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:
- Vowels: 'a', 'aj', 'aʋ', 'aː', 'e', 'eː', 'i', 'iː', 'o', 'oː', 'u', 'uː'
- Consonants:
- Nasals: 'm', 'n', 'n̪', 'ŋ', 'ɲ', 'ɳ'
- Stops: 'p', 't̪', 'ʈ', 'k',
- Affricates: 'd͡ʒ', 't͡ʃ'
- Fricatives: 'ʋ', 's', 'ʂ', 'ʃ', 'h'
- Approximants: 'j', 'ɻ', 'ɾ', 'l', 'ɭ'
- Consonant cluster: 'kʂ'
- Special Symbols: '்' (denotes absence of inherent vowel)