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Common VoiceDataset ID:
cmflnn481sta0wyixumzb4uz6
Release Date: 9/15/2025
Format: MP3
Size: 206.32 MB
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A collection of scripted spoken phrases in South Giziga.
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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.
giz)This datasheet is for version 23.0 of the the Mozilla Common Voice Scripted Speech dataset
for Guiziga (giz). The dataset contains 11 hours of recorded
speech (11 hours validated) from 32 speakers.
According to Ethnologue online, Giziga is a stable indigenous language of Cameroon. It belongs to the Afro-Asiatic language family
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 | 100.0% |
Self-declared age information, percentage refers to the number of clips annotated with this age band.
| Age Band | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Undefined | 89.0% |
| Twenties | 3.0% |
| Thirties | 7.0% |
The writing system used in the collection of sentence prompts is mostly based on Latin script with a few phonetic symbols such as ŋ, ɗ, and ɓ
There follows a randomly selected sample of five sentences from the corpus.
Lar mitirgeveɗ e naƞ ɗalak, amma ngwasay misi ti huruy o a wuɗam ɓi naha teʼe
Sukuy taƞʼha anta zumam cawa ta
I wuɗ i hiɗik mota ɓa ngi ru nga liʼi ati ngamaɗu hoy
Kira vula vu ɗik da gwat ngi si tewle ta
Akum nga gi dungur angi li papal
Automatic random samples
Ki sa yaʼaka daw a timike a slaka vu o le.
Mbur hana cucuk palnang, a gi kaɓa a wuɗ mizli teʼe ase ngatara.
Lendem ngi bulum hana asa kiɗa madangwasay ngi walahay gar.
Vuŋ a zla zuɓo titim titim.
So zum buy a wuzla ndra.
The compilation of this dataset occured during data camp organized in Yaoundé (Cameroon) in May 2025. Two main contributors were involved in the localization of the MCV interface for Tuki, gathering of the sentence prompts, reading sentence prompts, and validating recordings. They are :
Daniel Singaidi
Christiane Mandai Etono
The organization of the data camp was conducted by a dynamic whose dedication is herewith acknowledged :
Dr. Florus Landry Dibenge (Project Lead)
Eliette Emilie-Caroline Ngo Tjomb Assembe
Eric Koung
Blaise Mathieu Banum Manguele
Martial Brice Antangana Eloundou
Emmanuel Giovanni Eloundou Eyenga
Emmanuel Ngue Um ngueum@gmail.com, Daniel Singaidi danielsingaidi10@gmail.com, Christiane Mandai Etono etonochristiane@gmail.com
The organization of the data camp that led to the compilation of this dataset was made possible by a grant by the Mozilla Foundation under the Opem Multingual Speech Fund (OMSF)
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.