Action and Light extends its warmest congratulations to language researcher Edward Soren and his team on the innovation and official launch of “POTAM,” a pioneering IPA tool for the Santali language, on the Chrome Web Store.
POTAM is an important digital initiative that enables Santali text to be transliterated into the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) with ease. The tool supports both Roman Santali and Ol Chiki, widely used writing systems for Santali, making it possible to convert Santali text into IPA conveniently and efficiently.
We believe POTAM will be particularly valuable for students, teachers, language enthusiasts, linguists, researchers, and anyone interested in the pronunciation and phonetic structure of the Santali language. By making phonetic representation more accessible, this innovative tool has the potential to contribute significantly to Santali language learning, documentation, research, and digital preservation.
The International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) is a globally recognized system of phonetic notation developed by the International Phonetic Association to represent the sounds of spoken languages in a standardized written form. It is widely used in linguistics, language education, pronunciation studies, speech therapy, lexicography, and language documentation.
POTAM is also part of Edward Soren’s continuing contribution to the digital development of the Santali language. Earlier, he developed SITIŃ, a tool that converts text written in the Ol Chiki script into Roman Santali, further supporting accessibility and interoperability between Santali writing systems. The SITIŃ extension is available through the Chrome Web Store.
Action and Light sincerely congratulates Edward Soren and the entire POTAM development team for this remarkable achievement. We hope this pioneering initiative will inspire further technological innovation, research, documentation, and preservation of Santali and other indigenous languages.
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POTAM – Santali IPA Tool on Chrome Web Store
Congratulations once again to Edward Soren and Team POTAM!
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