Common Voice Scripted Speech 24.0 - Kotokoli
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CC0-1.0
Steward:
Common Voice
Task: ASR
Release Date: 12/5/2025
Format: MP3
Size: 191.72 MB
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Description
A collection of scripted spoken phrases in Kotokoli.
Specifics
Considerations
Forbidden Usage
It is forbidden to attempt to determine the identity of speakers in the common Voice datasets. It is forbidden to re-host or re-share this dataset
Processes
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.
Metadata
Tem — Kotokoli (kdh)
This datasheet is for version 24.0 of the the Mozilla Common Voice Scripted Speech dataset
for Kotokoli (kdh). The dataset contains 14288 clips representing 10.6 hours of recorded
speech (10.02 hours validated) from 20 speakers.
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.
Demographic information
The dataset includes the following distribution of age and gender.
Gender
Self-declared gender information, percentage refers to the number of clips annotated with this gender.
| Gender | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Undefined | 100.0% |
Age
Self-declared age information, percentage refers to the number of clips annotated with this age band.
| Age Band | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Undefined | 98.0% |
| Thirties | 2.0% |
Text corpus
Text domains
| Domain | Count |
|---|---|
| Undefined | 14288 |
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
Common Voice Tem (kdh) page (link to be activated when available)
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Acknowledgements
Curators
Justin Bakoubolo
Bella P.
Compiler / Coordinator
Justin Bakoubolo — supervised the compilation and coordination of the dataset.
Contact
Justin Bakoubolo <justin.bakoubolo@umbaji.org>
Funding
This dataset was partially funded by the Open Multilingual Speech Fund managed by Mozilla Common Voice.
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.