| --- |
| language: |
| - kas |
| license: cc-by-4.0 |
| task_categories: |
| - text-to-speech |
| pretty_name: Kashmiri TTS Dataset |
| dataset_info: |
| features: |
| - name: audio |
| dtype: audio |
| - name: text |
| dtype: string |
| splits: |
| - name: train |
| num_bytes: 8934131482 |
| num_examples: 33182 |
| - name: test |
| num_bytes: 563990590 |
| num_examples: 2272 |
| - name: validation |
| num_bytes: 1135150113 |
| num_examples: 4542 |
| download_size: 12692057127 |
| dataset_size: 10633272185 |
| configs: |
| - config_name: default |
| data_files: |
| - split: train |
| path: data/train-* |
| - split: test |
| path: data/test-* |
| - split: validation |
| path: data/validation-* |
| --- |
| |
| # Kashmiri TTS Dataset |
|
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| [**Project Page**](https://gaash-lab.github.io/Bolbosh) | [**GitHub**](https://github.com/gaash-lab/Bolbosh) | [**Paper**](https://huggingface.co/papers/2603.07513) |
|
|
| ## Overview |
| This dataset is the **Text-to-Speech (TTS) corpus for the Kashmiri language**, as presented in the paper "[Bolbosh: Script-Aware Flow Matching for Kashmiri Text-to-Speech](https://huggingface.co/papers/2603.07513)". |
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| The dataset is a **derived and curated combination** of Kashmiri speech data from the **IndicVoices-R** corpus and the **RASA** speech dataset. It was used to develop Bolbosh, an open-source neural TTS system designed to handle the specific orthographic and phonological challenges of the Kashmiri language. |
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|
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| ## Data Sources and Attribution |
| This dataset is derived from the following resources: |
|
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| ### IndicVoices-R |
| - A large-scale multilingual speech corpus covering several Indic languages, including Kashmiri. |
| - Source: [AI4Bharat/IndicVoices](https://github.com/AI4Bharat/IndicVoices) |
| - License: CC BY 4.0 |
|
|
| ### RASA (Resource for Audio-visual Speech Analysis) |
| - A speech dataset supporting research in speech and language technologies. |
| - License: As provided by the original RASA dataset distribution. |
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| **Note:** This dataset does not replace the original datasets. Users are encouraged to cite and respect the licenses of the original sources. |
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|
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| ## Dataset Structure |
| The dataset follows the **Hugging Face `audiofolder` format**, enabling automatic audio playback and preview in the dataset viewer. |
|
|
| ### Audio Specifications |
| - **Sampling Rate:** 22,050 Hz |
| - **Format:** mono (derived from studio and field recordings) |
|
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| ### Splits |
| | Split | Number of Utterances | |
| |---|---| |
| | **train** | 33,182 | |
| | **validation** | 4,542 | |
| | **test** | 2,272 | |
|
|
| ## Citation |
| If you use this dataset or the Bolbosh system, please cite the following paper: |
| ```bibtex |
| @article{ashraf2024bolbosh, |
| title={Bolbosh: Script-Aware Flow Matching for Kashmiri Text-to-Speech}, |
| author={Ashraf, Tajamul and Zargar, Burhaan Rasheed and Muizz, Saeed Abdul and Mushtaq, Ifrah and Mehdi, Nazima and Gillani, Iqra Altaf and Kak, Aadil Amin and Bashir, Janibul}, |
| journal={arXiv preprint arXiv:2603.07513}, |
| year={2024} |
| } |
| ``` |
