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| language: |
| - kik |
| license: apache-2.0 |
| tags: |
| - automatic-speech-recognition |
| - kikuyu |
| - gikuyu |
| - asr |
| - deepsahel |
| pipeline_tag: automatic-speech-recognition |
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| # DeepSahel Kikuyu ASR Optimized |
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| An optimized Kikuyu automatic speech recognition model for speech experiments and evaluation workflows. |
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| This model is part of DeepSahel open African-language AI infrastructure work, supporting reusable model-development, evaluation, and documentation workflows for low-resource African languages. |
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| ## Intended Use |
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| - African-language speech and text research |
| - Kikuyu model evaluation and benchmarking |
| - Public-interest language technology experiments |
| - Downstream prototyping for education, health communication, agriculture, and civic information workflows |
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| ## Limitations |
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| Performance can vary across domains, dialects, speaker conditions, recording quality, and code-switched usage. Human review by fluent speakers is recommended before production use. |
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