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license: cc-by-4.0
language:
- mnc
tags:
- ocr
- htr
- manchu
- cursive
pretty_name: Cursive Manchu (v2)
configs:
- config_name: default
data_files:
- split: test
path: data/test-*.parquet
---
# Cursive Manchu — v2
Word-level crops from the Manchu manuscript *Talking Dead* (preface +
chapter 01), paired with Möllendorff romanization and Manchu Unicode
(Mongolian block).
## Splits
- `test` — 1,940 word images from the preface (14 pages) and chapter 01
(12 pages).
## Columns
- `image` — PNG crop of a single Manchu word in cursive script, rotated 90°
counter-clockwise and padded to 480×64 white background.
- `roman` — Möllendorff romanization.
- `manchu` — Manchu Unicode (renders correctly with Noto Sans Mongolian or
any Manchu/Mongolian-capable font).
## Usage
```python
from datasets import load_dataset
ds = load_dataset("mic7ch/cursive_v2", split="test")
```
## Notes
- Manchu codepoints use the Mongolian block (U+1820–U+1876). Some are
formally named "MONGOLIAN LETTER SIBE …" in Unicode — Sibe and Manchu
share the script.
- Romanizations were checked against Jerry Norman's *A Comprehensive
Manchu–English Dictionary* (2013). A residual review set of ~80 romans
(proper nouns, loans, inflected forms, possible transcription typos)
was inspected manually; see repository history.
- Companion to `mic7ch/cursive_v1` (327 word crops from a 1680 Manchu
military document).
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