I'm trying to adapt the Ukrainian language TTS model v3_ua.pt to the Belarusian language. I had an issue with a pronunciation of the letter "Ў", which has no direct analogue in Ukrainian.
When I pass "Ў" as "У", it sounds too long.
I tried to shorten the duration of this letter using the SSML tag prosody:
<speak>дагадзі<prosody rate="x-fast">у</prosody></speak>
But in this case, the generator separates the letter from the rest of the word, inserting a pause as between adjacent words.
Can you recommend another solution to the issue, or is it not solvable without training a separate Belarusian-language TTS model?
I'm trying to adapt the Ukrainian language TTS model v3_ua.pt to the Belarusian language. I had an issue with a pronunciation of the letter "Ў", which has no direct analogue in Ukrainian. When I pass "Ў" as "У", it sounds too long. I tried to shorten the duration of this letter using the SSML tag prosody:
<speak>дагадзі<prosody rate="x-fast">у</prosody></speak>But in this case, the generator separates the letter from the rest of the word, inserting a pause as between adjacent words.Can you recommend another solution to the issue, or is it not solvable without training a separate Belarusian-language TTS model?