@article{utilizingmultilingualencoderstoimprovela, title = {Utilizing Multilingual Encoders to Improve Large Language Models for Low-Resource Languages}, author = {Imalsha Puranegedara and Themira Chathumina and Nisal Ranathunga and Nisansa de Silva and Surangika Ranathunga and Mokanarangan Thayaparan}, year = {2025}, eprint = {2508.09091}, archivePrefix = {arXiv}, url = {https://arxiv.org/abs/2508.09091}, }