successful project is a hard core activist
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Serendipity
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Serendipity – Niupepa collection
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Seize the Opportunities
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Seize the Opportunities - Google
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Its Hard but just do it
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Its Hard but just do it ─ the Microsoft challenge
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Its Hard but just do it ─ the Microsoft challenge
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Its Hard but just do it ─ the Microsoft challenge
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USE OF TE REO MĀORI INTERFACES BY KURA (2011)
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Its Hard but just do it ─ example 2
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Its Hard but just do it ─ the speech to text challenge
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Lesson 1: get kaumātua support
Language community support is essential
Often this can include spiritual support
For technology initiatives it is vital for
long term sustainability!
Sometimes this can hurt
‘be true to our tūpuna, but don’t be slaves to them’
we cant be too scared and then end up doing nothing
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Lesson 2: Strive for the stars…
Ko au te taupā
kīhai i pūawai i āku moemoeā
I am the only boundary
to the fruition of my dreams
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Lesson 3: Act smart
Question why do you want to incorporate technology?
Who has or cedes rights?
Long term sustainability
If you build it they don’t always come
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Lesson 4: promote!
E kore te kūmara e kōrero
mō tōna reka
The sweet potato does not indicate
how sweet it tastes
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Some random thoughts…
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Social Media Opportunities
A new realm of opportunities
Conversations – connections – kanohi ki te kanohi
Language visibility & excitement
Language learning
Engagement over distance
Research
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Social Media Opportunities
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Social Media Opportunities
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Social Media Opportunities
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Social Media Opportunities
A new realm of opportunities
Conversations – connections – kanohi ki te kanohi
Language visibility & excitement
Language learning
Engagement over distance
Research
Inter-generational transmission VS
intra-generational transmission
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The importance of Data
The new frontier
More language data → more language knowledge
With knowledge comes responsibility
Data ownership, data sovereignty, data manipulation,
data storage
How do we collect the right digital data that will serve
our needs?
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Hope for the Future
Normalisation of your language in technology
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Technology with Endangered Languages
- the challenge
1. Understand all the relevant issues to you
2. Predict and plan for a changing future
3. Utilise and engage people and previous work
4. Recognise opportunities
5. Seize those opportunities
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Kupu Whakamutunga ─ final thought
He aha te mea nui o te ao?
He tangata, he tangata, he tangata
What is the most important thing in the world?
It is people, it is people, it is people