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Can Embedding Similarity Predict Cross-Lingual Transfer? A Systematic Study on African Languages

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Main Authors:	Idris, Tewodros Kederalah, Mitra, Prasenjit, Eiselen, Roald
Format:	Preprint
Published:	2026
Subjects:	Computation and Language Machine Learning
Online Access:	Acceder al recurso
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