Recorded words and language in context
The dataset contains recordings of individual Igbo words alongside sentence recordings in which those words occur. Metadata identifies the target word, English meaning and category for each sentence.
Isolated word recordings
Individual recordings provide repeated examples of target words. Multiple recordings of the same word allow the data to capture variation between recordings.
Contextual sentences
Sentence recordings place the target words in natural linguistic context and connect each recording to its corresponding metadata.
Structured metadata
Each sentence recording is associated with its target word, meaning, category and audio file, making the recordings easier to organise and analyse.
Speech research
The structured recordings provide a foundation for future investigation into Igbo speech, pronunciation, tonal distinctions and language technology.