Text to Speech System for Meitei Mayek Script
Computation and Language
2025-08-12 v1 Machine Learning
Sound
Audio and Speech Processing
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.
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@article{arxiv.2508.06870,
title = {Text to Speech System for Meitei Mayek Script},
author = {Gangular Singh Irengbam and Nirvash Singh Wahengbam and Lanthoiba Meitei Khumanthem and Paikhomba Oinam},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2508.06870},
year = {2025}
}