Common Voice Scripted Speech 23.0 - Aja (Benin)

Locale: ajg

Size: 251.63 MB

Task: ASR

Format: MP3

License: CC-0

Adja — Aja (ajg)

This datasheet is for the Mozilla Common Voice Scripted Speech dataset for Adja (ajg). The dataset contains 12 hours of recorded speech (collected, ongoing validation) from more than 5 speakers and over 20 endpoints.

Language

Adja (Aja) is a Gbe language spoken in Benin, Gabon, Ghana, Nigeria and Togo by 1M+ people. It is part of the Kwa branch of the Niger-Congo family. The language is used in daily communication, oral literature, and traditional expressions.

Writing system

Aja is a tonal language, typically with three level tones:

  • High (´)

  • Mid (unmarked)

  • Low (`)

The orthography used in this dataset aligns with conventions adopted by Aja linguists and educators, particularly those documented by AGOSSOU Kogbédji Émile, PhD, and Kansiwer, PhD. Minor regional variations are harmonized through community consensus.

Symbol table

a an b c d d e s en f g gb y h hw i in j k kp I m n ny n o 5 on p r s sh t u un v w x xw y z 3

Sources

  • AGOSSOU K., Le grand livre des proverbes aja, Azové, Éphphata, 2011 (primary source).

  • AGOSSOU K., Proverbes aja et hébreux : une étude littéraire, in Le Sycomore, 2014.

  • AGOSSOU K., L’emphase dans l’hébreu biblique : identification et méthodes de traduction en langue aja, in Mélanges en hommage au professeur BADA, 2022.

  • AGOSSOU K., La situation de la femme aja dans ses relations personnelles avec l’homme dans le mariage : l’égalité en question, in Mélanges en hommage au professeur HUANNOU, éd. Plumes Soleil, 2024.

In addition, the dataset includes sentences from:

  • Common perceptions and everyday life expressions collected during fieldwork.

  • Crowdsourced contributions supervised by the curators.

Get involved!

To get more information about this dataset and find out how you can contribute, please take a look at the following links.

Community links

Contribute

Curators

  • Dr. Kogbédji Émile AGOSSOU (Université, PhD)

  • Dr. Kansiwer (PhD)

  • Justin Bakoubolo (PhD)

Compiler

Contact

Funding

This dataset was made possible by the Open Multilingual Speech Fund.

Licence

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.