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Speech Datasets and Models for Tibeto-Burman Languages of India
Dataset created under the Speech Datasets and Models for Tibeto-Burman Languages (SpeeD-TB), sponsored under Mission Bhashini by Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MEITY), Govt of India. The project aimed to create 1,200 hours of speech dataset and ASR models for 6 underresourced, tribal Tibeto-Burman languages of India speoken in Eastern and North-Eastern parts of India.
Chief Investigator and Consortium LeaderProf. Bornini Lahiri
Principle InvestigatorDr. Meiraba Takhellambam
Principle InvestigatorDr. Amalesh Gope
Chief Investigator and Consortium Leader (Former)Dr. Ritesh Kumar
Consortium LeaderIndian Institute of Technology Kharagpur
Consortium PartnerTezpur University
Funders / Funding agenciesMinistry of Electronics and Information Technology, Govt of India
Consortium PartnerManipur University
Consortium Leader (Former)Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar University
Technology PartnerUnreal Tece LLP
To build a transcribed speech dataset of approximately 200 hours each in 6 Tibeto-Burman languages - Bodo (mainly spoken in Assam), Meetei (mainly spoken in Manipur), Chokri (mainly spoken in Nagaland), Kok Borok (mainly spoken in Tripura), Nyishi (mainly spoken in Arunachal Pradesh) and Toto (mainly spoken in West Bengal)
80% · In Progress
To develop a phone set for each of the languages under study.
100% · Completed
To build a language model for the languages under consideration here.
100% · Completed
To build a baseline ASR system for each of the above languages.
50% · In Progress
To make the dataset and pre-trained and fine-tuned models publicly available through Bhashini / ULCA and also other platforms and sources including GitHub and other appropriate repositories and server under CC-By 4.0 license (for dataset) and AGPL v3 (for the model).
70% · In Progress