--- dataset_info: features: - name: text dtype: string - name: audio dtype: audio - name: dialect dtype: string - name: speaker_id dtype: string - name: gender dtype: string splits: - name: train num_bytes: 2343874915 num_examples: 8994 download_size: 1225645088 dataset_size: 2343874915 configs: - config_name: default data_files: - split: train path: data/train-* language: - am license: cc-by-4.0 task_categories: - automatic-speech-recognition - text-to-speech tags: - amharic - africa - ethiopia - dialect - speech - asr - tts pretty_name: Leyu Amharic Gonder Dialect extra_gated_prompt: | Leyu Dataset Access and Use Agreement This Dataset Access and Use Agreement ("Agreement") governs the access to and use of the open-source datasets made available by iCog Anyone Can Code Consultants PLC - also known as Leyu ("we," "us," or "our") for the purpose of this agreement. 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