Latest posts tagged with #AfricanLanguages on Bluesky
#CfP 📢 Study Day: “Les langues d’Afrique dans les péninsules ibérique et italienne : usage, circulations, apprentissages, représentations (XVIe-XVIIe siècles)”,
Université Grenoble Alpes
📆25 September 2026 |🌍Grenoble
⏰15 March 2026
🔗 calenda.org/1357230
#AfricanLanguages #MediterraneanHistory
Yellow birthday card on display with white envelope.
Yellow birthday card in Hausa, set in size comparison with two small potted plants.
Let your special one know they’re loved. Wish them a Happy Birthday in #Hausa!
#afronalia #africanlanguages #langsky #blacksky
Dark grey mug with a design of a skeleton standing in a mug fills with a beverage that produces foam.
Good times! Great drinks! Cool memories! Do it all with our Anigye Nko Ara mug.
“Anigye Nko Ara” is a Twi phrase that translates to “Just Hqppiness” or “Absolute Fun”.
#afronalia #africanlanguages #twi #mug #africanproducts #langsky #blacksky
We have cool discounts on mugs till April! Enjoy this small visual catalog of our mug collection.
#afronalia #africanlanguages #happyvalentinesday #langsky #blacksky #mugs
#EqualyzAI #AfricanLanguages #InclusiveAI #NLP #SmallLanguageModels #SLMs #AIForAll #DigitalInclusion #TechEquity #FutureOfAI
Technology is only and truly global when it understands the way we speak, and much more how we speak at home.
The dataset is publicly available on Hugging Face for researchers, developers, and entrepreneurs.
#EqualyzAI #RepresentationMatters #AfricanLanguages #TechForGood #WAXAL
StoryBundle Translation Project Features African Languages
#Translation #AfricanLanguages
www.writingafrica.com/storybundle-...
11oz white mug with a orange inner lining and “Wo yɛ Gam” designed on its sides.
We added a Twi option to our Luganda-based Ggwe Asinga 11oz mug!
Wo yɛ Gam is a Twi phrase that translates to, “You’re the best.”
#afronalia #africanlanguages #twi #best #blacksky #langsky
Model crouched by a stool while wearing our Black Akasanoma tshirt.
Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee and charm your way out like a sparrow 🙂
Akasanoma is a Twi word that means, “Sparrow”.
What other languages will you like to see this in?
#afronalia #africanlanguages #twi #blacksky #langsky
This research moves African AI forward by spotlighting the data foundations we must fix to build inclusive technology for everyone.
Read the full paper here arxiv.org/pdf/2512.01557
#africanlanguages #ai4good #inclusivetech #equalyzai
So tell us, how does focus sound in your language? Drop your version below.
Let’s keep our languages alive, loud, and future ready.
#equalyzai #africanlanguages #genz #digitalinclusion
This week, remember: the future of AI must sound like home. That’s how we build voice-first, culturally rooted technology for everyone.
#equalyzai #africanlanguages #inclusiveai #voicefirst
Huge kudos to the research team at the University of British Columbia, led by Sang Yun Kwon, AbdelRahim Elmadany, and Muhammad Abdul-Mageed
Read more at arxiv.org/html/2601.13...
#equalyzai #AfricanLanguages
A teddy bear plushie with a romantic message in kiswahili.
A teddy bear plushie with a romantic message in Twi.
A teddy bear plushie with a romantic message in Igbo.
Valentine’s is fast approaching! Get our Teddy Bear Plushies to remind your loved ones all year round that they’re always on your mind.
#afronalia #africanlanguages #igbo #kiswahili #twi #blacksky #langsky
This Valentine’s, we’ve engraved stretchy bracelets with some variant Akan day names. Get them as a gift for an Akan person you care about!
#afronalia #africanlanguages #adwoa #akosua #akua #yaa #afia #akan #valentines #akan #langsky #blacksky
Model wearing a pink Ggwe Asinga Youth Tshirt, posing with a cookie and a glass of milk.
Reminder that you can always be the best version of yourself. Let your loved one know, this Valentine’s, with our Ggwe Asinga Youth Tshirt.
Ggwe Asinga is a Luganda phrase that translates to “You’re the best”
#afronalia #africanlanguages #luganda #blacksky #langsky
A 2026 Twi calendar with decorative vases and plants on a beige background.
A 2026 Twi calendar with decorative vases and plants on a beige background for the month of March.
2026 Twi calendar with a decorative potted plants on a beige background for the month of November.
It’s here again! Our 2026 Twi Calendar dotted with Akwasidae and Awukudae festive occasions throughout the year! Get one for yourself and follow along with both the Gregorian model and the Akan calendar.
#afronalia #africanlanguages #twi #calendar #asranna #akan #blacksky #langsky #africanProducts
A tufted outdoor doormat with oobaake designed on its front.
What better way to welcome family and friends than in a language you feel at home with?
Oobaake is a formal Ga-Adangbe greeting to welcome others. It translates directly to, “You shall surely come”. The letter, ɛ, in the word is nasal.
#afronalia #africanlanguages #ga #gaDanme #langsky #blacksky
The Igbo word, òwu and the Yorubá word, òwú, mean the same thing! Additionally, the Twi word, owu, is pronounced the same as those two words!
The Yoruba, òwú, and the Igbo, òwu, both mean "cotton" or "thread" The Twi, owu, means "death".
We found a triple-language #homophone from 3 different languages! Owu/Òwu/Òwú from #Twi, #Igbo and #Yorùbá sound exactly the same while the words from Igbo and Yorùbá mean the same thing!
Share and repost to get more of these.
#afronalia #africanlanguages #blacksky #langsky #owu #cotton #thread
Get an additional 5% off your entire order, when you have at least 2 items in your cart at checkout!
It’s on us! Get an additional 5% off your entire order, inclusive of other existing discounts, when you have at least 2 items in your cart at checkout. Start the New Year with a sleek Afronalia product!
#afronalia #africanlanguages #africanproducts #newyear #blacksky #langsky
A black adziban apron in the center of a Christmas-decorated theme.
Closeup of a white adziban embroidered apron amidst kitchen utensils for coffee.
The holidays will be rife with the scents of your favorite yuletide cuisines. Join in!
Adziban biara yɛ adziban is a Fante phrase that translates literally to “All food is food” and more finely to, “Food is value-neutral”.
#afronalia #africanlanguages #fante #apron #blackSky #langSky
Model wearing a Heather Grey Ndidi Premium Hoodie under a brown jacket.
Closeup of a burgundy red Ndidi Hoodie
Closeup of an ivy green Ndidi Premium Hoodie
You’re gonna need some tolerance as it gets chillier.
Ndidi is an Igbo word that means “Patience” or “Perseverance”. Get these hoodies in different selected colors on our store at afronalia.com
#afronalia #africanlanguages #Igbo #patience #blacksky #langsky #africanfashion #africanproducts
A model posing with a deep smile while wearing a white Nanga Embroidered Tshirt.
A closeup of an embroidery machine finishing up on the sleek Nanga design, on a Black Premium Tshirt.
A young model posing shyly while wearing a coffee brown Nanga Tshirt.
Closeup of a white Nanga Embroidered Premium Tshirt
It might be cold outside for some, so anchoring yourself at home with an activity seems best!
Nanga is a KiSwahili word that means “Anchor”
#afronalia #africanlanguages #kiswahili #BlackSky #langsky #polyglot
The word, di, is pronounced the same in both Igbo and Twi! Find out what it means →
In Igbo, it means "lord", "master" or "husband". In Twi, it means "eat". Like, share or repost if you learned something new!
This week, we find out about a cross-lingual homophone in Igbo and Twi! #afronalia #africanlanguages #blacksky #langsky
Beige cotton crew neck t-shirt with a colorful text pattern forming a word search puzzle related to 'Love' in various African languages.
This tshirt features a partly-solved WORD SEARCH PUZZLE for “Love” in 12 different languages. There are 7 other unmarked/unsolved languages within including an easter egg 😉
#Afronalia #africanlanguages #Love #Yorùbá #Tamazight #isiZulu #seSotho #Oromo #Éʋe #KiSwahili #Bambara #blacksky #langsky
A red, woolen Pompom beanie with a classic ghost design embroidered in white thread and the text Honhom Kronkron below it.
Chilly season is here, and what better way to enjoy it than to cosy up in warmth, like in our HonHom Kronkron Embroidered Beanie. HonHom Kronkron is a Twi/Fante word that means “Holy Ghost”. A playful on its religious context.
#afronalia #africanlanguages #twi #africanproducts #blacksky #langsky
The coffee-colored Kabewa Knitted Beanie in front of a colorful backdrop. A gold watch sits atop it.
A closeup of the coffee-colored Kabewa Knitted Beanie.
Our soft and lightweight Kabewa Knitted Beanie is a go-to for those cooler days. It is sure to keep you cozy and stylish.
Kàbewà is a Hausa word that translates to "Pumpkin".
#afronalia #africanlanguages #africanfashion #hausa #fallfashion #blacksky #langsky
A soft, yellow Kwadu Central blanket lying atop a woven basket.
A kwadu central throw blanket draped over an armchair.
Cozy up in our Kwadu Central Throw Blanket! It comes in two different sizes and is made plush for comfort and warmth.
Kwadu is a Twi/Fante word that translates to “Banana”
#afronalia #africanlanguages #twi #fante #kwadu #africanproducts #family #blanket #blacksky #langsky
ASR Review for African Low‑Resource Languages Highlights Gaps and Paths
A systematic review of ASR research (Jan 2020–Jul 2025) found 71 studies covering 74 datasets for 111 African languages and about 11,200 hours of speech. Read more: getnews.me/asr-review-for-african-l... #asr #africanlanguages #speechtech
The KiSwahili word, nne, and the Twi word, nns, sound exactly the same. They're cross lingual homophones! Swipe to see what they mean!
The Kiswahili word, nne, means "four" while the Twi word, nns, means "today" Like, Repost and Share if learned something new!
This week we found a nice similarity between a KiSwahili word and a Twi word. It’s so cool because these two languages are not AT ALL related!
Does this word appear in your language?
#afronalia #africanlanguages #kiswahili #twi #homophones #polyglot #blacksky #langsky
