README.md

---
language: ar
license: mit
task_categories:
- text-classification
tags:
- arabic
- eou-detection
- conversation
- multi-dialect
- levantine
- egyptian
- gulf
size_categories:
- 10K<n<100K
---

# Arabic EOU Conversations Dataset

Multi-dialect Arabic conversation dataset for End-of-Utterance (EOU) detection.

## Dataset Description

This dataset contains Arabic conversational examples labeled for end-of-utterance detection.
It includes natural dialogue patterns across three major Arabic dialects.

**Key Features:**
- **Total Examples**: 11,660 (balanced 50/50 EOU/NOT_EOU)
- **Dialects**: Levantine (شامي), Egyptian (مصري), Gulf (خليجي)
- **Format**: Conversation pairs with EOU labels
- **Split**: 80% train, 10% validation, 10% test

## Dataset Structure

Each example contains:
- `text`: The utterance text in Arabic
- `label`: Binary label (0 = NOT_EOU, 1 = EOU)
- `context`: Optional previous utterance for context

### Example

```json
{
  "text": "شو رأيك نروح نتغدا؟",
  "label": 1,
  "context": ""
}
```

## Usage

```python
from datasets import load_dataset

# Load dataset
dataset = load_dataset("Reverb/arabic-eou-conversations")

# Access splits
train_data = dataset["train"]
val_data = dataset["validation"]
test_data = dataset["test"]

# Example
print(train_data[0])
```

## Data Collection

The dataset was curated from Arabic conversational data across three dialects:
- **Levantine**: Conversational Arabic from the Levant region
- **Egyptian**: Egyptian colloquial Arabic
- **Gulf**: Gulf Arabic dialects

## Intended Use

This dataset is designed for:
- Training EOU detection models
- Turn-taking research in Arabic dialogue
- Voice assistant development
- Conversational AI systems
- Arabic NLP research

## Limitations

- Focused on conversational/colloquial Arabic
- May not represent all Arabic dialects equally
- Designed for spoken language patterns
- Not suitable for formal/literary Arabic

## Citation

```bibtex
@misc{arabic-eou-dataset,
  author = {Reverb},
  title = {Arabic EOU Conversations Dataset},
  year = {2025},
  publisher = {Hugging Face},
  url = {https://huggingface.co/datasets/Reverb/arabic-eou-conversations}
}
```

## License

MIT License

## Related Models

This dataset was used to train: [Reverb/smollm2-135m-arabic-eou](https://huggingface.co/Reverb/smollm2-135m-arabic-eou)