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---
license: cc-by-nc-sa-4.0
dataset_info:
  features:
  - name: source
    dtype: string
  - name: sentence
    dtype: string
  - name: normalized
    dtype: string
  splits:
  - name: train
    num_bytes: 1740648
    num_examples: 5575
  - name: test
    num_bytes: 21668
    num_examples: 100
  download_size: 583954
  dataset_size: 1762316
configs:
- config_name: default
  data_files:
  - split: train
    path: data/train-*
  - split: test
    path: data/test-*
language:
- rmz
pretty_name: marmaspeak-text
---


# MarmaSpeak Text Dataset

## Dataset Description

This dataset contains sentences in the Marma language (ISO code: rmz), with both original and normalized forms. The dataset is designed to support language technology development for the Marma language, a Tibeto-Burman language spoken primarily by the Marma people in Bangladesh and Myanmar.
This dataset was created part of a project by CLEAR Global funded by Australian Government Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT).

### Languages

- **Language:** Marma (rmz)
- **Script:** Burmese script
- **Language Family:** Tibeto-Burman

## Dataset Structure

### Data Instances

Each instance consists of:
- `source`: The source of the text
- `sentence`: The original sentence text (Test sentence ID in test set)
- `normalized`: The normalized version of the sentence

### Data Splits

The dataset is split into training and test sets:
- Train: 5575 examples
- Test: 100 examples

## Sources

The texts in this collection come from various sources:

- Sentences written by our linguist (Aong)
- Marma Tainyintha by Nuthowain Barang
- Useful phrases in Marma (Marma-2.docx)
- Maths problems in Marma
- [Marma textbooks Bangladesh National Curriculum and Textbook Board (NCTB)](https://nctb.portal.gov.bd/)
- PCJSS
- Marma Poems
- Refungjang
- အကျွန်ရို့ မာရမာ လူမျိုး ပါ

## Permissions and Usage Rights

This dataset has been compiled with permission from the original content creators and community representatives. 

**CLEAR Global** has obtained necessary permissions to share this data under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License (cc-by-nc-sa-4.0).

### Permissions Summary:
- The dataset can be used for non-commercial research and educational purposes
- Derivative works must acknowledge the original sources
- Derivative works must be shared under the same license terms
- Commercial use requires explicit permission from the original rights holders

## Citation

```
@misc{marmaspeak-text,
  author = {CLEAR Global},
  title = {MarmaSpeak Text Dataset},
  year = {2025},
  howpublished = {https://huggingface.co/datasets/CLEAR-Global/marmaspeak-text}
}
```

## Acknowledgments

This dataset was created by Alp Öktem and Aong Shay Sing Marma. We thank the Marma community members and language experts who contributed to and validated this dataset. Special thanks to NCTB and Nuthowain Barang.