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G_i2P_i Rule-based, index-preserving grapheme-to-phoneme transformations
This paper describes the motivation and implementation details for a rule-based, index-preserving grapheme-to-phoneme engine ‘G_i2P_i' implemented in pure Python and released under the open source MIT license.
ReadAlong Studio: Practical Zero-Shot Text-Speech Alignment for Indigenous Language Audiobooks
While the alignment of audio recordings and text (often termed “forced alignment”) is often treated as a solved problem, in practice the process of adapting an alignment system to a new, under-resourced language comes with significant challenges, requiring experience and expertise that many outside of the speech community lack.
Requirements and Motivations of Low-Resource Speech Synthesis for Language Revitalization
This paper describes the motivation and development of speech synthesis systems for the purposes of language revitalization.
The Indigenous Languages Technology project at NRC Canada: An empowerment-oriented approach to developing language software
This paper surveys the first, three-year phase of a project at the National Research Council of Canada that is developing software to assist Indigenous communities in Canada in preserving their languages and extending their use.
Automatic Speech Recognition
Automatic Speech Recognition (ASR)
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Indigenous language technologies in Canada: Assessment, challenges, and successes
In this article, we discuss which text, speech, and image technologies have been developed, and would be feasible to develop, for the approximately 60 Indigenous languages spoken in Canada.
Optical Character Recognition
Optical Character Recognition (OCR)
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Kawenn\'on:nis: the Wordmaker for Kanyen'k\'eha
In this paper we describe preliminary work on Kawenn{\'o}n:nis, a verb conjugator for Kanyen{'}k{\'e}ha (Ohsweken dialect).
