Preserving the Maltese Language

One audio clip at a time

The Maltese Language is dying. AI can preserve it for us.

To achieve this, more data is needed. We need the voice of the people, il-VUĊI tal-poplu, to make this possible.

This way, the language will live on forever.

This model will also unlock multiple technological capabilities for the language. Notes and studies can be transcribed, and recordings of oral stories, speeches, or sermons can happen in real-time with exceeding accuracy.

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About the Project

Bridging culture and modern technology to keep our native tongue alive.

The Mission

Bringing the Maltese language into the digital age by creating a high-quality, open-source dataset of Maltese speech to enable better language technology.

Current Status

Recruiting a diverse set of volunteers to provide voice recordings and to transcribe various existing voice clips.

Open Source

All data collected will be available for the purpose of training AI models. All models derived from this dataset will be freely available for research and commercial purposes.

The Progress So Far

Milestones achieved on our path to launching the platform.

Initial Technical Implementation

A purpose built transcription platform is being built for this project.

It will be open-source once completed.

Drafting the Dataset Licence

Your voice will remain yours. A custom dataset licence is being drafted that will allow you to contribute while retaining copyright.

The data can only be used to train AI models and any models using this dataset must be available for both research and commercial purposes.

Raising Awareness

Active communication is ongoing with Maltese content creators, archivists, academics as well as spreading the word on social media and other platforms.

How to Contribute

Join us in this journey. Every contribution counts, large or small.

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Spread the Word

Tell your friends, family and colleagues. The more data we gather, the better the final AI models will perform.

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When the transcription platform is live, you can either record short clips of your voice using any smartphone, or transcribe existing audio clips.