African Language Speech Datasets
Commercially licensed speech data in Luganda, Ewe, Fulfulde, Hausa, Wolof, Twi, and Yoruba, validated and shipping today with volume scaling now. Every African audio dataset is speaker-verified, AI quality-filtered at capture, and delivered under a commercial license with an SLA.
Speech datasets in seven African languages shipping today
Luganda Speech Dataset
Uganda · ISO 639: lg
Natural, everyday Luganda speech for voice and ASR systems serving Uganda.
For: Luganda ASR, TTS & multilingual model training
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Part of our speaker-verified corpus across Luganda, Ewe, Fulfulde, Hausa, Wolof, Twi & Yoruba fully annotated and growing.
Ewe Speech Dataset
Togo · ISO 639: ee
Natural, tonal Ewe speech for voice and ASR systems serving Togo and southeastern Ghana.
For: Ewe ASR, TTS & multilingual model training
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Part of our speaker-verified corpus across Luganda, Ewe, Fulfulde, Hausa, Wolof, Twi & Yoruba fully annotated and growing.
Fulfulde (Fula) Speech Dataset
Senegal · ISO 639: ff
Everyday Fulfulde speech for voice and ASR systems serving Fula-speaking communities across the Sahel.
For: Fulfulde speech models across the Sahel
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Part of our speaker-verified corpus across Luganda, Ewe, Fulfulde, Hausa, Wolof, Twi & Yoruba fully annotated and growing.
Hausa Speech Dataset
Nigeria · ISO 639: ha
Natural Hausa speech for voice and ASR systems serving Nigeria and the wider Hausa-speaking region.
For: Hausa ASR, TTS & multilingual model training
Listen to a sample
Part of our speaker-verified corpus across Luganda, Ewe, Fulfulde, Hausa, Wolof, Twi & Yoruba fully annotated and growing.
Wolof Speech Dataset
Senegal · ISO 639: wo
Everyday Wolof speech, including French code-switching, for models that need to understand Senegal.
For: Wolof speech models & code-switching evaluation
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Part of our speaker-verified corpus across Luganda, Ewe, Fulfulde, Hausa, Wolof, Twi & Yoruba fully annotated and growing.
Twi (Akan) Speech Dataset
Ghana · ISO 639: ak
Natural, code-switched Akan Twi speech for Ghanaian voice and ASR systems.
For: Twi ASR, TTS & multilingual model training
Listen to a sample
Part of our speaker-verified corpus across Luganda, Ewe, Fulfulde, Hausa, Wolof, Twi & Yoruba fully annotated and growing.
Yoruba Speech Dataset
Nigeria · ISO 639: yo
Natural, tonal Yoruba speech for voice and ASR systems serving Nigeria.
For: Yoruba ASR, TTS & multilingual model training
Listen to a sample
Part of our speaker-verified corpus across Luganda, Ewe, Fulfulde, Hausa, Wolof, Twi & Yoruba fully annotated and growing.
More African Languages Coming
Need a language that isn't in our catalogue yet? We scope and staff a custom collection mission with our native-speaker network: the same mix of read, spontaneous and conversational speech, the same AI quality filtering and the same ≥95% agreement standard as our shipping datasets.
SwahiliTanzania
AmharicEthiopia
ZuluSouth Africa
ShonaZimbabwe
LingalaDR Congo
FonBenin- IgboNigeria
- OromoEthiopia
- TigrinyaEthiopia
SomaliSomalia- XhosaSouth Africa
KikuyuKenya
KrioSierra Leone
BambaraMali
KinyarwandaRwanda
Typical lead time: 4–8 weeks from kickoff to first delivery.
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