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Digital tools, AI can preserve Dusun language for future generations, says Sabah deputy CM

KOTA KINABALU, Oct 11 — Digital technology, including artificial intelligence (AI), has the potential to become a crucial medium in efforts to preserve the Dusun language,...

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沙巴州副首席部长表示，数字工具和人工智能可以帮助保护杜顺语，使其传承给子孙后代。

Digital technology, including AI, can play a crucial role in preserving the Dusun language by developing digital resources and online learning materials.

Sabah Deputy Chief Minister urges the involvement of younger generations and institutions to keep the Dusun language relevant for daily use and cultural identity.

Schools and cultural organisations should collaborate to document Dusun history and language, with the commitment of the community necessary for its survival.

KOTA KINABALU, Oct 11 — Digital technology, including artificial intelligence (AI), has the potential to become a crucial medium in efforts to preserve the Dusun language, ensuring that this community’s heritage continues to be learned, used, and inherited by future generations.

Sabah Deputy Chief Minister I Datuk Seri Dr Joachim Gunsalam said that modern technology can be leveraged through the development of digital dictionaries, recordings of Dusun speech, podcast production, and the creation of online learning materials.

He noted that these efforts need to be strengthened through the involvement of the younger generation, educational institutions, and local communities so that the Dusun language remains relevant and continues to be used in daily life.

“When a language is used less and less, we are actually at risk of losing a part of our own community’s identity and heritage,” he said.

“The question is, in the next 50 years, will our children and grandchildren still be able to speak their mother tongue and understand the history, customs, and culture that form the foundation of their identity?” he said in a statement today.

Joachim, who is also Sabah’s Minister of Works and Utilities, made these remarks while speaking at the closing ceremony of the Ranau Dusun Language and Culture Festival in Ranau yesterday.

He also encouraged schools, colleges, and universities to establish collaborations with cultural organisations and local communities to collect and document materials related to Dusun history, language, and culture for use in education and research.

He stated that the responsibility of ensuring the survival of the Dusun language does not rest solely on certain parties; rather, it requires the commitment of the entire community, especially parents and the younger generation, to continue practicing the use of their mother tongue.

Consequently, he hopes that efforts to elevate the Dusun language will not stop after the conclusion of the festival, but will instead be continued through education, documentation, research, and the active use of the language in community life. — Bernama

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包括人工智能在内的数字技术，可以通过开发数字资源和在线学习材料，在保护杜顺语方面发挥至关重要的作用。

沙巴州副首席部长敦促年轻一代和各机构参与进来，以保持杜顺语在日常生活中的重要性和文化认同感。

学校和文化组织应该合作记录杜顺族的历史和语言，这需要社区的投入才能得以延续。

哥打基纳巴卢，10 月 11 日讯——包括人工智能 (AI) 在内的数字技术有可能成为保护杜顺语的重要媒介，确保这一社区的文化遗产能够继续被子孙后代学习、使用和传承。

沙巴州第一副首席部长拿督斯里约阿希姆·贡萨拉姆博士表示，可以通过开发数字词典、录制杜顺语演讲、制作播客和创建在线学习材料来利用现代技术。

他指出，需要通过年轻一代、教育机构和当地社区的参与来加强这些努力，以便杜顺语保持其相关性，并继续在日常生活中使用。

他说：“当一种语言的使用越来越少时，我们实际上就面临着失去我们自己社区身份和文化遗产一部分的风险。”

“问题是，在未来50年里，我们的子孙后代是否还能说自己的母语，是否还能理解构成他们身份认同基础的历史、习俗和文化？”他今天在一份声明中说道。

约阿希姆同时也是沙巴州工程及公用事业部长，他昨天在拉瑙举行的拉瑙杜顺语言文化节闭幕式上发表了上述讲话。