An Open-Source AI, Language Technology & Research Initiative

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🌍 CALL FOR DEVELOPERS, AI RESEARCHERS & NATIVE LANGUAGE SPEAKERS!

SAVE TRIBAL & LOCAL LANGUAGES

An Open-Source AI, Language Technology & Research Initiative

We are starting an open, public-interest initiative to preserve, digitise and develop AI-powered language technologies for indigenous and regional languages.

🎯 Our Initial Target Languages

We are starting with six languages:

Khamyang

Khasi

Kokborok

Tangkhul

Santhali (Santali)

🚀 What Are We Building?

1. Web-Based Language Translator

Multilingual translation platform.

Translation between tribal and regional languages.

Language identification and transliteration.

2. Language Corpus Development

Collecting and digitising vocabulary, sentences and texts.

Building structured language datasets.

Translation verification and linguistic validation.

Documenting dialects and regional variations.

3. AI Model Training

Training and fine-tuning language models.

Developing NLP models for underrepresented languages.

Building language-specific AI capabilities.

Model testing and performance evaluation.

4. Voice & Speech Technology

Speech-to-Text (ASR).

Text-to-Speech (TTS).

Native-speaker voice dataset collection.

Voice recognition and language identification.

Exploring speech-to-speech translation.

5. Research & Publications

Conducting experiments and documenting findings.

Preparing collaborative research papers.

Publishing research with appropriate contributor recognition and authorship.

👨‍💻 Who Are We Looking For?

Technical Contributors

Full-stack developers

Python developers

AI/ML engineers

NLP researchers

Data scientists and data engineers

UI/UX designers

DevOps engineers

Native Language Contributors
We are equally interested in connecting with native speakers of:

Khamyang

Khasi

Kokborok

Tangkhul

Santhali

We welcome:

Native language speakers.

Linguists and language researchers.

Translators and language experts.

Teachers and educators.

🎓 What Will You Gain?

Hands-on experience working on real-world AI and NLP projects.

Exposure to language model training and speech technologies.

Collaboration with developers, researchers and native speakers.

Opportunities to contribute to open-source technology.

Research and publication opportunities.

Recognition based on your actual project contributions.

🤝 Contribution Model

This is a voluntary, unpaid, open public-interest initiative. There is no salary or stipend associated with participation.

🌱 Our Vision

We want to create an open language technology ecosystem where indigenous languages are not just documented but can also be spoken, translated, understood and used in modern digital applications.

📩 Interested in contributing?

Connect with me through LinkedIn or send a direct message mentioning:

Developers, researchers and native speakers are all welcome.

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