/Dendi-of-Parakou-multi-speaker-speech-dataset

:dart: :benin: This dataset was created for speech research purposes and contains about 676 recordings of participants reading a script in Dendi as spoken in Parakou, one sentence at a time. Each example includes the audio files and the associated text. The audio is high-quality and recorded in a quiet environment. The dataset is multi-speaker, containing recordings from 2 volunteers (male and female), where each volunteer contributed up to 338 recordings. The recordings were done in 2022 and took place in Cotonou in Benin. The recommended use cases are the building of educational material for pupils. Keys applications are Machine learning and speech technology.

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Dendi of Parakou multi-speaker speech dataset

Jamiil Ali, Hamdiath Ali Toure

Jami and Hamdi created this dataset to digitalize the Dendi language for speech research purposes. It contains about 676 recordings of participants reading a script in Dendi as spoken in Parakou, one word at a time. Each example includes the audio files and the associated text. The recordings were performed in a quiet environment using the Lig-Aikuna app and iPhone voice recorder. The dataset is multi-speaker, containing recordings from 2 volunteers (male and female), where each volunteer contributed up to 338 recordings. Jami and Hamdi did the recording in 2022 in Cotonou, Littoral, Benin. The script’s source read from volunteers is text extracted from another existing teaching book about the Dendi language. The recommended use cases are the building of educational material for pupils. Keys applications are Machine learning and speech technology.

CONTACT

Contributions are all welcome in order to enrich the dataset, report issues or put forward your suggestions.@ jamiil.t.ali@aims-senegal.org .