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Can we add Arabic to the supported languages ?
User: thelinuxer
Date: 1/25/2010 12:11 pm
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Hi All,

I was wondering what needs to be done to add Arabic as a supported language. I did some translation on https://launchpad.net/voxforge/voxforge-speech-submission-applet


but still haven't worked on the prompts. What I wanted to ask is, if I completed the translation will Arabic be added as a supported language or something else needs to be done ?


Also, why do we need to translate the prompts ? Can't every language have it own set of prompts?


Best regards,

Ahmed Toulan.

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Re: Can we add Arabic to the supported languages ?
User: kmaclean
Date: 1/26/2010 9:51 pm
Views: 7
Rating: 1

Hi Ahmed,

>I did some translation on https://launchpad.net/voxforge/voxforge-

>speech-submission-applet

Thank you!

>What I wanted to ask is, if I completed the translation will Arabic be added

>as a supported language

Yes.

Please let me know when you are completed, because I don't go to the Ubuntu Launchpad site too often.

>Also, why do we need to translate the prompts ? Can't every language

>have it own set of prompts?

No need to translate the English prompts... just create your own, or use a Public Domain text (or GPL compatible license).

Please break up each prompt line in 15-25 word sentences, at a natural pause.  We can start with 100-200 prompt lines, and see how things go from there.  Try to use words that are representative of all the main sounds (phonemes) in Arabic.

Ken

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Re: Can we add Arabic to the supported languages ?
User: kmaclean
Date: 1/27/2010 8:16 am
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This paper: Investigation Arabic Speech Recognition Using CMU Sphinx System contains a list of phonemes for the Arabic language.

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Re: Can we add Arabic to the supported languages ?
User: Visitor
Date: 1/30/2010 2:08 pm
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Thanks guys I will get to work and notify you of any changes. Thanks again.

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Re: Can we add Arabic to the supported languages ?
User: mmm
Date: 6/12/2010 7:25 pm
Views: 26
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is that mean,that I will use corresponding  letters and sounds in english? instead of  use arabic as writing

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Re: Can we add Arabic to the supported languages ?
User: kmaclean
Date: 6/14/2010 8:11 am
Views: 309
Rating: 1

>use corresponding  letters and sounds in english?

HTK/Julius don't understand arabic lettering for phone representations, but you can use arabic words in your pronunciation dictionary, so the arabic word will get displayed for your user.

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