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Task: ASR
Release Date: 9/15/2025
Format: MP3
Size: 189.79 MB
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A collection of scripted spoken phrases in Ambo-Pasco Quechua.
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Intended Use
This dataset is intended to be used for training and evaluating automatic speech recognition (ASR) models. It may also be used for applications relating to computer-aided language learning (CALL) and language or heritage revitalisation.
qva)This datasheet is for version 23.0 of the the Mozilla Common Voice Spontaneous Speech dataset
for Pasco Quechua (qva). The dataset contains 11 hours of recorded
speech (10 hours validated) from 13 speakers.
Pasco Quechua, identified by the ISO 639-3: qva, belongs to the Quechua I group. This quechua dialect is spoken at both sides of bordeline between Junín and Pasco regions.
The dataset includes the following distribution of age and gender.
Self-declared gender information, percentage refers to the number of clips annotated with this gender.
| Gender | Pertentage |
|---|---|
| Undefined | 12.0% |
| Female Feminine | 88.0% |
Self-declared age information, percentage refers to the number of clips annotated with this age band.
| Age Band | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Undefined | 11.0% |
| Twenties | 10.0% |
| Thirties | 54.0% |
| Fifties | 12.0% |
| Sixties | 12.0% |
The average length of sentences is 6 tokens (40 characters).
Quechua language is written in the Latin script. All Quechua dialects form words by sequentially adding suffixes to a root and follows a Subject-Object-Verb (SOV) word order.
Following the rules established by the Peruvian Ministry of Education, Chawpin qichwata qillqanapaq maytu. Manual de escritura quechua central
| Symbol |
|---|
| a |
| aa |
| ch |
| h |
| i |
| ii |
| k |
| l |
| ll |
| m |
| n |
| ñ |
| p |
| q |
| r |
| s |
| sh |
| t |
| ts |
| tr |
| u |
| uu |
| w |
| y |
There follows a randomly selected sample of five sentences from the corpus:
Runapa qipa wiqaw urayninpi chankawan tinkuq sinchi aycha
Tirihu turuqsumantapas ichumantapas tuturamantapas awasqa
Kaquqa llumpay arus mikusqa kaskitakuywan nanaq unquymi
Kaspa sarapa muyuriqninpi wiñaq uchuy kaspa sarachakuna
Sacha allpaman hapipakusqan hatun suytu llañu kaspikuna
Automatic random samples
¿Haykataq kapushunki?
Urqupis quchapis mayupis waklita manchakun.
qura kay punkućhaw wiñaykan.
Ama ninawan pukllatsu.
Ambochaw Negritotami tushuntsik.
Sentences were written by Mr. Pedro Ricce
We extend our gratitude to Mr. Oscar Chávez Gonzales of the Peruvian Ministry of Education for providing invaluable information.
Luis Camacho camacho.l@pucp.pe
If you use this dataset in your research, please cite the following publication:
@article{Camacho_2024,
title ={Automating the Proposition of Neologisms for the Quechua Language},
volume ={54}, DOI={10.1017/S0025100324000227},
number ={3},
journal ={Journal of the International Phonetic Association},
author ={Camacho, Luis},
year ={2024},
pages ={922–938}}
This dataset was funded by the Mozilla Foundation Open Multilingual Speech Fund.
This dataset is released under the Creative Commons Zero (CC-0) licence. By downloading this data you agree to not determine the identity of speakers in the dataset.