Voice of Abagusii (Ekegusi)
Explore the sound of Ekegusii, a language spoken by the Abagusii people in southwestern Kenya, primarily in Kisii and Nyamira counties.
Overview
Ekegusii is a Bantu language spoken by the Abagusii people in southwestern Kenya, primarily in Kisii and Nyamira counties. With over 2.5 million native speakers, Ekegusii is one of Kenya’s major languages and plays a central role in the identity and daily life of the Abagusii. Their landscape features rolling hills, steep slopes, and fertile valleys.
Sample Audio
Transcript: Habari, unaendeleaje? (Hello, how are you doing?)
Writing system
Ekegusii employs a Latin-based orthography adapted for local pronunciation. You’ll see familiar digraphs (such as ny and ng’) and, in some resources, doubled vowels to indicate length. As with many Bantu languages, tone influences meaning but is rarely marked in everyday print; dictionaries and teaching texts may add diacritics or spacing conventions to clarify pronunciation. The goal is a readable script for daily communication that can scale to more precise, learning-oriented notation when needed.
What’s Here Now
Urban Dialogue
Transcript: Habari, unaendeleaje? (Hello, how are you doing?)
Market Talk
Transcript: Habari, unaendeleaje? (Hello, how are you doing?)
Community Radio
Transcript: Habari, unaendeleaje? (Hello, how are you doing?)
Why It Matters
for AI
Ekegusii is under‑represented online; adding clear, community‑reviewed audio can help build tools for local broadcasting, education, and assistive technologies.
Speech Recognition
Speech recognition datasets teach AI systems to accurately understand and transcribe African languages. By training models on diverse accents and tones, we make voice technology more inclusive and effective for real-world communication.
Translation
Access high-quality Ekegusii translation datasets featuring paired text and voice samples. These resources support language research, model training, and cultural preservation. Sign in to request access or contribute your own translations.
Information Access
Information access datasets help AI systems bridge the language gap, making online knowledge, education, and public information available in African languages. They promote digital inclusion and empower communities through localized, AI-driven access to information.
Ekegusii Datasets
Ekegusii Corpus v1.0
Version: 1.0
Size: 2GB
License: CC-BY 4.0
DOI: 10.1234/swahili.001
Ekegusii Corpus v1.0
Version: 1.0
Size: 2GB
License: CC-BY 4.0
DOI: 10.1234/swahili.001