BantuNomics My BantuNomics

Coverage · growing

Every language, on the same three modes.

The corpus is not a frozen file — it grows as native contributors record. Each language is measured on the same three modes, so an empty cell is a visible gap, not a hidden one.

3Languages
193Consented takes
23993Words read
218.2Minutes of speech
5Native speakers
LanguageCountry Bantu onlyBantu & EnglishEnglish (accented)Narration MinutesAccent WER
Luganda Uganda 60 takes
4.7 min
60 takes
14.4 min
18 takes
79.8 min
coming 98.9 8.2%
Bemba Zambia 22 takes
1.4 min
12 takes
2.5 min
20 takes
112.4 min
coming 116.3 9.0%
Lozi Zambia coming coming coming 1 takes
2.9 min
2.9

How to read this

Bounded frame, rising fill.

Three modes × a known set of stories per language is a measurable denominator. You can see exactly which cells are filled with consented native audio and watch the numbers rise — the opposite of an open-ended web scrape.