Contributing to Interslavic MT Data
Thank you for contributing. This repo is data-only: we accept contributions to the monolingual and parallel corpora, following the formats below.
Repo layout
- monolingual/isv_sentences.parquet — Single source of truth for Interslavic sentences. Do not add rows that have not been verified.
- parallel/ — One Parquet file per language pair, e.g.
isv-eng.parquet,isv-rus.parquet.
Monolingual schema
| Column | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
id |
string | Unique id (e.g. isv-0001). Must be unique across the file. |
sentence |
string | The Interslavic sentence. |
source |
string | Source identifier; each value maps to a documented license (see SOURCES.md or CONTRIBUTING). |
- No duplicate
ids. - No nulls in
id,sentence, orsource.
Parallel schema
| Column | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
id |
string | Must exist in monolingual/isv_sentences.parquet. |
isv |
string | Must match the sentence for that id in the monolingual file exactly. |
target |
string | Translation in the target language. |
translator |
string | Who provided the translation (person or system). |
method |
string | One of: human, machine_raw, machine_postedited. |
review_status |
string | e.g. unreviewed, approved, rejected. |
- Every
idmust exist in the monolingual dataset. isvmust match the monolingual sentence for thatidexactly (no whitespace or normalization differences).
Workflow
- Add or edit rows in
parallel/isv-{lang}.parquet(or add a new pair file with the same schema). - Ensure each row references an existing
idfrom the monolingual set and thatisvmatches. - Set
methodandreview_statusappropriately (e.g.unreviewedfor new submissions). - Run
python scripts/validate_corpus.pybefore committing; fix any format errors. - ISLF maintainers will review when needed.
Adding new sentences to the monolingual set is done in coordination with maintainers so that sources and licenses are documented.
License per source
Each source value in the monolingual file corresponds to one documented license. Contributors must have rights to contribute under that license; by submitting, you confirm that. We do not mix incompatible licenses into one work — see LICENSE.md.