---
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license: cc-by-nc-4.0
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pretty_name: Moore Speech Proverbs
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---


# Moore Speech Proverbs: A Parallel Audio-Text Corpus for Mooré and French
The **Moore Speech Proverbs** dataset is a bilingual audio-text corpus of traditional proverbs in **Mooré** and **French**, designed for research and academic purposes in low-resource speech and language processing.
It is intended primarily for **academic or research purposes** in **text-to-speech (TTS)** and **automatic speech recognition (ASR)** for **Mooré language.**

> [!NOTE]
> ⚠️ **Access is gated.** To request access, please read the policy below.  
> 🛑 **TLDR:** For safety and traceability reasons, **anonymous or vague requests will not be approved**.


---

## Dataset Structure

#### Dataset Overview
> [!NOTE]
> 🗂️ Splits: `vol1` to `vol11` + a combined `full` split  
> 🔢 Total examples: 1159  
> ⏱️ Total audio (Moore): \~2.34 hours  

#### Languages
- **Mooré** (ISO 639-3: `mos`)
- **French** (`fr`)

Each record contains:
- `moore_audio`: 16 kHz WAV audio of the proverb in Mooré
- `moore_text`: Transcription in Mooré
- `french_audio`: 16 kHz WAV audio of the French translation
- `french_text`: Translation in French
- `duration_moore`: Duration in seconds
- `duration_french`: Duration in seconds
- `chapter`: Volume name (e.g. `vol1`, `vol2`, ...)

#### Example format:
```json
{
  "moore_text": "Sẽn tar-a pãng n tar sugri.",
  "french_text": "Clémence rime avec puissance.",
  "duration_moore": 2.31,
  "duration_french": 2.85,
  "chapter": "01-001-007",
  "moore_audio": { "path": "...", "array": [...], "sampling_rate": 16000 },
  "french_audio": { "path": "...", "array": [...], "sampling_rate": 16000 }
}
````

All scripts used to create this dataset are part of the [Moore Speech Corpora Toolkit](https://github.com/anyantudre/MooreSpeechCorpora). ⭐ if it’s helpful!

---

## Use Cases
This dataset is intended for:
* Research on **low-resource speech technologies**
* **Text-to-Speech (TTS)** and **Automatic Speech Recognition (ASR)** systems for Mooré
* **Cross-lingual** and **translation modeling** (Mooré ↔ French)
* Digital preservation of oral traditions

> ❌ **Commercial use is not permitted.**

---

## Access Policy (Important)
The dataset is under **gated mode** to ensure ethical use and protect cultural data integrity.

To request access, please contact **Wendyellé A. Alban NYANTUDRE** ([nyantudre@gmail.com](mailto:nyantudre@gmail.com)).  

> **Access will only be granted to individuals or institutions** who:
>
> * Clearly identify themselves
> * Describe their intended academic or research use
> * Agree to the non-commercial usage restriction

🔐 For safety and traceability reasons, **anonymous or vague requests will not be approved**.

---

## Contributing or Collaborating
We welcome collaboration from anyone passionate about representing Mooré in language technologies!
There are many ways to contribute:
- Suggest improvements or extensions to the dataset
- Share scripts, tools, or preprocessing tips in the GitHub repo ([Moore Speech Corpora Toolkit ⭐](https://github.com/anyantudre/MooreSpeechCorpora))
- Improve documentation or metadata
- Help with validation, alignment, or text normalization

✅ Just make sure your contribution is meaningful, reproducible, and documented.  
Together, let’s help Mooré shine in the world of AI! 💛  
To contribute, feel free to open an issue or contact us directly.  


---


## License
The original audio/text content is sourced from mooreburkina.com and this processed dataset is licensed under CC BY-NC 4.0, allowing attribution-required, non-commercial use.
- **Original audio/text:** Copyright MooreBurkina.com – All rights reserved
- **This processed dataset:** Licensed under CC BY-NC 4.0 (Attribution required; strictly non-commercial use only)

For commercial or other usage scenarios not covered by this license, please contact us.
By accessing this dataset, you agree to these terms.

---

## Citation
```bibtex
@misc{nyantudre2025mooreproverbs,
  title        = {Moore Speech Proverbs: A Parallel Audio-Text Corpus for Mooré and French},
  author       = {Nyantudre, Wendyellé Abubakrh Alban and Bandaogo, Aristide},
  year         = {2025},
  howpublished = {Hugging Face Datasets (gated)}
}
```

---

## Contacts
* **Curator:** Wendyellé A. Alban NYANTUDRE
  - 📧 [nyantudre@gmail.com](mailto:nyantudre@gmail.com)
  - 💼 [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/anyantudre)

* Aristide BANDAOGO
  - 📧 [aristide@goaicorporation.org](mailto:aristide@goaicorporation.org)