README.md

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license: cc-by-4.0
language:
- en
- ta
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# 📜 Colloquial Tamil Dataset for Machine Translation  

This dataset is designed to help AI models **translate English text into colloquial Tamil**. Unlike standard Tamil, colloquial Tamil includes **slang, informal phrases, and regional expressions** commonly used in everyday conversations.  

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## 📂 Dataset Details  

- **Languages:** English → Colloquial Tamil  
- **Format:** JSONL (`.jsonl`)  
- **Total Entries:** 16,269 sentence pairs  
- **Structure:** Each entry contains:  
  - `"instruction"`: The task description  
  - `"input"`: English text  
  - `"output"`: Colloquial Tamil translation  

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## 📜 Dataset Composition  

This dataset is a combination of:  

### 1️⃣ [jarvisvasu/english-to-colloquial-tamil](https://huggingface.co/datasets/jarvisvasu/english-to-colloquial-tamil)  
- A publicly available dataset for **English-to-Colloquial Tamil** translations.  

### 2️⃣ YouTube Comments Dataset (Custom-Created)  
- Extracted using the **YouTube API** from selected videos.  
- Converted into **colloquial Tamil** to ensure **authenticity and linguistic accuracy**.  

### 3️⃣ ChatGPT-Generated Data  
- Used to generate additional **colloquial Tamil phrases**.  
- Ensured alignment with **natural speech patterns** and **real-world usage**.  

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This combined dataset was specifically curated to **fine-tune the [suriya7/English-to-Tamil](https://huggingface.co/suriya7/English-to-Tamil) model**, resulting in **[janisrebekahv/finetuned-colloquial-tamil](https://huggingface.co/janisrebekahv/finetuned-colloquial-tamil)**.  

This fine-tuned model enhances English-to-Tamil translations by incorporating **natural, conversational, and slang-based Tamil expressions**. 

## 🔹 Example Data  

```json
{
  "instruction": "Translate provided English text into colloquial Tamil",
  "input": "Bro, you’ve got to try this dish, it’s amazing!",
  "output": "ப்ரோ, இது சாப்பிடிட்டு பாரு, ரொம்ப சூப்பர்!"
}
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