Project Overview
Development of high-quality TTS systems for Kurdish using advanced neural architectures. Our WaveNet-based approach captures Kurdish's unique prosodic patterns and phonetic characteristics, producing natural-sounding synthetic speech for both Sorani and Kurmanji dialects.
Technologies & Methods
Applications
- Audiobook Production
- Accessibility Applications
- Educational Tools
Related Publications
Text-to-Speech Synthesis for Kurdish Language
Dr. Fatima Hassan , Dr. Ahmad Kurdish (2023)
Development of the first high-quality TTS system for Kurdish using WaveNet architecture, addressing prosodic patterns and phonetic characteristics unique to Kurdish phonology.
Related Datasets
Kurdish Phonetic Pronunciation Dictionary
Published: March 30, 2023 | Size: 120 MB
Comprehensive pronunciation dictionary for Kurdish containing phonetic transcriptions for 75,000 words, including stress patterns and dialectal variations using IPA notation.
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Research Team
Funding
National Science Foundation Digital Languages Grant