unicef/piper-si_LK-ashoka-medium
By unicef · ↓ 0 · ♥ 0 · Updated 2026-03-19
What's in this repo
This page lists the files in unicef/piper-si_LK-ashoka-medium, including si_LK-ashoka-medium.onnx.
- 1 ONNX models (.onnx files)
- 12 files, including 8 .wav, 1 .md, 1 .onnx, 1 .json
- Last updated 2026-03-19
ONNX files
| File | Size | Download |
|---|---|---|
| si_LK-ashoka-medium.onnx | — | Download |
How to use
These ONNX files can be loaded with ONNX Runtime. To inspect a model graph, upload the file to the Netron viewer. Download links point to the original files on Hugging Face.
README
Piper TTS -- Sinhala (si_LK) medium
A Piper text-to-speech voice for Sinhala, exported as ONNX.
Samples
ආයුබෝවන්.
සිංහල භාෂාවෙන් කතා කිරීමට මෙම මාදිලිය භාවිතා කළ හැකිය.
මේ ලස්සන දිනයක් වගේ පෙනෙනවා.
අද කාලගුණය ඉතා සුන්දරයි.
Model Details
| Language | Sinhala (si_LK) |
| Quality | medium |
| Base model | Fine-tuned from Hindi (hi_IN) via rhasspy/piper-checkpoints |
| Sample rate | 22050 Hz |
| Format | ONNX |
Usage
With Piper CLI
pip install piper-tts
echo 'ආයුබෝවන්.' | piper --model si_LK-ashoka-medium.onnx --output_file output.wav
With NVDA
Download both files and place them in NVDA's Piper voices directory:
si_LK-ashoka-medium.onnxsi_LK-ashoka-medium.onnx.json
Programmatic (Python)
import subprocess
text = "ආයුබෝවන්."
subprocess.run(
["piper", "--model", "si_LK-ashoka-medium.onnx", "--output_file", "output.wav"],
input=text.encode(),
)
Files
| File | Description |
|---|---|
si_LK-ashoka-medium.onnx |
ONNX model |
si_LK-ashoka-medium.onnx.json |
Piper config (phoneme map, sample rate, etc.) |
samples/ |
Audio samples generated by this model |
Training
Trained using the Piper EC2 Training Pipeline. Fine-tuned from the Hindi (hi/hi_IN/rohan/medium) checkpoint.
Model info
Created: 2026-03-19
Updated: 2026-03-19
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