For years, Somali was considered a "low-resource language" in the world of AI, meaning there was very limited data available to train powerful models. However, this is changing fast.
"Waan iibsanayaa luulkan, laakiin waa inaan marka hore tijaabiyaa habeenkan." aiyaary af somali
: In cities like Mogadishu, Hargeisa, and Garowe, physical media shops and local cable networks provide direct access to translated Indian films. For years, Somali was considered a "low-resource language"