| Challenge: | DigiSami project aims to support research on endangered languages . it uses spoken corpus and speech technology for the Fenno-Ugric language North Sami . |
| Approach: | They describe the DigiSami project and its research results for the Fenno-Ugric language North Sami . they discuss ethical and privacy issues related to data collection for less-resourced languages and indigenous communities . |
| Outcome: | The DigiSami project focuses on spoken corpus collection and speech technology for the Fenno-Ugric language North Sami. |
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