typhoon-ai/isan-phonetic-dictionary

---
language:
- th
tags:
- phonetics
- isan
- thai-dialect
- linguistics
- ipa
license: apache-2.0
size_categories:
- 1K<n<10K
pretty_name: Isan Phonetic Dictionary
---

# Isan Phonetic Dictionary Dataset

## Dataset Description

- **Homepage:** [opentyphoon.ai]
- **Point of Contact:** [[e-mail]]

### Summary
This dataset is a phonetic dictionary focused on **Isan (Northeastern Thai)** pronunciations. It is structured to handle linguistic complexities such as:
1. **Phonetic Variations (เสียงแปร):** Words that have multiple valid pronunciations without changing the meaning.
2. **Homographs (คำพ้องรูป):** Words that are spelled the same but have different pronunciations and meanings depending on the context.

The data is provided in **TSV (Tab-Separated Values)** format.

### Supported Tasks
- **Grapheme-to-Phoneme (G2P):** Converting Thai script to phonetic transcriptions (IPA).
- **Dialect Analysis:** Studying phonological differences between Standard Thai and Isan.
- **Speech Synthesis (TTS):** Providing accurate pronunciation data for Isan dialect synthesis.

## Dataset Structure

### Data Instances
A typical instance in the dataset represents a word, its primary transcription, potential variations, and context if applicable.

| word | phonetic_transcription | variation | homograph_context |
| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
| รัก | h a k ˦ | l a k ˦ | |
| ย่าง | j aː ŋ ˧˩ | | วิธีทำอาหารแบบหนึ่ง เช่น ไก่ย่าง |
| ย่าง | ɲ aː ŋ ˦ | | ย่างเดิน |