Voice of Yorùbá
(Èdè Yorùbá)
Learn about the Yorùbá language, known as Èdè Yorùbá by its speakers, is a vibrant expression of identity, culture, and ancestral wisdom.
Overview
Yorùbá is a vibrant West African language heard in homes, markets, music, and festivals. Using the Latin alphabet with tone marks, it captures both meaning and melody.Explore clips and texts that reveal its rich rhythm, tone, and culture.
Sample Audio
Transcript: “E kaaro” (Good morning)
Writing system
Yorùbá uses the Latin alphabet with tone marks and underdots for precise expression. Vowel pairs like e/ẹ and o/ọ are distinguished with underdots, while ṣ represents the “sh” sound. Tones—high, low, and mid—are shown with acute, grave, and (optionally) macron marks. In casual writing, tone marks are often dropped and inferred from context, while formal works restore them for clarity and learning. This system balances everyday readability with full phonological accuracy.
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
Including tonal, proverb-rich Yorùbá speech helps reduce bias in speech and translation models while supporting educational and cultural applications.
Speech Recognition
Improving speech and translation models with authentic Yorùbá tones and proverbs to promote fairness, education, and cultural preservation.
Translation
Including Yorùbá in AI speech data ensures fairer models, preserves culture, and advances language technology in Africa.
Information Access
Bringing information closer to Yorùbá speakers through AI that understands their language and culture.
Yoruba Datasets
Yoruba Corpus v1.0
Version: 1.0
Size: 2GB
License: CC-BY 4.0
DOI: 10.1234/swahili.001
Yoruba Corpus v1.0
Version: 1.0
Size: 2GB
License: CC-BY 4.0
DOI: 10.1234/swahili.001