dataset_info:
features:
- name: text
dtype: string
- name: subset
dtype: string
- name: audio
dtype: audio
- name: duration
dtype: float64
splits:
- name: train
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num_examples: 1801
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dataset_size: 395694519.261
configs:
- config_name: default
data_files:
- split: train
path: data/train-*
language:
- zgh
- ber
task_categories:
- automatic-speech-recognition
- text-to-speech
pretty_name: Tamazight Open Speech Dataset
license: apache-2.0
Dataset Card for Tamazight Open Speech Dataset
This dataset provides a parsed, formatted, and ready-to-use Amazigh Voice Dataset. It contains voice recordings and corresponding text transcripts in Standard Moroccan Amazigh (ⵜⴰⵎⴰⵣⵉⵖⵜ ⵜⴰⵏⴰⵡⴰⵢⵜ ⵜⴰⵎⵓⵔⴰⴽⵓⵛⵜ) intended for training Automatic Speech Recognition (ASR) and Text-to-Speech (TTS) models.
This specific repository is published by a collaborator. You may visit the raw dataset repository which has additional dataset that hasn't been uploaded here yet: Amazigh-Speech-Dataset.
Dataset Details
Dataset Description
- Curated by: Abdelhaque Id Ali
- Shared by: Mohamed Aymane Farhi
- Language(s) (NLP): Standard Moroccan Amazigh (zgh), Berber (ber)
- License: Apache-2.0
Dataset Sources
- Parsed Repository: https://huggingface.co/datasets/Tamazight-NLP/TOSD
- Additional Data: https://huggingface.co/datasets/abdelhaqueidali/Amazigh-Speech-Dataset
Uses
Direct Use
- Training or fine-tuning Speech-to-Text (STT / ASR) models.
- Training or fine-tuning Text-to-Speech (TTS) models.
- Linguistic research regarding Amazigh phonetics and speech.
Out-of-Scope Use
This data should not be used to generate malicious voice clones or deepfakes intended for impersonation, fraud, or harassment.
Dataset Structure
Unlike the raw dataset which uses separate .wav and .txt files in .zip archives, this dataset has been parsed into a structured format for immediate use with the Hugging Face datasets library.
It contains 1,801 examples with the following fields:
audio: The audio data feature, containing the decoded audio array and sampling rate.text: The string transcript of the audio in the Tifinagh script.duration: The length of the audio clip in seconds (float64).subset: The dataset has two different subsets recorded using different microphones. Whilesubset_1has mono audio,subset_2is stereo.
Dataset Creation
Curation Rationale
Amazigh is a low-resource language in AI. This dataset was created to contribute high-quality, openly licensed voice data to help the open-source community build better voice technologies for the Amazigh-speaking community.
Source Data
Data Collection and Processing
The audio was recorded by a fluent speaker reading from pre-selected Standard Moroccan Amazigh texts. This specific repository hosts the processed and structured version of those original recordings.
Who are the source data producers?
The audio was originally recorded by Abdelhaque Id Ali, a speaker of Southern Moroccan Amazigh.
Personal and Sensitive Information
The dataset contains the voice recordings of the creator. No other personally identifiable information (PII) is included in the audio or text.
Bias, Risks, and Limitations
This dataset represents the voice, accent, and pronunciation of a single speaker using Standard Moroccan Amazigh. It may not fully capture the phonetic diversity of other regional Amazigh varieties. Models trained solely on this data may struggle with accents or dialects not represented here.
Dataset Card Authors
- Abdelhaque Id Ali
- Mohamed Aymane Farhi
- Tamazight-NLP
Dataset Card Contact
- Email: Abdelhaque379@gmail.com
- LinkedIn: Abdelhaque Id Ali