Source dialect text
Participants will receive text written in a specified Arabic dialect. The source dialects and input format are to be confirmed.
AbjadNLP 2027 · Shared task
AbjadTranslation 2027
Cross-dialect translation for Arabic varieties
A proposed shared task exploring translation between Arabic dialects, with an additional dialect planned for the 2027 edition. Language pairs, datasets and evaluation arrangements will be confirmed by the organisers.
Proposed language coverage
Source dialect · TBCلهجة عربية
Target dialect · TBCلهجة عربية أخرى
Illustrative phrases only, not examples from the dataset. Dialect pairs are to be confirmed.
About the shared task
Translating between Arabic dialects
Arabic dialects vary in vocabulary, spelling, morphology and expression. This shared task will investigate how well systems can transfer meaning between dialects while producing natural, appropriate target-dialect text.
Target dialect translation
Systems will generate an equivalent text in a designated target Arabic dialect, aiming to preserve the source meaning.
Additional dialect for 2027
The proposal extends an earlier cross-dialect translation task by adding one further Arabic dialect. The full set of dialect pairs is TBC.
Meaning and naturalness
Automatic evaluation measures and any human assessment of meaning preservation, fluency and dialect appropriateness will be announced by the organisers.
Data and evaluation
Parallel data sources, permitted training resources, dialect pairings, data licences, train/development/test splits and official evaluation metrics have not yet been confirmed. These details will be published before participation opens.
Taking part
Participation details
Registration, data access and evaluation instructions will be announced when the shared-task arrangements are confirmed.
This is a preliminary description. Refer to the workshop website for announcements and applicable policies.
Visit the AbjadNLP 2027 workshop page →- Languages
- Arabic dialects; additional dialect TBC
- Translation directions
- To be confirmed
- Data access and licensing
- To be announced
- Evaluation metrics
- To be confirmed
- Registration and submissions
- To be announced
- Shared-task dates
- To be announced
The team
Shared-task organisers
The previous edition's organising team is shown below; the 2027 team is subject to confirmation.
- Saad EzziniKing Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals
- Irfan AhmedKing Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals
- Salmane ChafikMohammed VI Polytechnic University
- Shadi AbudalfaKing Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals
- Mo El-HajVinUniversity
- Ahmed AbdelaliHUMAIN
- Mustafa JarrarHamad Bin Khalifa University / Birzeit University
- Nadir DurraniHamad Bin Khalifa University
- Hassan SajjadDalhousie University
- Farah AdeebaUniversity of Massachusetts Amherst