Our Language is Our Strength
1800
Audio Hours
1.9+M
Authentic Sentences
2.0+M
Clips
NaijaVoices | Our Language is Our Strength
Across the globe, major speech recognition platforms like Amazon’s Alexa, Apple’s Siri, and Google’s Home dominate the market, yet they neglect the rich tapestry of African languages. Not a single native African language is supported by the current voice technologies widely used. Our groundbreaking project and community, NaijaVoices, aims to change this narrative by compiling extensive audio datasets in Igbo, Hausa, and Yoruba. So far, our community has created 1,800 hours of authentic speech (from over 5,000 diverse speakers!) and expert curated text in Igbo, Hausa, and Yoruba. This dataset will not only fuel advancements in machine learning but also catalyze the development of cutting-edge speech-related technologies in artificial intelligence. From education and healthcare to agriculture and finance, the impact of this initiative will be felt across diverse sectors, driving rapid advancements in AI-related innovations.![image](https://naijavoices.com/images/about_us.jpg)
Our Dataset
The NaijaVoices dataset captures the essence of the Nigerian culture in the following ways:
- ✅ Authentic, expert-generated, contextualized sentences. The kind of originality you won't see on the internet!
- ✅ 1,800+ hours of quality recordings from more than 5000 diverse speakers.
- ✅ Encompassing the three major Nigerian languages, along with our various speaking styles: from youthful to elder, diverse intonations, dialects, accents, and more.
⬇️ Listen to some samples below.
Naijiria ga-ebido ntuliaka nke afọ a.
Onye isi nchekwa ga-enye nkọwa nke ihe ọ bụla mere n'ime ụlọ akwụkwọ ahụ.
Mba, anyi eleghị televishon
Enwere m ntụkwasị obi na ọ ga-enwe ntụkwasị obi na onwe ya n'oge ngosi
Mo ma lọ sí ọjà àárín gbùngbùn Kánò láti ra ata tí kò gbowó lórí
Arábìnrin yẹn àti òfófó ti di ọ̀rẹ́.
Wọn ní ki n wa gba ike Ìgbowó pélébé mi ni ọ̀la
Ò̩gbé̩ni Rauf Aré̩gbé̩s̩o̩lá fi ìgbà jé̩ gómìnà Ìpínlè̩ Ò̩s̩un
Folosi maganine da masu juna biyu ake amfani dashi.
Wacce cuta ce take da saurin kissa?
Dolle me yi yarjejeniyar zaman lafiya yanzu!
Tamim yana da rauni a ɓangaren dama na fuskarsa.
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