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CC0-1.0
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Common Voice
Task: ASR
Release Date: 12/5/2025
Format: MP3
Size: 205.12 MB
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A collection of scripted spoken phrases in Jaqaru.
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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.
jqr)This datasheet is for version 24.0 of the the Mozilla Common Voice Scripted Speech dataset
for Jaqaru (jqr). The dataset contains 6255 clips representing 10.27 hours of recorded
speech (9.95 hours validated) from 12 speakers.
The Jaqaru language is characterized phonologically by possessing a series of aspirated co-articulated stop and affricate consonants, and by the presence of long vowels in some roots. Morphologically, it is an agglutinative language with extensive use of suffixes.
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 | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Undefined | 48.0% |
| Female Feminine | 52.0% |
Self-declared age information, percentage refers to the number of clips annotated with this age band.
| Age Band | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Undefined | 23.0% |
| Fourties | 60.0% |
| Fifties | 16.0% |
| Sixties | 1.0% |
On average, each sentence is composed by six words, sixty letters
| Domain | Count |
|---|---|
| Undefined | 6255 |
For the Jaqaru language, an official alphabet of 39 graphemes was established by Executive Order No. 303-2015-MINEDU issued by Peruvian Ministry of Education on June 12, 2015.
There follows a randomly selected sample of five sentences from the corpus:
Kacxan qaqcxawkiwa, ajtz' jakshinwa tz'uknushu
Jaqkunaq illt'kushtu nurtast"wa
Akura, Juli may markasanawa, illkirillkirir jayra, kantu,putaka,ilrunushsa akaw kultursa.
Qamish qillqas mushkutna, ishaw jicx'k"anushutxi, qajcxnushutxi, shumayw qillqas uyunushu
Punan yatxutaq antz jayankiwa: qayllkunaq apsap" apsap" wasanw shaykutsan yatxutar purki.
Automatic random samples
Apkaq may janq' pañul wayta wayt wurtawi
"Punan yatxutaq antz jayankiwa: qayllkunaq apsap"" apsap"" wasanw shaykutsan yatxutar purki."
Isiduraq lluq'in niwnir nawptawi
"Tatanhq yatxutat"" nurnushunht"" yanhishkutu. "
Jinch us ustatktna ish qamshishisna
Sentences were written by Mrs. Neli Belleza
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 partially funded by the Open Multilingual Speech Fund managed by Mozilla Common Voice.
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.