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+ 🧠 MetaWell Code-Switching Dataset
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+ The MetaWell Code-Switching Dataset is the first large-scale African dataset built for training and evaluating code-switching between isiZulu and English.
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+ It contains paired audio + text examples representing natural language use in South African daily life, media, and conversation. The dataset enables development of speech-to-text, translation, and language understanding models for African multilingual environments.
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+ πŸ“Š Dataset Structure
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+ Language Samples Type Content
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+ isiZulu ~1 000 Text + Audio Native isiZulu speech and transcripts
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+ English ~1 000 Text + Audio Native English speech and transcripts
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+ Code-Switched (Zulu-English) ~400 Text + Audio Mixed-language examples
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+ Each entry includes:
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+ text/ transcript
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+ audio/ recording (.wav)
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+ metadata (language, speaker, emotion, tone, etc.)
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+ βš™οΈ Intended Use
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+ Code-switching recognition and translation
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+ African-language speech recognition
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+ Multilingual chatbots and assistants
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+ AI education and research in Africa
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+ πŸ“‚ File Organization
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+ MetaWell_AI_Dataset/
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+ β”œβ”€β”€ text/
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+ β”‚ β”œβ”€β”€ zulu/
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+ β”‚ β”œβ”€β”€ english/
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+ β”‚ └── codeswitch/
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+ β”œβ”€β”€ audio/
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+ β”‚ β”œβ”€β”€ zulu/
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+ β”‚ β”œβ”€β”€ english/
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+ β”‚ └── codeswitch/
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+ 🏷️ License
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+ CC-BY 4.0 β€” You may use, share, or adapt this dataset with attribution to MetaWell AI.
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+ 🧩 Citation
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+ If you use this dataset, please cite:
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+ @dataset{moremoholo_metawell_2025,
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+ title = {MetaWell Code-Switching Dataset (Zulu–English)},
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+ author = {Moremoholo, Thabo},
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+ year = {2025},
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+ url = {https://huggingface.co/metawell-ai/metawell_codeswitch_dataset}
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+ }
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+ 🌍 About MetaWell AI
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+ MetaWell AI is an African AI initiative focused on bridging human and machine communication through multilingual, code-switching, and culturally aware models.
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+ Homepage: https://meta-vault-1daccafc.base44.app
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+ Contact: thabo1.moremoholo@gmail.com