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CC0-1.0
Steward:
Common Voice
Task: ASR
Release Date: 12/5/2025
Format: MP3
Size: 201.42 MB
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A collection of scripted spoken phrases in Quechua Sihuas Ancash.
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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.
qws)This datasheet is for version 24.0 of the the Mozilla Common Voice Scripted Speech dataset
for Quechua Sihuas Ancash (qws). The dataset contains 8977 clips representing 10.38 hours of recorded
speech (10.26 hours validated) from 12 speakers.
Sihuas Ancash Quechua, identified by the ISO 639-3: qws, belongs to the Quechua I 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 | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Undefined | 44.0% |
| Female Feminine | 56.0% |
Self-declared age information, percentage refers to the number of clips annotated with this age band.
| Age Band | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Undefined | 22.0% |
| Twenties | 55.0% |
| Thirties | 11.0% |
| Fourties | 11.0% |
The average length of sentences is 6 tokens (40 characters).
| Domain | Count |
|---|---|
| Undefined | 8977 |
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:
Huk runashi ishkay churiyuq kanaq.
Qipa kaq churin shamuykan.
¿Imanirtaq kayllatraw mana maypapis yarqukur arur kaykanki?
Taytay, uushaata rakipaykamay.
Huk markapa aywakuytami munaa.
Automatic random samples
Waray puntrawnawmi yurirqaa.
Wañuq kaqkunaqa manami imatapis apakunku.
Limaqpitami shamuykaa.
Ishkay chakwan papata yanuykaayan.
Llapallanchik hallpapa aywashun.
Sentences were written by Mr. Franklin Espinoza
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.