Partnering with specialists
To make sure te reo Māori cities and cities are pronounced appropriately, we partnered with language specialists from Te Taura Whiri (the Māori Language Fee) and utilised publicly out there New Zealand Geographic Board knowledge to construct the brand new voice.
“Māori place names carry tales that join us to our histories, folks and achievements,” says Ngahiwi Apanui-Barr, chief government of Te Taura Whiri. “Step one to unlocking these tales is appropriate pronunciation. If we will hear the phrases stated appropriately, we will say the phrases appropriately.”
Planning for the long run
Māori knowledge sovereignty and Google’s AI Principles had been central to the event of this text-to-speech mannequin. Initially Te Taura Whiri would be the kaitiaki (guardians) of te reo Māori lexicon. The long-term plan is to determine a bunch of custodians of the information to make sure Māori teachers, researchers and communities can entry and profit from the information and maintain this kaupapa (mission).
The brand new voice begins rolling out globally in the present day on Android, iOS, Android Auto and CarPlay. Be certain your language is about to English (New Zealand) to attempt it.
