The official language preservation hub for Binary Tree — Est. 2023

Scripts for
and by
African
Language
Speakers.

Binary Tree Language Initiative

What we doWe promote the proliferation of African scripts. We believe the best way to preserve language is by promoting scripts that accurately reflect unique phonologies, intonations, and syntaxes.

Recent Work

In the press & media

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Podcast Feature / Gen AI Africa

Gen AI Africa Podcast

With African Union Media Fellow Bongekile Filana on AI, African languages, and digital inclusion.

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Guest Lecture / Tanzania Community Networks Polytechnic College

Tanzania Community Networks Polytechnic College

Three day bootcamp focused on African languages in natural language processing under the supervision of Dr. Jabhera Matogoro

Tanzania Community Networks Polytechnic College
Projects
01
Oduduwa Script
Proliferation and digitization for the Oduduwa writing system.
02
Ditema Tsa Dinoko
Proliferation and digitization for the Ditema Tsa Dinoko writing system.
03
Unicode Advocacy
Broad digitization efforts for any and all African scripts for endangered languages.

Our Roots

The Binary Tree Language Initiative is affiliated with the Binary Tree digital literacy nonprofit and is a direct result of the relationships we built teaching in South Africa, Senegal, and across East Africa.

Get in touch

bjmstandefer@gmail.com

Binary Tree Language InitiativeScripts for speakers, by speakers.