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Polish MFA dictionary v2.0.0#

  • Maintainer: Montreal Forced Aligner

  • Language: Polish

  • Dialect: N/A

  • Phone set: MFA

  • Number of words: 134,369

  • Phones: a b bʲ c dʐ dʑ d̪ d̪z̪ f fʲ i j j̃ k l m mʲ n̪ p pʲ r rʲ s̪ tɕ tʂ tʲ t̪ t̪s̪ u v vʲ w x z̪ ç ŋ ɔ ɔ̃ ɕ ɛ ɛ̃ ɟ ɡ ɨ ɲ ʂ ʎ ʐ ʑ ʔ

  • License: CC BY 4.0

  • Compatible MFA version: v2.0.0

  • Citation:

@techreport{mfa_polish_mfa_dictionary_2022,
	author={McAuliffe, Michael and Sonderegger, Morgan},
	title={Polish MFA dictionary v2.0.0},
	address={\url{https://mfa-models.readthedocs.io/pronunciation dictionary/Polish/Polish MFA dictionary v2_0_0.html}},
	year={2022},
	month={Mar},
}

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Installation#

Install from the MFA command line:

mfa model download dictionary polish_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.

Intended use#

This dictionary is intended for forced alignment of Polish transcripts.

This dictionary uses the MFA phone set for Polish, and was used in training the Polish 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

Retroflex

Palatal

Velar

Glottal

Nasal
Occurrences:
28,995
Examples:
* szmat:
[ʂ m a t̪]
* łbem:
[w b ɛ m]
* maea:
[m a ɛ a]
* igłom:
[i ɡ w ɔ m]
Occurrences:
8,485
Examples:
* mimi:
[mʲ i mʲ i]
* eminę:
[ɛ mʲ i n̪ ɛ]
* miętą:
[mʲ ɛ n̪ t̪ ɔ̃]
* gzami:
[ɡ z̪ a mʲ i]
Occurrences:
46,564
Examples:
* wrącą:
[v r ɔ n̪ t̪s̪ ɔ̃]
* pcion:
[p tɕ ɔ n̪]
* dęty:
[d̪ ɛ n̪ t̪ ɨ]
* kąty:
[k ɔ n̪ t̪ ɨ]
Occurrences:
24,267
Examples:
* opiąć:
[ɔ pʲ ɔ ɲ tɕ]
* bzdoń:
[b z̪ d̪ ɔ ɲ]
* greń:
[ɡ r ɛ ɲ]
* boguń:
[b ɔ ɡ u ɲ]
Occurrences:
1,834
Examples:
* sąg:
[s̪ ɔ ŋ k]
* pęgal:
[p ɛ ŋ ɡ a l]
* okrąg:
[ɔ k r ɔ ŋ k]
* osęk:
[ɔ s̪ ɛ ŋ k]

Stop
Occurrences:
30,722
Examples:
* ropo:
[r ɔ p ɔ]
* pcion:
[p tɕ ɔ n̪]
* pop:
[p ɔ p]
* paś:
[p a ɕ]
Occurrences:
14,278
Examples:
* łbem:
[w b ɛ m]
* brud:
[b r u t̪]
* bez:
[b ɛ s̪]
* bór:
[b u r]
Occurrences:
37,628
Examples:
* szmat:
[ʂ m a t̪]
* elekt:
[ɛ l ɛ k t̪]
* brud:
[b r u t̪]
* sito:
[ɕ i t̪ ɔ]
Occurrences:
20,792
Examples:
* jadów:
[j a d̪ u f]
* hardy:
[x a r d̪ ɨ]
* wydać:
[v ɨ d̪ a tɕ]
* pajda:
[p a j d̪ a]
Occurrences:
8,560
Examples:
* osoki:
[ɔ s̪ ɔ c i]
* babki:
[b a p c i]
* kiego:
[c ɛ ɡ ɔ]
* lalki:
[l a l c i]
Occurrences:
1,500
Examples:
* gira:
[ɟ i r a]
* ligi:
[ʎ i ɟ i]
* giś:
[ɟ i ɕ]
* ongi:
[ɔ n̪ ɟ i]
Occurrences:
35,811
Examples:
* rock:
[r ɔ k]
* elekt:
[ɛ l ɛ k t̪]
* skłot:
[s̪ k w ɔ t̪]
* kąty:
[k ɔ n̪ t̪ ɨ]
Occurrences:
15,373
Examples:
* sroga:
[s̪ r ɔ ɡ a]
* igłom:
[i ɡ w ɔ m]
* gałaś:
[ɡ a w a ɕ]
* growi:
[ɡ r ɔ vʲ i]
Occurrences:
114
Examples:
* green:
[ɡ r ɛ ʔ ɛ n̪]
* osp:
[ɔ ʔ ɛ s̪ p ɛ]
* zoo:
[z̪ ɔ ʔ ɔ]
* moody:
[m ɔ ʔ ɔ d̪ ɨ]

Affricate
Occurrences:
16,058
Examples:
* wrącą:
[v r ɔ n̪ t̪s̪ ɔ̃]
* octem:
[ɔ t̪s̪ t̪ ɛ m]
* oceną:
[ɔ t̪s̪ ɛ n̪ ɔ̃]
* osoce:
[ɔ s̪ ɔ t̪s̪ ɛ]
Occurrences:
1,750
Examples:
* idze:
[i d̪z̪ ɛ]
* widzą:
[vʲ i d̪z̪ ɔ̃]
* wodzu:
[v ɔ d̪z̪ u]
* nędzę:
[n̪ ɛ n̪ d̪z̪ ɛ]
Occurrences:
14,464
Examples:
* pcion:
[p tɕ ɔ n̪]
* wydać:
[v ɨ d̪ a tɕ]
* opiąć:
[ɔ pʲ ɔ ɲ tɕ]
* wrzuć:
[v ʐ u tɕ]
Occurrences:
4,008
Examples:
* dźbik:
[dʑ bʲ i k]
* dział:
[dʑ a w]
* dzicy:
[dʑ i t̪s̪ ɨ]
* nudzi:
[n̪ u dʑ i]

Sibilant
Occurrences:
34,500
Examples:
* sroga:
[s̪ r ɔ ɡ a]
* lasso:
[l a s̪ ɔ]
* łóz:
[w u s̪]
* skłot:
[s̪ k w ɔ t̪]
Occurrences:
18,094
Examples:
* pzł:
[p ɛ z̪ ɛ t̪ ɛ w]
* zrobi:
[z̪ r ɔ bʲ i]
* zgłoś:
[z̪ ɡ w ɔ ɕ]
* zdołu:
[z̪ d̪ ɔ w u]
Occurrences:
18,606
Examples:
* szmat:
[ʂ m a t̪]
* piszę:
[pʲ i ʂ ɛ]
* show:
[ʂ ɔ f]
* uszły:
[u ʂ w ɨ]
Occurrences:
10,361
Examples:
* uraża:
[u r a ʐ a]
* drzew:
[d̪ ʐ ɛ f]
* żyłam:
[ʐ ɨ w a m]
* duży:
[d̪ u ʐ ɨ]
Occurrences:
11,665
Examples:
* paś:
[p a ɕ]
* sito:
[ɕ i t̪ ɔ]
* gałaś:
[ɡ a w a ɕ]
* siał:
[ɕ a w]
Occurrences:
1,826
Examples:
* zimną:
[ʑ i m n̪ ɔ̃]
* zimno:
[ʑ i m n̪ ɔ]
* jazi:
[j a ʑ i]
* zieja:
[ʑ ɛ j a]

Fricative
Occurrences:
11,595
Examples:
* jadów:
[j a d̪ u f]
* wse:
[f s̪ ɛ]
* drzew:
[d̪ ʐ ɛ f]
* show:
[ʂ ɔ f]
Occurrences:
2,456
Examples:
* fioł:
[fʲ ɔ w]
* filc:
[fʲ i l t̪s̪]
* kofi:
[k ɔ fʲ i]
* firm:
[fʲ i r m]
Occurrences:
27,062
Examples:
* wrącą:
[v r ɔ n̪ t̪s̪ ɔ̃]
* wyła:
[v ɨ w a]
* wydać:
[v ɨ d̪ a tɕ]
* iwę:
[i v ɛ]
Occurrences:
11,381
Examples:
* growi:
[ɡ r ɔ vʲ i]
* kawie:
[k a vʲ ɛ]
* widmo:
[vʲ i d̪ m ɔ]
* widzą:
[vʲ i d̪z̪ ɔ̃]
Occurrences:
629
Examples:
* hindi:
[ç i n̪ d̪ i]
* tchir:
[t̪ ç i r]
* hil:
[ç i l]
* hip:
[ç i p]

Approximant
Occurrences:
25,779
Examples:
* wyła:
[v ɨ w a]
* łbem:
[w b ɛ m]
* igłom:
[i ɡ w ɔ m]
* łóz:
[w u s̪]
Occurrences:
23,386
Examples:
* jadów:
[j a d̪ u f]
* pajda:
[p a j d̪ a]
* jue:
[j u]
* line:
[l a j n̪]
Occurrences:
1,609
Examples:
* mińsk:
[mʲ i j̃ s̪ k]
* tańsi:
[t̪ a j̃ ɕ i]
* pińsk:
[pʲ i j̃ s̪ k]

Trill
Occurrences:
42,935
Examples:
* czar:
[tʂ a r]
* wrącą:
[v r ɔ n̪ t̪s̪ ɔ̃]
* ropo:
[r ɔ p ɔ]
* sroga:
[s̪ r ɔ ɡ a]
Occurrences:
845
Examples:
* erika:
[ɛ rʲ i k a]
* frita:
[f rʲ i t̪ a]
* strit:
[s̪ t̪ rʲ i t̪]
* drink:
[d̪ rʲ i n̪ k]

Lateral
Occurrences:
19,611
Examples:
* lasso:
[l a s̪ ɔ]
* elekt:
[ɛ l ɛ k t̪]
* tarle:
[t̪ a r l ɛ]
* kulon:
[k u l ɔ n̪]
Occurrences:
7,801
Examples:
* kulig:
[k u ʎ i k]
* ligi:
[ʎ i ɟ i]
* palić:
[p a ʎ i tɕ]
* lisku:
[ʎ i s̪ k u]

Vowels#

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

Oral Vowels#

Front

Near-Front

Central

Near-Back

Back

Close
Occurrences:
45,936
Examples:
* sito:
[ɕ i t̪ ɔ]
* igłom:
[i ɡ w ɔ m]
* idze:
[i d̪z̪ ɛ]
* piszę:
[pʲ i ʂ ɛ]
Occurrences:
46,173
Examples:
* wyła:
[v ɨ w a]
* hardy:
[x a r d̪ ɨ]
* wydać:
[v ɨ d̪ a tɕ]
* dęty:
[d̪ ɛ n̪ t̪ ɨ]
Occurrences:
34,225
Examples:
* jadów:
[j a d̪ u f]
* uraża:
[u r a ʐ a]
* brud:
[b r u t̪]
* łóz:
[w u s̪]

Close-Mid

Open-Mid
Occurrences:
87,554
Examples:
* łbem:
[w b ɛ m]
* elekt:
[ɛ l ɛ k t̪]
* maea:
[m a ɛ a]
* idze:
[i d̪z̪ ɛ]
Occurrences:
90,227
Examples:
* wrącą:
[v r ɔ n̪ t̪s̪ ɔ̃]
* ropo:
[r ɔ p ɔ]
* sroga:
[s̪ r ɔ ɡ a]
* pcion:
[p tɕ ɔ n̪]

Open
Occurrences:
109,699
Examples:
* czar:
[tʂ a r]
* jadów:
[j a d̪ u f]
* sroga:
[s̪ r ɔ ɡ a]
* uraża:
[u r a ʐ a]

Nasal Vowels#

Front

Near-Front

Central

Near-Back

Back

Close

Close-Mid

Open-Mid
Occurrences:
1,176
Examples:
* gałęź:
[ɡ a w ɛ̃ ɕ]
* pęz:
[p ɛ̃ s̪]
* zakęś:
[z̪ a k ɛ̃ ɕ]
* pięch:
[pʲ ɛ̃ x]
Occurrences:
7,213
Examples:
* wrącą:
[v r ɔ n̪ t̪s̪ ɔ̃]
* ladą:
[l a d̪ ɔ̃]
* oceną:
[ɔ t̪s̪ ɛ n̪ ɔ̃]
* rurą:
[r u r ɔ̃]

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