Siberia: first machine translator created in Dolgansk and Yakutian

The first machine translator among the languages of the peoples of the North can be created in Dolgansk.′′ Today, there are all the prerequisites for the creation of the first machine translator among the languages of the indigenous peoples of the North in the Dolgan language. It is necessary to understand that language technologies allow you to create conditions for accessibility of language for a wide range of users, their views in different format and the ability to preserve language for future generations. I believe that when digitalizing national languages, it is necessary to set one of the highest goals - the integration of the language and the possibility of its further independent development ", says Alexey Ivanov, a researcher of the research center of the book monuments of the National Library of Yakutia. Earlier, thanks to Alexey Ivanov and the Yandex working group, the Yandex service was launched in spring 2020 Translator ′′ in Yakutian.

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Dolgans are an ethnic group who mostly inhabit Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia. They are descended from several groups, particularly Evenks, one of the indigenous peoples of the Russian North. The 2010 Census counted 7,885 Dolgans, 1,050 of whom speak Dolgansk a language wich is closely related to the Yakut language.