Datasets:
dataset_info:
features:
- name: audio
dtype: audio
- name: text
dtype: string
- name: duration
dtype: float64
- name: token_count
dtype: int64
splits:
- name: train
num_bytes: 5374523458.74
num_examples: 11444
- name: dev
num_bytes: 338070338
num_examples: 648
- name: test
num_bytes: 470470140
num_examples: 899
download_size: 13334454656
dataset_size: 6183063936.74
configs:
- config_name: default
data_files:
- split: train
path: data/train-*
- split: dev
path: data/dev-*
- split: test
path: data/test-*
license: apache-2.0
task_categories:
- automatic-speech-recognition
- text-to-audio
language:
- uz
pretty_name: FeruzaSpeech
size_categories:
- 10K<n<100K
FeruzaSpeech_to_fine_tuning
A speech corpus of ⏱️ ~59.1 total hours of Uzbek audio paired with Latin‑script transcripts, intended for fine‑tuning ASR / speech‑to‑text models.
Dataset Details
Dataset Description
This dataset contains recordings of native Uzbek speakers reading a mix of classical literature excerpts and school‑level writing prompts:
- 001: Choliqushi (a novel by Rashod Nuri Guntekin, trans. by Mirzakalon Ismoiliy; first pub. Sept 1900).
- 002: Excerpts from Uzbek secondary‑school essays (“To‘rtinchi sinfda edim…”, “Hayotdagi ilk xotiralaringizni yozing…”).
- .....
Each line in text_latin.txt is of the form:
//
We strip the filename prefix in preprocessing so that the text field contains only the spoken words.
Dataset Statistics
| Split | # Examples | Total Size | Approx. Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| train | 11 444 | 5.37 GB | 52.09 hours |
| dev | 648 | 0.34 GB | 2.93 hours |
| test | 899 | 0.47 GB | 4.08 hours |
Dataset Creation
Curation Rationale
We aim to provide a high‑quality, publicly available Uzbek ASR dataset combining both literary and educational domains to improve model robustness.
Source Data
- Audio recorded in a quiet home‑studio environment, 16 kHz mono WAV, 16‑bit PCM.
- Transcripts created from existing texts (classical novels, school writing prompts).
Who Are the Source Data Producers?
- Recordings & Transcriptions by: k2speech/FeruzaSpeech
- Translators / Editors: Nickoo 004
Uses
Direct Use
Fine‑tuning or evaluating speech‑to‑text/ASR models for Uzbek. It’s also suitable for speech processing research (voice activity detection, speaker diarization, etc.).
Out‑of‑Scope Use
- Speaker identification / sensitive demographic inference.
- Real‑time speech generation.
Supported Tasks and Leaderboards
- Task: Automatic Speech Recognition
Dataset Structure
Each example has the following fields:
audio: anAudioobject (array+sampling_rate)text: Latin‑script transcript, cleaned of filename tokensduration: audio length in secondstoken_count: length of the transcript in raw word‑piece tokens
Distribution
- License: Apache 2.0
- Repository: https://huggingface.co/datasets/nickoo004/FeruzaSpeech_to_fine_tuning
Who Maintains This Dataset
- Created and maintained by: Nickoo 004
- Last updated: 2025‑05‑02
- Contact & Social:
Citation
If you use this dataset, please cite:
@misc{feruzaspeech2025,
title = {FeruzaSpeech\_to\_fine\_tuning: An Uzbek ASR Dataset},
author = {Nickoo\, 004},
year = {2025},
howpublished = {\url{https://huggingface.co/datasets/nickoo004/FeruzaSpeech_to_fine_tuning}},
license = {Apache 2.0}
}