Despite comprising one-third of global languages, African languages are
critically underrepresented in Artificial Intelligence (AI), threatening
linguistic diversity and cultural heritage. Ghanaian languages, in particular,
face an alarming decline, with documented extinction and several at risk. This
study pioneers a comprehensive survey of Natural Language Processing (NLP)
research focused on Ghanaian languages, identifying methodologies, datasets,
and techniques employed. Additionally, we create a detailed roadmap outlining
challenges, best practices, and future directions, aiming to improve
accessibility for researchers. This work serves as a foundational resource for
Ghanaian NLP research and underscores the critical need for integrating global
linguistic diversity into AI development.

该研究首次对关注加纳语言的自然语言处理 (NLP) 研究进行了广泛调查，识别了所采用的方法、数据集和技术，并创建了详细的路线图，概述了挑战、最佳实践和未来方向，旨在提高研究人员的可访问性。该工作为加纳的 NLP 研究提供了基础资源，并强调了将全球语言多样性整合到 AI 发展中的重要性。

加纳自然语言处理概览：首次观察

The Ghanaian NLP Landscape: A First Look

NLP Ghana is an open-source non-profit organization aiming to advance the
development and adoption of state-of-the-art NLP techniques and digital
language tools to Ghanaian languages and problems. In this paper, we first
present the motivation and necessity for the efforts of the organization; by
introducing some popular Ghanaian languages while presenting the state of NLP
in Ghana. We then present the NLP Ghana organization and outline its aims,
scope of work, some of the methods employed and contributions made thus far in
the NLP community in Ghana.

本文介绍了非营利性组织 NLP Ghana 的目的和必要性，介绍了一些流行的加纳语言，同时介绍了 NLP Ghana 组织及其目标、工作范围、采用的一些方法和在加纳 NLP 社区中迄今为止所做出的贡献。