Explore civic AI by language
Each language is an ecosystem of its own, expore the open models, civic discourse datasets, benchmarks, terminology, and research supporting AI development across languages beyond the mainstream.
- Languages
- 9
- Countries
- 6
- Datasets
- 11
- Open models
- 4
Explore Supported Languages
Each language has a growing ecosystem of open models, civic datasets, benchmarks, terminology resources, and research.
- Luganda·Oluganda
Spoken by over 5 million Ugandans, central to Buganda's culture and among Uganda's most widely used local languages.
1 model · 2 datasets
- Bantu
- Uganda
- Swahili·Kiswahili
A lingua franca for over 200 million people across East Africa, including Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, and beyond.
3 models · 10 datasets
- Bantu
- Kenya
- Luo·Dholuo
A Western Nilotic language spoken around Lake Victoria, particularly in western Kenya, and the northern Uganda region.
Open for contributors
- Western Nilotic
- Kenya
- Oromo·Afaan Oromoo
A major Cushitic language written in Qubee script and used in public administration across Ethiopia's Oromia region.
Open for contributors
- Cushitic
- Ethiopia
- Dinka·Thuɔŋjäŋ
A Western Nilotic language of South Sudan, spanning several dialect clusters, carried largely through speech.
Open for contributors
- Western Nilotic
- South Sudan
- Kinyarwanda·Ikinyarwanda
Rwanda's national language, spoken across the country and used extensively in government, and everyday communication.
Open for contributors
- Bantu
- Rwanda
- Amharic·አማርኛ
Ethiopia's federal working language, written in Geʽez script and used in government, media, and public life.
Open for contributors
- Semitic
- Ethiopia
- Kikuyu·Gĩkũyũ
One of Kenya's most widely spoken languages, centred around Mount Kenya and used daily in local radio and markets.
Open for contributors
- Bantu
- Kenya
- Sukuma·Kisukuma
Tanzania's most widely spoken indigenous community language, concentrated south of Lake Victoria around Mwanza and Shinyanga.
Open for contributors
- Bantu
- Tanzania
- Karimojong
Open for contributors