Text to Speech
Type or paste Manx text and listen to it spoken aloud. Due to compute constraints, text is limited to 500 characters.
Automatic Speech Recognition
Upload a Manx audio file or record directly, then transcribe. Due to compute constraints, clips must be 30 seconds or under. For longer files or projects, please get in touch.
Translation
Translate between Manx and English. Due to compute constraints, text is limited to 500 characters.
Timestamping
Upload a Manx recording and its transcript to get word- or phrase-level timestamps, useful for subtitles and audio labelling. Longer recordings (up to 30 mins) are fine here. Alignment can take a few minutes.
This tool works best with:
- High-quality audio
- Non-overlapping speech
- Verbatim transcript (no speaker labels/other metadata)
- Numbers spelled out (e.g., “1920” → “nineteen twenty”)
- Contractions expanded (e.g., “Dr.” → “Doctor”)
It will work somewhat without these but may not be as reliable. I am working to improve robustness to these conditions.
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About Me
I'm Chris, a language enthusiast born and raised in sunny Douglas, Isle of Man. I'm currently doing a PhD in Computer Science at the University of Sheffield. My research is all about making speech and language technologies accessible to endangered language communities, and Manx (Gaelg) is top of the list fella! I've created this platform to showcase some of the technologies I've developed. I hope you find them useful. If you'd like to contribute, please get in touch or provide feedback.
About This Project
Gaelg AI is a collection of AI-powered tools for Manx Gaelic, developed as part of ongoing doctoral research into low-resource and endangered language speech technology at the University of Sheffield. The tools include a text-to-speech synthesiser, automatic speech recognition, and translation tools, all of which have been trained on Manx language resources.
This work would not exist without decades of dedication from the Manx-speaking community. The best way to support the community is to learn the language, which you can do here.
Note: These tools are experimental. Output may contain errors and should be treated as approximate rather than authoritative.
Why it matters
Manx is critically endangered. Language technology for Manx can support:
Language preservation:
- Supports the digitisation of Manx resources.
- Makes existing speech resources searchable by text, enabling research and greater accessibility for community members.
Assistive technologies:
- Screen reading for the visually impaired.
- Live captioning for the deaf.
- Dictation for those with mobility impairments.
Education:
- Grammar and pronunciation checkers.
- Generation of new learning content (w/ human verification).
- Interactive chatbots for practising conversations.
Future work
- Translating this website into Manx (help needed).
- A Gaelg AI app.
- Improving the technologies (more natural voices, better recognition and translation).
- Collecting more Manx speech and text data to train on.
- Applying the tools to real uses such as those mentioned above.
Contribute
These tools are only as good as the data behind them, and Manx is a low-resource language. Ways to help:
- Provide data collections, or help run data collection campaigns.
- Share general feedback on the tools and their output.
- Offer help with particular applications, for example education or health.
Publications
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Blog
Notes on the project: progress, releases, and thoughts on Manx language technology.
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Feedback
Tell me what works, what doesn't, or what you'd like to see next. The form is completely anonymous. Nothing about you is sent unless you write it in the message. Keep an eye on the Blog for fixes and updates.