Common Voice Scripted Speech 23.0 - Tem

Locale: kdh

Size: 191.74 MB

Task: ASR

Format: MP3

License: CC-0

Tem — Kotokoli (kdh)

This datasheet is for the Mozilla Common Voice Scripted Speech dataset for Tem (kdh). The dataset contains 10.63 hours of recorded speech (collected, ongoing validation) from more than 19 recording endpoints, mostly by women.

Language

Tem (Kotokoli) is a Gur language spoken primarily in Togo, Ghana, Benin, and Burkina Faso. It is part of the Niger-Congo family. The language is used in daily communication, religious practice, and traditional expressions.

Writing system

Tem is a tonal language, typically with two level tones:

  • High (´)

  • Low (unmarked)

Tone is essential for distinguishing lexical and grammatical meaning.

Symbol table

Uppercase: A B C D Ɖ E Ɛ F G Gb H I Ɩ J K Kp L M N Ny Ŋ Ŋm O Ɔ P R S T U Ʊ V W Y Z

Lowercase: a b c d ɖ e ɛ f g gb h i ɩ j k kp l m n ny ŋ ŋm o ɔ p r s t u ʊ v w y z

Sources

The dataset has been compiled from:

  • Religious books (translations and liturgy).

  • Dictionaries of Tem.

  • Common expressions collected from everyday life and fieldwork.

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

  • Justin Bakoubolo

  • Bella P.

Compiler / Coordinator

  • Justin Bakoubolo — supervised the compilation and coordination of the dataset.

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.