--- annotations_creators: - found language_creators: - expert-generated license: cc-by-sa-4.0 pretty_name: OLDI-Seed task_categories: - text-generation - translation language: - ace - ary - arz - bam - ban - ben - bho - bjn - bug - crh - dik - dzo - eng - fra - fur - fuv - gug - hne - ita - kas - knc - lij - lim - lmo - ltg - mag - mni - mri - nqo - nus - pbt - prs - scn - shn - spa - srd - szl - taq - vec - zgh configs: - config_name: default data_files: - split: train path: seed/*.jsonl - config_name: ace_Arab data_files: - split: train path: seed/ace_Arab.jsonl - config_name: ace_Latn data_files: - split: train path: seed/ace_Latn.jsonl - config_name: ary_Arab data_files: - split: train path: seed/ary_Arab.jsonl - config_name: arz_Arab data_files: - split: train path: seed/arz_Arab.jsonl - config_name: bam_Latn data_files: - split: train path: seed/bam_Latn.jsonl - config_name: ban_Latn data_files: - split: train path: seed/ban_Latn.jsonl - config_name: ben_Beng data_files: - split: train path: seed/ben_Beng.jsonl - config_name: bho_Deva data_files: - split: train path: seed/bho_Deva.jsonl - config_name: bjn_Arab data_files: - split: train path: seed/bjn_Arab.jsonl - config_name: bjn_Latn data_files: - split: train path: seed/bjn_Latn.jsonl - config_name: bug_Latn data_files: - split: train path: seed/bug_Latn.jsonl - config_name: crh_Latn data_files: - split: train path: seed/crh_Latn.jsonl - config_name: dik_Latn data_files: - split: train path: seed/dik_Latn.jsonl - config_name: dzo_Tibt data_files: - split: train path: seed/dzo_Tibt.jsonl - config_name: eng_Latn data_files: - split: train path: seed/eng_Latn.jsonl - config_name: fra_Latn data_files: - split: train path: seed/fra_Latn.jsonl - config_name: fur_Latn data_files: - split: train path: seed/fur_Latn.jsonl - config_name: fuv_Latn data_files: - split: train path: seed/fuv_Latn.jsonl - config_name: gug_Latn data_files: - split: train path: seed/gug_Latn.jsonl - config_name: hne_Deva data_files: - split: train path: seed/hne_Deva.jsonl - config_name: ita_Latn data_files: - split: train path: seed/ita_Latn.jsonl - config_name: kas_Arab data_files: - split: train path: seed/kas_Arab.jsonl - config_name: kas_Deva data_files: - split: train path: seed/kas_Deva.jsonl - config_name: knc_Arab data_files: - split: train path: seed/knc_Arab.jsonl - config_name: knc_Latn data_files: - split: train path: seed/knc_Latn.jsonl - config_name: lij_Latn data_files: - split: train path: seed/lij_Latn.jsonl - config_name: lim_Latn data_files: - split: train path: seed/lim_Latn.jsonl - config_name: lmo_Latn data_files: - split: train path: seed/lmo_Latn.jsonl - config_name: ltg_Latn data_files: - split: train path: seed/ltg_Latn.jsonl - config_name: mag_Deva data_files: - split: train path: seed/mag_Deva.jsonl - config_name: mni_Beng data_files: - split: train path: seed/mni_Beng.jsonl - config_name: mri_Latn data_files: - split: train path: seed/mri_Latn.jsonl - config_name: nqo_Nkoo data_files: - split: train path: seed/nqo_Nkoo.jsonl - config_name: nus_Latn data_files: - split: train path: seed/nus_Latn.jsonl - config_name: pbt_Arab data_files: - split: train path: seed/pbt_Arab.jsonl - config_name: prs_Arab data_files: - split: train path: seed/prs_Arab.jsonl - config_name: scn_Latn data_files: - split: train path: seed/scn_Latn.jsonl - config_name: shn_Mymr data_files: - split: train path: seed/shn_Mymr.jsonl - config_name: spa_Latn data_files: - split: train path: seed/spa_Latn.jsonl - config_name: srd_Latn data_files: - split: train path: seed/srd_Latn.jsonl - config_name: szl_Latn data_files: - split: train path: seed/szl_Latn.jsonl - config_name: taq_Latn data_files: - split: train path: seed/taq_Latn.jsonl - config_name: taq_Tfng data_files: - split: train path: seed/taq_Tfng.jsonl - config_name: vec_Latn data_files: - split: train path: seed/vec_Latn.jsonl - config_name: zgh_Tfng data_files: - split: train path: seed/zgh_Tfng.jsonl --- # OLDI Seed Machine Translation Datacard OLDI Seed is a machine translation dataset designed to be used to kick-start machine translation models for language directions which currently lack large-scale datasets. ## Dataset Details ### Dataset Description OLDI Seed is a parallel corpus which consists of 6,193 sentences sampled from English Wikipedia and translated into 44 languages. It can be used to kick-start machine translation models for language directions which currently lack large-scale datasets. The data, which is licensed under [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/), is currently being managed by OLDI, the [Open Language Data Initiative](https://oldi.org). - **Curated by:** [The Open Language Data Initiative](https://oldi.org/) - **Language(s) (NLP):** Around 40, see documentation for full list. - **License:** [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) ### Citation OLDI Seed is an updated version of the open source seed dataset described in the paper [Small Data, Big Impact: Leveraging Minimal Data for Effective Machine Translation](https://aclanthology.org/2023.acl-long.154). Other authors have since contributed to the dataset. If you use OLDI Seed in your work, please cite the relevant papers listed in [bibliography.bib](bibliography.bib). ## Uses OLDI Seed is intended to be used to kick-start machine translation models for language directions which currently lack large-scale datasets. ## Dataset Structure Each instance in the dataset is structured as in the following example: ```json { "id": 17, "iso_639_3": "gug", "iso_15924": "Latn", "glottocode": "para1311", "text": "Osẽ emperatriz viuda Maria Feodorovna-ramo peteĩ musical de Broadway mbykymi héravaa Anya 1965 arýpe.", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lillian_Gish", "last_updated": "1.0" } ``` ### Data Fields - `id`: ID number for each line of data. Lines with the same ID in the same split are translations of each other. - `iso_639_3`: The ISO 639-3 code indicating the language variety. - `iso_15924`: The ISO 15924 code indicating the script. - `glottocode`: The [Glottocode](https://glottolog.org/glottolog/language) corresponding to the language variety. - `text`: A line of text in the indicated language. - `url`: The URL for the English article from which the sentence was extracted. - `last_updated`: The version number of the dataset in which the entry was last updated. ## Dataset Creation See the paper [Small Data, Big Impact: Leveraging Minimal Data for Effective Machine Translation](https://aclanthology.org/2023.acl-long.154) and the [NLLB paper](https://arxiv.org/pdf/2207.04672#page=18.71) for more details. ### Additional Datacards The datasets for some language varieties have individual datacards describing their creation. These can be found in the [dataset_cards](https://huggingface.co/datasets/openlanguagedata/oldi_seed/tree/main/dataset_cards) directory. ## Dataset Card Contact For more information about the OLDI Seed dataset, please see [oldi.org](https://oldi.org/) ## Contributing Fixes and new language contributions are most welcome. By contributing to this project you agree to the [Developer Certificate of Origin (DCO)](DCO). This document was created by the Linux Kernel community and is a simple statement that you, as a contributor, have the legal right to make the contribution. In order to show your agreement with the DCO you should include at the end of commit message, the following line: `Signed-off-by: John Doe `, using your real name. This can be done easily using the `-s` flag on the `git commit`. Please see the [Contribution guidelines](https://oldi.org/guidelines) for further information. ### How to add a pull request 1. Go to https://huggingface.co/datasets/openlanguagedata/oldi_seed/discussions, press "New pull request". 2. In the popup window, enter a branch name and press "Create branch". 3. On your computer, do `git clone https://huggingface.co/datasets/openlanguagedata/oldi_seed`. 4. Checkout to your newly created branch (e.g. `cd oldi_seed && git fetch origin refs/pr/4:pr/4 && git checkout pr/4`). 5. Check that you are logged in to the HF CLI tool (`hf auth whoami`). If not, please log into it (`hf auth login` and enter your token). 6. Modify a file (for adding new languages, see the instructions below) and add the changes to git (e.g. `git add seed/rus_Cyrl.jsonl`). 7. Commit with an -s flag (e.g. `git commit -s -m "fix a few typos in the Russian dev set"`). 8. Push (e.g. `git push origin pr/4:refs/pr/4`) — important to make sure to push to the same "refs" branch! 9. Go to the pull request page and see if it reflects your changes. 10. When your pull request is ready, press the "Publish" button in its web interface. If you find this difficult, please contact us by email `info@oldi.org` or in our [Discord group](https://discord.gg/jJmrw3E77u)! ### Testing your changes After contributing new translations or modifying existing ones, you can check that the data format is OK. Assuming that you have the Python packages `pytest` and `dataset` installed, you can type ``` pytest ``` in your console (in the `oldi_seed` directory), and the tests will run. If any of them fails, please inspect the translations, following the hints in the test output. ## Changelog See [CHANGELOG.md](CHANGELOG.md) for information about the latest changes. ## Language coverage | Code | Script | Glottocode | Name | Notes | |-------|--------|------------|-----------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------| | `ace` | `Arab` | `achi1257` | Acehnese (Jawi script) | | | `ace` | `Latn` | `achi1257` | Acehnese (Latin script) | | | `ary` | `Arab` | `moro1292` | Moroccan Arabic | | | `arz` | `Arab` | `egyp1253` | Egyptian Arabic | | | `bam` | `Latn` | `bamb1269` | Bambara | | | `ban` | `Latn` | `bali1278` | Balinese | | | `ben` | `Beng` | `beng1280` | Bengali | | | `bho` | `Deva` | `bhoj1244` | Bhojpuri | | | `bjn` | `Arab` | `banj1239` | Banjar (Jawi script) | | | `bjn` | `Latn` | `banj1239` | Banjar (Latin script) | | | `bug` | `Latn` | `bugi1244` | Buginese | | | `crh` | `Latn` | `crim1257` | Crimean Tatar | | | `dik` | `Latn` | `sout2832` | Southwestern Dinka | | | `dzo` | `Tibt` | `dzon1239` | Dzongkha | | | `eng` | `Latn` | `stan1293` | English | | | `fra` | `Latn` | `stan1290` | French | | | `fur` | `Latn` | `east2271` | Friulian | | | `fuv` | `Latn` | `nige1253` | Nigerian Fulfulde | | | `gug` | `Latn` | `para1311` | Paraguayan Guaraní | | | `hne` | `Deva` | `chha1249` | Chhattisgarhi | | | `ita` | `Latn` | `ital1282` | Italian | | | `kas` | `Arab` | `kash1277` | Kashmiri (Arabic script) | | | `kas` | `Deva` | `kash1277` | Kashmiri (Devanagari script) | | | `kir` | `Cyrl` | `kirg1245` | Kyrgyz | | | `knc` | `Arab` | `cent2050` | Central Kanuri (Arabic script) | | | `knc` | `Latn` | `cent2050` | Central Kanuri (Latin script) | | | `lij` | `Latn` | `geno1240` | Ligurian (Genoese) | | | `lim` | `Latn` | `limb1263` | Limburgish | | | `lmo` | `Latn` | `lomb1257` | Lombard | [[1]](https://github.com/openlanguagedata/flores/issues/5) | | `ltg` | `Latn` | `east2282` | Latgalian | | | `mag` | `Deva` | `maga1260` | Magahi | | | `mni` | `Beng` | `mani1292` | Meitei (Manipuri, Bengali script) | | | `mri` | `Latn` | `maor1246` | Maori | | | `nqo` | `Nkoo` | `nkoa1234` | Nko | | | `nus` | `Latn` | `nuer1246` | Nuer | | | `pbt` | `Arab` | `sout2649` | Southern Pashto | | | `prs` | `Arab` | `dari1249` | Dari | | | `scn` | `Latn` | `sici1248` | Sicilian | | | `shn` | `Mymr` | `shan1277` | Shan | | | `spa` | `Latn` | `amer1254` | Spanish (Latin American) | | | `srd` | `Latn` | `sard1257` | Sardinian | [[1]](https://github.com/openlanguagedata/flores/issues/6) | | `szl` | `Latn` | `sile1253` | Silesian | | | `taq` | `Latn` | `tama1365` | Tamasheq (Latin script) | | | `taq` | `Tfng` | `tama1365` | Tamasheq (Tifinagh script) | | | `vec` | `Latn` | `vene1259` | Venetian | | | `zgh` | `Tfng` | `stan1324` | Standard Moroccan Tamazight | |