This model is fine-tuned on the Tamil dataset from Common Voice 16.1, preprocessed using Epitran for transliterating text into IPA. The 'tam-Taml' code was employed to generate a precise phoneme list, crucial for capturing the nuances of Tamil phonetics:
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Vowels:
- Monophthongs:'a', 'aː', 'e', 'eː', 'i', 'iː', 'o', 'oː', 'u', 'uː'
- Diphthongs: 'aj', 'aʋ'
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Consonants:
- Nasals: 'm', 'n̪', 'n', 'ɳ', 'ɲ', 'ŋ'
- Stops: 'p', 't̪', 'ʈ', 'k',
- Affricates: 't͡ʃ', 'd͡ʒ'
- Fricatives: 's', 'ʂ', 'ʃ', 'h'
- Tap: 'ɾ'
- Trill: 'r'
- Approximants: 'ʋ','ɻ', 'j', 'l', 'ɭ'
- Consonant cluster: 'kʂ'
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Special Symbols: '்' (denotes the absence of inherent vowel)