README.md

---
language:
- ckb
license: other
task_categories:
- automatic-speech-recognition
pretty_name: Central Kurdish Speech Dataset

configs:
- config_name: default
  data_files:
  - split: train
    path: data/train-*.parquet

dataset_info:
  features:
  - name: audio
    dtype: audio
  - name: audio_filename
    dtype: string
  - name: transcription
    dtype: string
  - name: category
    dtype: string
  - name: speaker_id
    dtype: string
  - name: gender
    dtype: string
  - name: cer
    dtype: float32
  - name: downvotes
    dtype: int32
  - name: upvotes
    dtype: int32
  - name: validator
    dtype: string
  - name: source
    dtype: string
  splits:
  - name: train
    num_examples: 260571
---

# Central Kurdish Speech Dataset

This dataset contains Central Kurdish speech recordings
with audio embedded inside Parquet files.

## Loading

```python
from datasets import load_dataset

dataset = load_dataset("aranemini/bawajai", split="train")
print(dataset)
print(dataset[0])
```

## Fields

- `audio`: embedded audio
- `audio_filename`: original audio filename
- `transcription`: Kurdish transcription
- `category`: validation category
- `speaker_id`: anonymous speaker identifier
- `gender`: speaker gender or `-`
- `cer`: character error rate
- `downvotes`: validation downvotes
- `upvotes`: validation upvotes
- `validator`: validator identifier
- `source`: original source

The `validated_at` field is intentionally excluded.

## Statistics

- Recordings: 260,571
- Speakers: 496
- Parquet files: 261
- Maximum examples per Parquet: 1,000

### Categories

- `manually-validated`: 136,285
- `automatically-validated`: 108,459
- `automatically-qualified`: 15,827

### Gender

- `female`: 132,403
- `male`: 87,105
- `-`: 41,063