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title: 'Multilingual TTS: Amharic, Oromo, Somali, English & More'
emoji: 🌍
colorFrom: gray
colorTo: purple
sdk: gradio
sdk_version: 5.42.0
app_file: app.py
pinned: false
license: mit
short_description: Text-to-Speech for Amharic, Oromo, English, and more.
Multilingual Text-to-Speech Converter
Natural sounding speech synthesis for a wide variety of languages.
Key Features 🌟
- Multilingual Support: Seamlessly generate speech for Amharic, Oromo, Somali, Tigrinya, English, Arabic, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, and Chinese.
- Multiple Natural Voices: Each language comes with distinct male and female speaker options.
- Smart Fallbacks: Unsupported languages like Tigrinya and Oromo use the closest available high-quality voice for pronunciation.
- Real-time Generation: Fast response time for most requests.
- Modern UI: Clean and easy-to-use interface powered by Gradio.
How to Use 🎤
- Select Language: Choose your desired language from the dropdown.
- Choose Voice: Pick your preferred speaker.
- Enter Text: Type or paste your text.
- Generate: Click the "Generate Audio" button.
- Play: Listen directly in your browser.
Supported Voices 🎧
| Language | Speaker | Gender | Voice ID / Fallback |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amharic 🇪🇹 | Mekdes | Female | am-ET-MekdesNeural |
| Amharic 🇪🇹 | Ameha | Male | am-ET-AmehaNeural |
| Oromo 🇪🇹 | Zuri | Female | sw-KE-ZuriNeural (Swahili) |
| Oromo 🇪🇹 | Rafiki | Male | sw-KE-RafikiNeural (Swahili) |
| Somali 🇸🇴 | Ubax | Female | so-SO-UbaxNeural |
| Somali 🇸🇴 | Muuse | Male | so-SO-MuuseNeural |
| Tigrinya 🇪🇷 | Lulia | Female | am-ET-MekdesNeural (Amharic) |
| Tigrinya 🇪🇷 | Birhane | Male | am-ET-AmehaNeural (Amharic) |
| English 🇬🇧 | Sonia | Female | en-GB-SoniaNeural |
| English 🇬🇧 | Ryan | Male | en-GB-RyanNeural |
| Arabic 🇸🇦 | Zariyah | Female | ar-SA-ZariyahNeural |
| Arabic 🇸🇦 | Hamed | Male | ar-SA-HamedNeural |
| French 🇫🇷 | Denise | Female | fr-FR-DeniseNeural |
| French 🇫🇷 | Henri | Male | fr-FR-HenriNeural |
| German 🇩🇪 | Katja | Female | de-DE-KatjaNeural |
| German 🇩🇪 | Conrad | Male | de-DE-ConradNeural |
| Italian 🇮🇹 | Elsa | Female | it-IT-ElsaNeural |
| Italian 🇮🇹 | Diego | Male | it-IT-DiegoNeural |
| Japanese 🇯🇵 | Nanami | Female | ja-JP-NanamiNeural |
| Japanese 🇯🇵 | Keita | Male | ja-JP-KeitaNeural |
| Korean 🇰🇷 | Sun-Hi | Female | ko-KR-SunHiNeural |
| Korean 🇰🇷 | InJoon | Male | ko-KR-InJoonNeural |
| Chinese (Simp.) 🇨🇳 | Xiaoxiao | Female | zh-CN-XiaoxiaoNeural |
| Chinese (Simp.) 🇨🇳 | Yunxi | Male | zh-CN-YunxiNeural |
| Chinese (Trad.) 🇹🇼 | HsiaoChen | Female | zh-TW-HsiaoChenNeural |
| Chinese (Trad.) 🇹🇼 | YunJhe | Male | zh-TW-YunJheNeural |
Technical Flow 🔧
sequenceDiagram
User->>+Gradio App: Select Language & Voice
User->>+Gradio App: Input Text
Gradio App->>+edge-tts: Send Request
edge-tts-->>-Gradio App: Return Audio
Gradio App->>+User: Play Audio
Local Development 💻
# Clone the repository
git clone [https://huggingface.co/spaces/snackshell/selam-tts](https://huggingface.co/spaces/snackshell/selam-tts)
cd selam-tts
# Install dependencies
pip install -r requirements.txt
# Run the app
python app.py
Acknowledgments 🙏
- Voice Technology: Microsoft Edge TTS
- Hosting: Hugging Face Spaces
- UI Framework: Gradio
- Maintained by: Bana Codes