Welcome to the Hong Kong local language text-to-speech (Text-to-Speech) reader!
Waitou dialect and Hakka dialect are both intangible cultural heritage of Hong Kong. However, the inheritance of these local languages has been broken due to urbanization. The new generation in Wai Village has very few opportunities to come into contact with Waitou dialect and Hakka dialect, or they may only know how to listen but not speak.
Using this text-to-speech (TTS) reader can be used as a resource for learning Waitou and Hakka. It can also be used as a tool to communicate with elders in surrounding villages, continuing the language inheritance of families and communities.
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Just enter text into the program, and the program will generate a natural and smooth voice in Waitou or Hakka, making it easy to learn the local language or communicate with relatives and friends. How to use it:
➀ Enter text in the blank field
➁ Select language: Waitou/Hakka
➂ Select language style: classical Chinese/written language/oral language materials
➃ Click [Add sentence]
➄ Press the play button【▶︎】
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This program was developed by the Hong Kong Native Language Conservation Association and the Linguistics and Language Research Center of the Education University of Hong Kong. The language model part was participated in the production by hon9kon9ize. Special thanks to the Intangible Cultural Heritage Office of the Leisure and Cultural Services Department for sponsoring this project.
If you have any inquiries, please email to info@hkilang.org or lchaakming@eduhk.hk.
Waitou dialect and Hakka dialect are both intangible cultural heritage of Hong Kong. However, the inheritance of these local languages has been broken due to urbanization. The new generation in Wai Village has very few opportunities to come into contact with Waitou dialect and Hakka dialect, or they may only know how to listen but not speak.
Using this text-to-speech (TTS) reader can be used as a resource for learning Waitou and Hakka. It can also be used as a tool to communicate with elders in surrounding villages, continuing the language inheritance of families and communities.
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Just enter text into the program, and the program will generate a natural and smooth voice in Waitou or Hakka, making it easy to learn the local language or communicate with relatives and friends. How to use it:
➀ Enter text in the blank field
➁ Select language: Waitou/Hakka
➂ Select language style: classical Chinese/written language/oral language materials
➃ Click [Add sentence]
➄ Press the play button【▶︎】
―――――――――――――――――――――
This program was developed by the Hong Kong Native Language Conservation Association and the Linguistics and Language Research Center of the Education University of Hong Kong. The language model part was participated in the production by hon9kon9ize. Special thanks to the Intangible Cultural Heritage Office of the Leisure and Cultural Services Department for sponsoring this project.
If you have any inquiries, please email to info@hkilang.org or lchaakming@eduhk.hk.
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