Vision
To create a comprehensive digital archive of Manipur’s cultural heritage that will serve as both a cultural preservation platform and a foundation for future Manipuri language models, making knowledge accessible across language barriers.
Phase 1: Cultural Documentation Foundation (Current)
- Partnerships & Content Collection
- Partner with cultural experts, professors, and scholars
- Document traditions, customs, festivals, and oral histories
- Collect historical documents and photographs
- Record traditional songs, dances, and ceremonies
- Quality Control
- Expert verification process
- Citation standards
- Fact-checking protocols
- Academic review board
Phase 2: Digital Platform & Initial Text Processing
- Platform Development
- Content management system
- Search and categorization features
- Mobile-responsive design
- Multi-language support framework
- Basic Text Processing
- Character encoding standardization
- Script conversion tools (Bengali ↔ Meitei Mayek)
- Basic text cleaning and formatting
- Community Engagement
- Student ambassador program
- Documentation workshops
- Training for contributors
Phase 3: Multi-Language Integration & Core NLP
- Content Translation
- English (global accessibility)
- Meitei Mayek (cultural preservation)
- Bengali script (current accessibility)
- Basic NLP Tools Development
- Manipuri-specific tokenizer
- Part-of-speech tagger
- Basic morphological analyzer
- Named entity recognition
- Cultural Context Preservation
- Meaning preservation systems
- Cultural nuance documentation
- Context annotation
Phase 4: Advanced Language Processing
- Enhanced NLP Tools
- Syntactic parser for Manipuri
- Semantic analysis tools
- Contextual understanding systems
- Machine Translation Foundation
- Parallel corpus development
- Rule-based translation system
- Statistical translation models
- Digital Archive Enhancement
- Automated categorization
- Cross-reference systems
- Semantic search capabilities
Phase 5: Foundation Models & Cultural AI
- Language Model Development
- Word embeddings for Manipuri
- BERT-style models
- Cultural context integration
- Interactive Features
- Basic question-answering
- Content summarization
- Cultural knowledge base
- Educational Tools
- Language learning aids
- Cultural education modules
- Interactive cultural experiences
Phase 6: Advanced Language Models
- Manipuri GPT Development
- Large-scale language model training
- Cultural context awareness
- Multi-dialect support
- Advanced Applications
- Automated content generation
- Advanced translation systems
- Cultural preservation AI tools
- Community Integration
- Model improvement through usage
- Community feedback systems
- Continuous refinement
This roadmap is a living document that will evolve based on community needs, technological advances, and cultural preservation priorities.