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Yoruba (Yòrùbá) speech data for AI

How much open Yoruba speech data exists, where the gaps are, and how to get consented Yoruba data collected.

6.5validated hours (Common Voice)
9.3recorded hours
141speakers
#233 / 445rank by validated hours

That is very little: under 10 hours is not enough to train or fairly evaluate a speech model. Yoruba is one of 223 of the 445 Common Voice languages below 10 validated hours.

Source: Mozilla Common Voice language statistics, fetched 2026-11-05. Figures cover the open Common Voice corpus only.

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Questions

Where can I get Yoruba speech data for AI training?

Norynta collects Yoruba speech data to order from consenting native speakers: read prompts, natural conversations, transcripts and private evaluation sets, with a consent and origin record for every file. Request it at collect.norynta.com/buy. For open data, Mozilla Common Voice has 6.5 validated hours of Yoruba (as of 2026-11-05).

How much open Yoruba speech data is available?

As of 2026-11-05, Mozilla Common Voice lists 6.5 validated hours and 9.3 recorded hours of Yoruba from 141 speakers, ranking 233 of 445 languages by validated hours.

Can I get paid to record Yoruba?

Yes. Native Yoruba speakers can join Norynta's contributor waitlist at collect.norynta.com/join. We email paid recording and writing projects in Yoruba when they open, and pay once the work is accepted.

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