---
license: apache-2.0
language:
  - yo
  - ha
  - ig
  - pcm
  - en
tags:
  - tts
  - text-to-speech
  - nigerian
  - yoruba
  - hausa
  - igbo
  - pidgin
  - fish-speech
base_model: fishaudio/fish-speech-1.5
datasets:
  - UbuntuFarms/nigerian-tts-dataset
---

# Nigerian Fish Speech TTS

Voice cloning configuration for Nigerian languages using Fish Speech.

## Speakers

This configuration includes 145 speaker references for:
- Nigerian English
- Nigerian Pidgin
- (Expandable to Yoruba, Hausa, Igbo)

## Dataset

- **Source**: [UbuntuFarms/nigerian-tts-dataset](https://huggingface.co/datasets/UbuntuFarms/nigerian-tts-dataset)
- **Total Samples**: 145
- **Speakers**: 145

## Usage with Fish Speech

```python
from fish_speech import FishSpeech

# Load model
tts = FishSpeech(model_path="fishaudio/fish-speech-1.5")

# Use Nigerian speaker reference
audio = tts.synthesize(
    text="Hello, how are you today?",
    reference_audio="path/to/nigerian_speaker.wav",
    reference_text="Reference transcription"
)
```

## Speaker References

The `speakers.json` file contains reference audio paths for each speaker.

## Base Model

- [fishaudio/fish-speech-1.5](https://huggingface.co/fishaudio/fish-speech-1.5)

## Training

This repository contains speaker reference configurations for zero-shot voice cloning.
Fish Speech uses these references to clone voices without fine-tuning.