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  - twi
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  - yor
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  multilinguality:
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- - multilingual
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  pretty_name: Waxal NLP Datasets
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  task_categories:
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  - automatic-speech-recognition
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  - UGSpeechData
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  - DigitalUmuganda/AfriVoice
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  - original
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- dataset_info:
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  - config_name: asr
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- features:
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- - name: id
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- dtype: string
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- - name: speaker_id
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- dtype: string
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- - name: transcription
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- dtype: string
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- - name: language
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- dtype: string
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- - name: gender
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- dtype: string
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- - name: audio
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- dtype: audio
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- splits:
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- - name: train
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- - name: validation
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- - name: test
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- - name: unlabeled
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  - config_name: tts
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- features:
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- - name: id
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- dtype: string
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- - name: speaker_id
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- dtype: string
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- - name: transcription
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- dtype: string
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- - name: locale
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- dtype: string
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- - name: gender
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- dtype: string
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- - name: creator
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- dtype: string
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- - name: file_name
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- dtype: string
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- - name: audio
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- dtype: audio
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- splits:
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- - name: train
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- - name: validation
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- - name: test
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- - name: unlabeled
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  ---
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  # Waxal Datasets
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  variety of voices. The 14 languages in this dataset represent over 100 million
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  speakers across 40 Sub-Saharan African countries.
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- | Provider | Languages | License |
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- | :--- | :--- | :---: |
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- | Makerere University | Acholi, Luganda, Masaaba, Nyankole, Soga | `CC-BY-4.0` |
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- | University of Ghana | Akan, Ewe, Dagbani, Dagaare, Ikposo | `CC-BY-NC-4.0` |
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- | Digital Umuganda | Fula, Lingala, Shona, Malagasy | `CC-BY-4.0` |
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  ### TTS Dataset
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  languages. It consists of approximately 240 hours of scripted natural speech
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  from a wide variety of voices.
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- | Provider | Languages | License |
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- | :--- | :--- | :---: |
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- | Makerere University | Acholi, Luganda, Kiswahili, Nyankole | `CC-BY-4.0` |
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- | University of Ghana | Akan (Fante, Twi) | `CC-BY-NC-4.0` |
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- | Media Trust | Fula, Igbo, Hausa, Yoruba | `CC-BY-4.0` |
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  ### How to Use
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  The `datasets` library allows you to load and pre-process your dataset in pure
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  Python, at scale.
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- First, ensure you have the necessary dependencies installed to handle audio data:
 
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  ```bash
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  pip install datasets[audio]
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  ### Data Splits
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- For the **ASR Dataset**, the data with transcriptions is split as follows:
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- * **train**: 80% of labeled data.
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- * **validation**: 10% of labeled data.
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- * **test**: 10% of labeled data.
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  The **unlabeled** split contains all samples that do not have a corresponding
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  transcription.
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  The data was gathered by multiple partners:
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- | Provider | Dataset | License |
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- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
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- | University of Ghana | [UGSpeechData](https://doi.org/10.57760/sciencedb.22298) | `CC BY-NC-ND 4.0` |
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- | Digital Umuganda | [AfriVoice](DigitalUmuganda/AfriVoice) | `CC-BY 4.0` |
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- | Makerere University | [Yogera Dataset](https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/BEROE0) | `CC-BY 4.0` |
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- | Media Trust | | `CC-BY 4.0` |
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  ## Considerations for Using the Data
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  ## Version and Maintenance
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- - **Current Version:** 1.0.0
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- - **Last Updated:** 01/2026
 
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  - twi
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  - yor
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  multilinguality:
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+ - multilingual
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  pretty_name: Waxal NLP Datasets
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  task_categories:
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  - automatic-speech-recognition
 
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  - UGSpeechData
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  - DigitalUmuganda/AfriVoice
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  - original
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+ configs:
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  - config_name: asr
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+ data_files:
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+ - split: train
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+ path: "data/ASR/**/train-*"
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+ - split: validation
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+ path: "data/ASR/**/validation-*"
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+ - split: test
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+ path: "data/ASR/**/test-*"
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+ - split: unlabeled
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+ path: "data/ASR/**/unlabeled-*"
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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  - config_name: tts
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+ data_files:
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+ - split: train
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+ path: "data/TTS/**/train-*"
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+ - split: validation
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+ path: "data/TTS/**/validation-*"
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+ - split: test
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+ path: "data/TTS/**/test-*"
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+ - split: unlabeled
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+ path: "data/TTS/**/unlabeled-*"
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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  ---
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  # Waxal Datasets
 
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  variety of voices. The 14 languages in this dataset represent over 100 million
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  speakers across 40 Sub-Saharan African countries.
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+ Provider | Languages | License
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+ :------------------ | :--------------------------------------- | :------------:
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+ Makerere University | Acholi, Luganda, Masaaba, Nyankole, Soga | `CC-BY-4.0`
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+ University of Ghana | Akan, Ewe, Dagbani, Dagaare, Ikposo | `CC-BY-NC-4.0`
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+ Digital Umuganda | Fula, Lingala, Shona, Malagasy | `CC-BY-4.0`
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  ### TTS Dataset
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  languages. It consists of approximately 240 hours of scripted natural speech
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  from a wide variety of voices.
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+ Provider | Languages | License
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+ :------------------ | :----------------------------------- | :------------:
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+ Makerere University | Acholi, Luganda, Kiswahili, Nyankole | `CC-BY-4.0`
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+ University of Ghana | Akan (Fante, Twi) | `CC-BY-NC-4.0`
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+ Media Trust | Fula, Igbo, Hausa, Yoruba | `CC-BY-4.0`
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  ### How to Use
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  The `datasets` library allows you to load and pre-process your dataset in pure
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  Python, at scale.
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+ First, ensure you have the necessary dependencies installed to handle audio
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+ data:
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  ```bash
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  pip install datasets[audio]
 
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  ### Data Splits
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+ For the **ASR Dataset**, the data with transcriptions is split as follows: *
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+ **train**: 80% of labeled data. * **validation**: 10% of labeled data. *
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+ **test**: 10% of labeled data.
 
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  The **unlabeled** split contains all samples that do not have a corresponding
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  transcription.
 
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  The data was gathered by multiple partners:
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+ Provider | Dataset | License
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+ :------------------ | :------------------------------------------------------- | :------
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+ University of Ghana | [UGSpeechData](https://doi.org/10.57760/sciencedb.22298) | `CC BY-NC-ND 4.0`
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+ Digital Umuganda | [AfriVoice](DigitalUmuganda/AfriVoice) | `CC-BY 4.0`
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+ Makerere University | [Yogera Dataset](https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/BEROE0) | `CC-BY 4.0`
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+ Media Trust | | `CC-BY 4.0`
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  ## Considerations for Using the Data
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  ## Version and Maintenance
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+ - **Current Version:** 1.0.0
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+ - **Last Updated:** 01/2026