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CC0-1.0
Steward:
Common Voice
Task: ASR
Release Date: 9/15/2025
Format: MP3
Size: 249.97 MB
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A collection of scripted spoken phrases in Imbabura Highland Quichua.
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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.
qvi)This datasheet is for version 23.0 of the the Mozilla Common Voice Scripted Speech dataset
for Kichwa (qvi). The dataset contains 13 hours of recorded
speech (12 hours validated) from 15 speakers.
Imbabura Highland Kichwa or just Kichwa, identified by the ISO 639-3: qvi, belongs to the Quechua II group.
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 | 28.0% |
| Female Feminine | 72.0% |
Self-declared age information, percentage refers to the number of clips annotated with this age band.
| Age Band | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Twenties | 26.0% |
| Thirties | 64.0% |
| Teens | 10.0% |
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.
There follows a randomly selected sample of five sentences from the corpus:
Yachakuna kichwa shimimanta
Kichwa rimak runakuna tukurin
Hatarichina runakunapa yuyaykunata
Makipurarishun sapiyachun kawsarichun ñukanchi kichwa shimi
Kichwa shimi chinkarin
Automatic random samples
Mamawishita hatunmama urmachishka allpapi
Paya mama wakarka llakimanda
Kayachiparkanchik kay tantanakuyma
Wawata wiñachinkapa kunakunata tapurkani
Ñukapashmi chakrapi kani
Sentences were collected by Mr. Luis Córdova
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.