{"ID":2884318,"CreatedAt":"2026-06-01T04:54:23.091178241Z","UpdatedAt":"2026-06-01T04:54:23.091178241Z","DeletedAt":null,"paper_url":"https://arxiv.org/abs/2508.06870","arxiv_id":"2508.06870","title":"Text to Speech System for Meitei Mayek Script","abstract":"This paper presents the development of a Text-to-Speech (TTS) system for the Manipuri language using the Meitei Mayek script. Leveraging Tacotron 2 and HiFi-GAN, we introduce a neural TTS architecture adapted to support tonal phonology and under-resourced linguistic environments. We develop a phoneme mapping for Meitei Mayek to ARPAbet, curate a single-speaker dataset, and demonstrate intelligible and natural speech synthesis, validated through subjective and objective metrics. This system lays the groundwork for linguistic preservation and technological inclusion of Manipuri.","short_abstract":"This paper presents the development of a Text-to-Speech (TTS) system for the Manipuri language using the Meitei Mayek script. Leveraging Tacotron 2 and HiFi-GAN, we introduce a neural TTS architecture adapted to support tonal phonology and under-resourced linguistic environments. We develop a phoneme mapping for Meitei...","url_abs":"https://arxiv.org/abs/2508.06870","url_pdf":"https://arxiv.org/pdf/2508.06870v1","authors":"[\"Gangular Singh Irengbam\",\"Nirvash Singh Wahengbam\",\"Lanthoiba Meitei Khumanthem\",\"Paikhomba Oinam\"]","published":"2025-08-09T07:40:53Z","proceeding":"cs.CL","tasks":"[\"cs.CL\",\"cs.LG\",\"cs.SD\",\"eess.AS\"]","methods":"[\"Generative Adversarial Network\"]","has_code":false}