Introduction to the awesome-bangla Project
The awesome-bangla project is an extensive compilation of tools, datasets, and resources dedicated to Bangla (Bengali) computing. This project aims to serve both researchers and hobbyists who are interested in exploring Natural Language Processing (NLP) with the Bangla language. By gathering a wide array of resources, the project facilitates the development and application of NLP techniques in Bangla. Contributors are always welcome to enrich this comprehensive resource repository.
Typing Tools and Keyboards
awesome-bangla offers a variety of typing tools and keyboard solutions to cater to different OS users, including:
- End-User Products:
- Avro Keyboard: Available for Windows, Mac, Linux, Ubuntu, and even as an online tool.
- Ridmik Keyboard: A popular choice for Android users.
- Other notable keyboards include OpenBangla, Online Probhat, Rokeya Keyboard Layout, and Borno Keyboard for both Windows and Android.
Libraries for developers include options like the Avro Phonetic Library, jQuery.IME, and Rupantor, which offer support for Bangla phonetic input and conversions.
Corpora and Datasets
The project hosts a wide selection of corpora and datasets necessary for linguistic research and application development. These include text corpora from Wikipedia, Bangla handwriting datasets, speech corpora for analysis, emotion analysis datasets, and more. These resources facilitate advanced NLP tasks and experimentation.
NLP Tools, Scripts, and Utilities
Essential NLP tools featured in awesome-bangla cover a variety of functions:
- POS Taggers: Several versions are available, including rule-based and statistical models.
- Morphological Analyzers and Chunkers: Crucial for parsing text.
- Stemmers and Parsers: Support development needs across multiple languages and platforms.
- Additional utilities for sentiment analysis, word embedding, keyword extraction, and Named Entity Recognition (NER) further enhance the toolset available to users.
Bangla Machine Translation and OCR/HTR
The project includes tools for Bangla to English translation, such as machine translation models and Optical Character Recognition (OCR) tools tailored for Bangla characters and text.
Speech to Text and Text to Speech (TTS)
Speech-related tools transform spoken Bangla into text and vice versa. Resources like the Bangla Speech to Text engine and Katha Bangla TTS provide robust support for speech applications.
Multi-modal and Other Tools
awesome-bangla also supports multi-modal tools, integrating language with image processing, such as in the implementation of CLIP for Bangla. Additional utilities for spell checking, personal assistants, and NLP toolkits are provided.
Additional Resources
Beyond software tools, awesome-bangla lists valuable websites, fonts, and programming languages like Koro and Potaka, catering to various interests in Bangla computing.
The awesome-bangla project is a testament to the collaborative spirit and dedication to making Bangla language resources accessible and usable for diverse computational tasks. Whether one is developing new applications or conducting research, this repository is a vital resource for anyone working with the Bangla language.