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license: mit |
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task_categories: |
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- text-classification |
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- translation |
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- text-generation |
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- text2text-generation |
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language: |
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- en |
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- hmr |
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size_categories: |
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- 10K<n<100K |
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tags: |
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- machine-translation |
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--- |
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# Dataset Card for Hmar Bible Dataset |
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This dataset contains parallel verses in English and Hmar languages, curated from the **American Standard Version (ASV)** for English and the **Christian Literature by Bible Society of India (CLBSI)** for Hmar. It is structured to facilitate linguistic and translation studies. |
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## Dataset Details |
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### Dataset Description |
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This dataset provides verse-level parallel translations of the Bible in English (ASV) and Hmar (CLBSI). Each book is saved as a separate CSV file with the structure: |
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| en | hmr | |
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| "In the beginning..." | "A tîrin Pathienin hnuoi..." | |
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- **Curated by:** Hmar Language Development Project |
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- **Language(s) (NLP):** English, Hmar |
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- **License:** CC-BY-4.0 |
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### Dataset Sources |
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- **Repository:** [Hmar Bible Dataset on GitHub](https://github.com/hmar-lang/hmar-bible-dataset) |
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- **Paper [optional]:** N/A |
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- **Demo [optional]:** N/A |
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## Uses |
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### Direct Use |
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This dataset can be used for: |
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1. Linguistic analysis and translation studies. |
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2. Training or fine-tuning multilingual and low-resource language models. |
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3. Cross-language information retrieval tasks. |
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### Out-of-Scope Use |
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1. The dataset is not suitable for non-academic or commercial purposes that violate the licensing agreement. |
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2. It is not recommended for tasks requiring contextual annotations, as it only includes raw verses. |
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## Dataset Structure |
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The dataset consists of separate CSV files for each book of the Bible, named as `<Book_Name>.csv` (e.g., `Genesis.csv`). |
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- **Columns:** |
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- `en`: Verse content in English from ASV. |
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- `hmr`: Verse content in Hmar from CLBSI. |
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Example CSV structure for `Genesis.csv`: |
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|------------------------------|-------------------------------| |
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| "In the beginning..." | "A tîrin Pathienin hnuoi..." | |
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| "And the earth was..." | "Chun, hnuoi hi a sie..." | |
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### Corrections |
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During dataset creation, mismatched rows between the ASV Bible and CLBSI Bible were identified and corrected. The discrepancies were found in the following books: |
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1. **3 John:** ASV contains 14 verses, while CLBSI contains 15 verses. |
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2. **Ephesians:** ASV contains 155 verses, while CLBSI contains 154 verses. |
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3. **Revelation:** ASV contains 404 verses, while CLBSI contains 405 verses. |
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These mismatches were manually reviewed and resolved to ensure alignment in the final dataset. |
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### Observations |
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The translations, while attempting to be literal, cannot achieve a 100% word-for-word alignment due to inherent grammatical and linguistic differences between English and Hmar. The dataset reflects these nuances and captures the intended meaning as closely as possible. |
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## Dataset Creation |
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### Curation Rationale |
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The dataset was created to promote the preservation of the Hmar language and to facilitate linguistic studies and translation model development for low-resource languages. |
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### Source Data |
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#### Data Collection and Processing |
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- **Source:** The English data was collected from the ASV Bible, and the Hmar data was collected from the CLBSI Bible. |
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- **Processing:** JSON files containing verses were parsed and matched on a verse-by-verse basis to create CSV files for each book. |
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#### Who are the source data producers? |
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The original texts are authored and compiled by: |
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1. The ASV Bible Committee. |
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2. Christian Literature by Bible Society of India (CLBSI). |
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### Annotations |
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No additional annotations were made. The dataset consists solely of raw verse content. |
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#### Personal and Sensitive Information |
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This dataset does not contain personal or sensitive information. It includes only publicly available religious texts. |
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## Bias, Risks, and Limitations |
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1. **Bias:** |
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- Translational differences between ASV and CLBSI may introduce semantic mismatches. |
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- Cultural and doctrinal differences may influence the translations. |
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2. **Technical Limitations:** |
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- Limited to verse-level translations. Contextual analysis may require additional data. |
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- Verses in ASV and Hmar may not always align perfectly due to structural differences in the source texts. |
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## Recommendations |
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Users should ensure appropriate preprocessing and validation before using the dataset for critical applications. |
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## Related Datasets |
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- [Hmar Language Conversations](https://huggingface.co/datasets/hmar-lang/hmar-language-conversations) |
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- [Hmar Language Basic Words](https://huggingface.co/datasets/hmar-lang/hmar-language-basic-words) |
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## Citation |
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## Glossary |
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ASV: American Standard Version of the Bible. |
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CLBSI: Christian Literature by Bible Society of India. |
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## More Information |
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For more details, contact: [email protected] |
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Dataset Card Authors |
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Hmar Language Dataset Project |
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Dataset Card Contact |
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[email protected] |
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**BibTeX:** |
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```bibtex |
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@dataset{asv_clbsi_bible, |
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title = {Hmar Bible Dataset}, |
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author = {Hmar Language Developme t Project}, |
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year = {2024}, |
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publisher = {https://huggingface.co/datasets/hmar-lang/Hmar-Bible-Dataset}, |
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license = {MIT} |
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} |
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``` |
