Common Voice Scripted Speech 24.0 - Quechua Jauja Wanka
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CC0-1.0
Steward:
Common Voice
Task: ASR
Release Date: 12/5/2025
Format: MP3
Size: 262.75 MB
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Description
A collection of scripted spoken phrases in Quechua Jauja Wanka.
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
Xauxa Qichwa — Jauja Wanka Quechua (qxw)
This datasheet is for version 24.0 of the the Mozilla Common Voice Scripted Speech dataset
for Quechua Jauja Wanka (qxw). The dataset contains 9253 clips representing 13.5 hours of recorded
speech (11.71 hours validated) from 14 speakers.
Language
Jauja Wanka Quechua, identified by the ISO 639-3: qxw, belongs to the Quechua I group.
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 | 46.0% |
| Female Feminine | 54.0% |
Age
Self-declared age information, percentage refers to the number of clips annotated with this age band.
| Age Band | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Undefined | 2.0% |
| Twenties | 54.0% |
| Thirties | 11.0% |
| Fourties | 22.0% |
| Seventies | 11.0% |
Text corpus
The average length of sentences is 6 tokens (40 characters).
Text domains
| Domain | Count |
|---|---|
| Undefined | 9253 |
Writing system
Quechua language is written in the Latin script. All Quechua dialects form words by sequentially adding suffixes to a root and follows a Subject-Object-Verb (SOV) word order.
Symbol table
Following the rules established by the Peruvian Ministry of Education, Chawpin qichwata qillqanapaq maytu. Manual de escritura quechua central
| Symbol |
|---|
| a |
| aa |
| ch |
| h |
| i |
| ii |
| k |
| l |
| ll |
| m |
| n |
| ñ |
| p |
| q |
| r |
| s |
| sh |
| t |
| ts |
| tr |
| u |
| uu |
| w |
| y |
Sample
There follows a randomly selected sample of five sentences from the corpus:
Ayñinakuy ama chinkachunchu.
Maltakaq qiluta aysan.
Walmikaq yakuta alsakun.
Yukaliptu kullupiqta yantata lulapaakun.
Llumpayta tamyaptin chakatam mayu apan.
Automatic random samples
Llapa nunakunam wañuyta manchakulkan.
Muśhuq wasiićhuumi kanan muyun puñuśhaq.
Ñuqa shawshallatam limakuu.
Pikpish uchuklla pishqucham.
Jaujaćhu tantakuna maypis lliwta mikukunam.
Sources
Sentences were written by Mr. Pedro Ricce
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Acknowledgements
We extend our gratitude to Mr. Oscar Chávez Gonzales of the Peruvian Ministry of Education for providing invaluable information.
Datasheet authors
Luis Camacho camacho.l@pucp.pe
Citation guidelines
If you use this dataset in your research, please cite the following publication:
@article{Camacho_2024,
title ={Automating the Proposition of Neologisms for the Quechua Language},
volume ={54}, DOI={10.1017/S0025100324000227},
number ={3},
journal ={Journal of the International Phonetic Association},
author ={Camacho, Luis},
year ={2024},
pages ={922–938}}
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.