Language Technology Group

Advancing language technologies for Tamil and Sinhala through research, innovation, and open-source development at the University of Jaffna.

About LTG

The Language Technology Group (LTG) is dedicated to bridging the digital divide for Tamil and Sinhala by developing innovative, open-source tools and resources that support digital inclusion and preserve the rich linguistic and cultural heritage of these languages.

Vision

To lead technological innovation in support of Tamil and Sinhala languages by promoting equitable access to language technology and preserving the rich linguistic and cultural heritage of these languages through cutting-edge research and development.

Mission

Advancing language technologies that address the unique challenges of Tamil and Sinhala languages through open-source tools, fostering interdisciplinary research, and driving innovation in practical applications for education, governance, and digital inclusion.

Key Goals

  • Develop language technologies for Tamil and Sinhala including corpora, parsers, OCR, and speech systems
  • Foster interdisciplinary collaboration across research domains
  • Build local capacity in language technology development
  • Preserve Tamil and Sinhala linguistic and cultural heritage through technology

Expected Impact

  • Enhanced digital accessibility for Tamil and Sinhala languages
  • Preservation of Tamil and Sinhala cultural heritage
  • Sustainable ecosystem of skilled researchers and technologists
  • Innovative solutions through interdisciplinary collaboration

Our Team

Members

Advisory Panel

Our Projects

Explore our ongoing and completed projects focused on developing language technologies for Tamil and Sinhala.

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Sri Lankan Tamil Corpus Development

Building comprehensive text corpora for Tamil language processing, including literary texts, modern documents, and digital content.

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Text to IPA transcription

Converting Tamil text into different dialectal pronunciations using the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA).

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OCR System for Tamil

Developing optical character recognition technology to digitize Tamil texts and manuscripts for preservation and accessibility.

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Automatic Speech Recognition

Creating speech-to-text systems for Sri Lankan Tamil to enable voice-based applications and enhance digital accessibility.

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NLP Tools & Parsers

Developing linguistic analysis tools including morphological analyzers, part-of-speech taggers, and syntactic parsers for Tamil.

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Conversational AI

Creating intelligent chatbots and conversational agents capable of understanding and responding in Tamil for various applications.

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Contact Us

Get in touch with the Language Technology Group. We welcome collaboration opportunities, research inquiries, and partnership proposals.

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Email

ltg@univ.jfn.ac.lk

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Phone

+94 21 222 7611

Monday - Friday, 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM

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Office Location

Department of Computer Science
Faculty of Science
University of Jaffna

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Physical Address

University of Jaffna
Thirunelvely
Jaffna 40000
Sri Lanka