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Bulgarian MFA dictionary v3.0.0#

  • Maintainer: Montreal Forced Aligner

  • Language: Bulgarian

  • Dialect: N/A

  • Phone set: MFA

  • Number of words: 15,738

  • Phones: a b bʲ c dʒ dʲ d̪ f fʲ i j k m mʲ n̪ o p pʲ r rʲ sʲ s̪ tsʲ tʃ tʲ t̪ t̪s̪ u v vʲ x zʲ z̪ ç ŋ ɔ ɛ ɟ ɡ ɤ ɫ ɱ ɲ ʃ ʎ ʒ

  • License: CC BY 4.0

  • Compatible MFA version: v3.0.0

  • Citation:

@techreport{mfa_bulgarian_mfa_dictionary_2024,
	author={McAuliffe, Michael and Sonderegger, Morgan},
	title={Bulgarian MFA dictionary v3.0.0},
	address={\url{https://mfa-models.readthedocs.io/pronunciation dictionary/Bulgarian/Bulgarian MFA dictionary v3_0_0.html}},
	year={2024},
	month={Feb},
}

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Installation#

Install from the MFA command line:

mfa model download dictionary bulgarian_mfa

Or download from the release page.

The dictionary available from the release page and command line installation has pronunciation and silence probabilities estimated as part acoustic model training (see Silence probability format and training pronunciation probabilities for more information. If you would like to use the version of this dictionary without probabilities, please see the [plain dictionary](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/MontrealCorpusTools/mfa-models/main/dictionary/bulgarian/mfa/Bulgarian MFA dictionary v3_0_0.dict).

Intended use#

This dictionary is intended for forced alignment of Bulgarian transcripts.

This dictionary uses the MFA phone set for Bulgarian, and was used in training the Bulgarian MFA acoustic model. Pronunciations can be added on top of the dictionary, as long as no additional phones are introduced.

Performance Factors#

When trying to get better alignment accuracy, adding pronunciations is generally helpful, especially for different styles and dialects. The most impactful improvements will generally be seen when adding reduced variants that involve deleting segments/syllables common in spontaneous speech. Alignment must include all phones specified in the pronunciation of a word, and each phone has a minimum duration (by default 10ms). If a speaker pronounces a multisyllabic word with just a single syllable, it can be hard for MFA to fit all the segments in, so it will lead to alignment errors on adjacent words as well.

Ethical considerations#

Deploying any Speech-to-Text model into any production setting has ethical implications. You should consider these implications before use.

Demographic Bias#

You should assume every machine learning model has demographic bias unless proven otherwise. For pronunciation dictionaries, it is often the case that transcription accuracy and lexicon coverage for the prestige variety modeled in this dictionary compared to other variants. If you are using this dictionary in production, you should acknowledge this as a potential issue.

IPA Charts#

Consonants#

Obstruent symbols to the left of are unvoiced and those to the right are voiced.

Manner

Labial

Labiodental

Dental

Alveolar

Alveopalatal

Palatal

Velar

Nasal
Occurrences:
2,255
Examples:
* дома:
[d̪ o m a]
* марта:
[m a r t̪ ɤ]
* мокро:
[m ɔ k r o]
* можа:
[m o ʒ a]
Occurrences:
517
Examples:
* дами:
[d̪ a mʲ i]
* минус:
[mʲ i n̪ u s̪]
* амин:
[a mʲ i n̪]
* мича:
[mʲ i tʃ ɤ]
Occurrences:
39
Examples:
* инфо:
[i ɱ f o]
Occurrences:
8,047
Examples:
* нси:
[n̪ ɤ s̪ ɤ i]
* троян:
[t̪ r o j a n̪]
* оцени:
[ɔ t̪s̪ ɛ n̪ i]
* янев:
[j a n̪ ɛ f]
Occurrences:
160
Examples:
* някоя:
[ɲ a k ɔ j ɤ]
* сменя:
[s̪ m ɛ ɲ ɤ]
* синьо:
[s̪ i ɲ ɔ]
* сняг:
[s̪ ɲ a k]
Occurrences:
190
Examples:
* танко:
[t̪ a ŋ k o]
* сянка:
[sʲ a ŋ k ɤ]
* ланка:
[ɫ a a ŋ k ɤ]
* гинка:
[ɟ i ŋ k ɤ]

Stop
Occurrences:
4,098
Examples:
* пеят:
[p ɛ j ɤ t̪]
* просо:
[p r o s̪ ɔ]
* поука:
[p o u k ɤ]
* общи:
[o p ʃ t̪ i]
Occurrences:
33
Examples:
* търпя:
[t̪ ɤ r pʲ ɤ]
* спяха:
[s̪ pʲ a x ɤ]
* пяна:
[pʲ a n̪ ɤ]
* успя:
[u s̪ pʲ ɤ]
Occurrences:
1,735
Examples:
* белия:
[b ɛ ɫ i j ɤ]
* биба:
[b i b ɤ]
* бивш:
[b i f ʃ]
* ръба:
[r ɤ b ɤ]
Occurrences:
74
Examples:
* бягат:
[bʲ a ɡ ɤ t̪]
* бях:
[bʲ a x]
* бяга:
[bʲ a ɡ ɤ]
* бюро:
[bʲ u r ɔ]
Occurrences:
10,041
Examples:
* кутев:
[k u t̪ ɛ f]
* там:
[t̪ ɤ m]
* тълпа:
[t̪ ɤ ɫ p a]
* бяхте:
[bʲ a x t̪ ɛ]
Occurrences:
2,743
Examples:
* виден:
[vʲ i d̪ ɛ n̪]
* нидал:
[n̪ i d̪ ɤ ɫ]
* биде:
[b i d̪ ɛ]
* донт:
[d̪ o n̪ t̪]
Occurrences:
0
Examples:
Occurrences:
92
Examples:
* братя:
[b r a tʲ ɤ]
* матю:
[m a tʲ u]
* щяхме:
[ʃ tʲ a x m ɛ]
* нощя:
[n̪ o ʃ tʲ a]
Occurrences:
0
Examples:
Occurrences:
663
Examples:
* видят:
[vʲ i dʲ ɤ t̪]
* видиш:
[vʲ i dʲ i ʃ]
* гуди:
[ɡ u dʲ i]
* лидия:
[ʎ i dʲ i j ɤ]
Occurrences:
523
Examples:
* папки:
[p ɤ p c i]
* киото:
[c i o t̪ o]
* стоки:
[s̪ t̪ ɔ c i]
* руски:
[r u s̪ c i]
Occurrences:
123
Examples:
* агент:
[ɤ ɟ ɛ n̪ t̪]
* гинат:
[ɟ i n̪ ɤ t̪]
* магия:
[m ɤ ɟ i j ɤ]
* гинка:
[ɟ i ŋ k ɤ]
Occurrences:
3,519
Examples:
* скъса:
[s̪ k ɤ s̪ ɤ]
* късно:
[k ɤ s̪ n̪ o]
* велик:
[v ɛ ʎ i k]
* мярка:
[mʲ a r k ɤ]
Occurrences:
1,515
Examples:
* гюнер:
[ɡ u n̪ ɛ r]
* кого:
[k o ɡ ɔ]
* сега:
[s̪ ɛ ɡ a]
* гост:
[ɡ o s̪ t̪]

Affricate
Occurrences:
1,208
Examples:
* перца:
[p ɛ r t̪s̪ ɤ]
* царев:
[t̪s̪ a r ɛ f]
* целят:
[t̪s̪ ɛ ʎ ɤ t̪]
* цвета:
[t̪s̪ v ɛ t̪ ɤ]
Occurrences:
0
Examples:
Occurrences:
9
Examples:
* цял:
[tsʲ a ɫ]
* цяло:
[tsʲ a ɫ o]
* цяла:
[tsʲ a ɫ ɤ]
Occurrences:
1,640
Examples:
* чудо:
[tʃ u d̪ o]
* чудех:
[tʃ u d̪ ɛ x]
* личи:
[ʎ i tʃ i]
* чаша:
[tʃ a ʃ ɤ]
Occurrences:
64
Examples:
* джан:
[dʒ a n̪]
* джон:
[dʒ ɔ n̪]
* джоба:
[dʒ ɔ b ɤ]
* индже:
[i n̪ dʒ ɛ]

Sibilant
Occurrences:
5,655
Examples:
* царя:
[t̪s̪ a rʲ ɤ]
* същи:
[s̪ ɤ ʃ t̪ i]
* среща:
[s̪ r ɛ ʃ t̪ a]
* кацна:
[k a t̪s̪ n̪ ɤ]
Occurrences:
2,235
Examples:
* звук:
[z̪ v u k]
* взети:
[v z̪ ɛ t̪ i]
* захар:
[z̪ a x ɤ r]
* зимен:
[z̪ i m ɛ n̪]
Occurrences:
0
Examples:
Occurrences:
51
Examples:
* търся:
[t̪ ɤ r sʲ ɤ]
* сядат:
[sʲ a d̪ ɤ t̪]
* всяко:
[f sʲ a k o]
* внася:
[v n̪ a sʲ ɤ]
Occurrences:
0
Examples:
Occurrences:
19
Examples:
* мразя:
[m r a zʲ ɤ]
* пазят:
[p a zʲ ɤ t̪]
Occurrences:
1,536
Examples:
* неша:
[n̪ ɛ ʃ ɤ]
* вадиш:
[v a dʲ i ʃ]
* свеж:
[s̪ v ɛ ʃ]
* общия:
[o p ʃ t̪ i j ɤ]
Occurrences:
849
Examples:
* важни:
[v a ʒ n̪ i]
* женда:
[ʒ ɛ n̪ d̪ ɤ]
* вежди:
[v ɛ ʒ dʲ i]
* лъже:
[ɫ ɤ ʒ ɛ]

Fricative
Occurrences:
840
Examples:
* цифра:
[t̪s̪ i f r ɤ]
* алфа:
[ɤ ɫ f ɤ]
* тачев:
[t̪ a tʃ ɛ f]
* авив:
[a vʲ i f]
Occurrences:
134
Examples:
* фидел:
[fʲ i d̪ ɛ ɫ]
* афис:
[a fʲ i s̪]
* ефира:
[ɛ fʲ i r ɤ]
* офис:
[ɔ fʲ i s̪]
Occurrences:
3,779
Examples:
* веда:
[v ɛ d̪ ɤ]
* нова:
[n̪ ɔ v ɤ]
* ливан:
[ʎ i v a n̪]
* дваж:
[d̪ v a ʃ]
Occurrences:
823
Examples:
* вино:
[vʲ i n̪ ɔ]
* оживя:
[o ʒ i vʲ a]
* едвин:
[ɛ d̪ vʲ i n̪]
* сви:
[s̪ vʲ i]
Occurrences:
48
Examples:
* архив:
[ɤ r ç i f]
* сухи:
[s̪ u ç i]
* хитър:
[ç i t̪ ɤ r]
* хитро:
[ç i t̪ r ɔ]

Approximant
Occurrences:
1,740
Examples:
* живей:
[ʒ i v ɛ j]
* ястия:
[j a s̪ t̪ i j ɤ]
* ратай:
[r a t̪ a j]
* яхя:
[j ɤ ç a]

Trill
Occurrences:
6,031
Examples:
* рота:
[r o t̪ a]
* зарад:
[z̪ ɤ r a t̪]
* вярна:
[vʲ a r n̪ ɤ]
* верни:
[v ɛ r n̪ i]
Occurrences:
1,212
Examples:
* пирин:
[p i rʲ i n̪]
* царя:
[t̪s̪ a rʲ ɤ]
* одрин:
[ɔ d̪ rʲ i n̪]
* рязко:
[rʲ a s̪ k o]

Lateral
Occurrences:
3,854
Examples:
* плещи:
[p ɫ ɛ ʃ t̪ i]
* зил:
[z̪ i ɫ]
* млади:
[m ɫ a dʲ i]
* блеър:
[b ɫ ɛ ɤ r]
Occurrences:
964
Examples:
* леля:
[ɫ ɛ ʎ ɤ]
* велик:
[v ɛ ʎ i k]
* школи:
[ʃ k ɔ ʎ i]
* улица:
[u ʎ i t̪s̪ ɤ]

Vowels#

Vowel symbols to the left of are unrounded and those to the right are rounded.

Front

Near-Front

Central

Near-Back

Back

Close
Occurrences:
11,453
Examples:
* видим:
[vʲ i dʲ i m]
* жени:
[ʒ ɛ n̪ i]
* пиян:
[p i j a n̪]
* пита:
[p i t̪ ɤ]
Occurrences:
2,049
Examples:
* шум:
[ʃ u m]
* скука:
[s̪ k u k ɤ]
* удар:
[u d̪ ɤ r]
* шутия:
[ʃ u t̪ i j ɤ]

Close-Mid
Occurrences:
11,459
Examples:
* метна:
[m ɛ t̪ n̪ ɤ]
* платя:
[p ɫ a tʲ ɤ]
* гара:
[ɡ a r ɤ]
* наука:
[n̪ a u k ɤ]
Occurrences:
6,727
Examples:
* дома:
[d̪ o m a]
* него:
[n̪ ɛ ɡ o]
* одеве:
[o d̪ ɛ v ɛ]
* идиот:
[i dʲ i o t̪]

Open-Mid
Occurrences:
10,737
Examples:
* петре:
[p ɛ t̪ r ɛ]
* петна:
[p ɛ t̪ n̪ ɤ]
* цена:
[t̪s̪ ɛ n̪ a]
* боже:
[b ɔ ʒ ɛ]
Occurrences:
3,094
Examples:
* като:
[k ɤ t̪ ɔ]
* сочи:
[s̪ ɔ tʃ i]
* вино:
[vʲ i n̪ ɔ]
* дошел:
[d̪ ɔ ʃ ɛ ɫ]

Open
Occurrences:
7,568
Examples:
* ван:
[v a n̪]
* авел:
[a v ɛ ɫ]
* скала:
[s̪ k a ɫ ɤ]
* кат:
[k a t̪]
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