Zambia
Bemba — connected speech, three modes.
Every mode below is part of the Bemba frame. Filled modes list their consented takes; empty modes stay visible as the next thing to record. Counts and text are open; corpus audio unlocks with your subscription tier.
Your access: public — text & counts (corpus audio opens at pilot)
Mode 1
Bantu only
Page-length native Bantu read aloud — gold-aligned connected speech and TTS voice.
| Story | Speaker | Sentences | Words | Length | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ulubuli Lulaletelela | SPK-001 | — | 2 | 3.5s | 🔒 licensed |
| Ulubuli Lulaletelela | SPK-001 | — | 4 | 4.0s | 🔒 licensed |
| Ulubuli Lulaletelela | SPK-001 | — | 4 | 3.4s | 🔒 licensed |
| Ulubuli Lulaletelela | SPK-001 | — | 3 | 3.3s | 🔒 licensed |
| Ulubuli Lulaletelela | SPK-001 | — | 5 | 4.2s | 🔒 licensed |
| Ulubuli Lulaletelela | SPK-001 | — | 4 | 3.8s | 🔒 licensed |
| Ulubuli Lulaletelela | SPK-001 | — | 5 | 4.9s | 🔒 licensed |
| Ulubuli Lulaletelela | SPK-001 | — | 5 | 4.8s | 🔒 licensed |
| Ulubuli Lulaletelela | SPK-001 | — | 4 | 3.7s | 🔒 licensed |
| Ulubuli Lulaletelela | SPK-001 | — | 4 | 3.5s | 🔒 licensed |
| Ulubuli Lulaletelela | SPK-001 | — | 3 | 3.1s | 🔒 licensed |
| Ulubuli Lulaletelela | SPK-001 | — | 4 | 4.3s | 🔒 licensed |
| Ulubuli Lulaletelela | SPK-001 | — | 3 | 3.1s | 🔒 licensed |
| Ulubuli Lulaletelela | SPK-001 | — | 3 | 3.7s | 🔒 licensed |
| Ulubuli Lulaletelela | SPK-001 | — | 4 | 3.7s | 🔒 licensed |
| Ulubuli Lulaletelela | SPK-001 | — | 4 | 4.1s | 🔒 licensed |
| Ulubuli Lulaletelela | SPK-001 | — | 8 | 4.9s | 🔒 licensed |
| Ulubuli Lulaletelela | SPK-001 | — | 5 | 4.9s | 🔒 licensed |
| Ulubuli Lulaletelela | SPK-001 | — | 4 | 3.8s | 🔒 licensed |
| Ulubuli Lulaletelela | SPK-001 | — | 5 | 3.5s | 🔒 licensed |
| Ulubuli Lulaletelela | SPK-001 | — | 3 | 3.0s | 🔒 licensed |
| Ulubuli Lulaletelela | SPK-001 | — | 3 | 3.1s | 🔒 licensed |
Mode 2
Bantu & English (code-switch)
Interleaved Bantu↔English exactly as people speak — a labeled code-switch boundary in every take.
| Story | Speaker | Sentences | Words | Length | Switch | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Imbali Shibili | SPK-001 | 2 | 4 | 6.4s | 4588 ms | 🔒 licensed |
| Imbali Shibili | SPK-001 | 2 | 3 | 4.7s | 3144 ms | 🔒 licensed |
| Imbali Shibili | SPK-001 | 2 | 10 | 10.6s | 7464 ms | 🔒 licensed |
| Imbali Shibili | SPK-001 | 2 | 11 | 13.5s | 9865 ms | 🔒 licensed |
| Imbali Shibili | SPK-001 | 2 | 12 | 11.0s | 6985 ms | 🔒 licensed |
| Imbali Shibili | SPK-001 | 2 | 13 | 12.1s | 8425 ms | 🔒 licensed |
| Imbali Shibili | SPK-001 | 2 | 18 | 20.0s | 14666 ms | 🔒 licensed |
| Imbali Shibili | SPK-001 | 2 | 18 | 17.5s | 12743 ms | 🔒 licensed |
| Imbali Shibili | SPK-001 | 2 | 19 | 15.1s | 10346 ms | 🔒 licensed |
| Imbali Shibili | SPK-001 | 2 | 16 | 17.2s | 12745 ms | 🔒 licensed |
| Imbali Shibili | SPK-001 | 2 | 15 | 17.9s | 13706 ms | 🔒 licensed |
| Imbali Shibili | SPK-001 | 2 | 2 | 4.9s | 3145 ms | 🔒 licensed |
Mode 3
English only (Bantu-accented)
The same neutral English text read by Bantu L1 speakers — the accent is the asset; frontier ASR trips on it.
| Story | Speaker | Sentences | Words | Length | ASR WER | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Morning at Home | SPK-004 | 92 | 449 | 214.6s | 9.6% | 🔒 licensed |
| Going to the Market | SPK-004 | 141 | 668 | 373.6s | 7.8% | 🔒 licensed |
| At the Clinic | SPK-004 | 138 | 672 | 406.9s | 10.4% | 🔒 licensed |
| The Birthday Meal at Home | SPK-004 | 105 | 548 | 300.1s | 9.7% | 🔒 licensed |
| Rain Is Coming | SPK-004 | 132 | 659 | 336.1s | 10.3% | 🔒 licensed |
| The Bus Ride | SPK-004 | 153 | 701 | 344.3s | 10.1% | 🔒 licensed |
| Cooking with Grandmother | SPK-004 | 137 | 619 | 339.4s | 12.9% | 🔒 licensed |
| The Lost Goat | SPK-004 | 140 | 710 | 420.2s | 10.7% | 🔒 licensed |
| My First Day at School | SPK-004 | 160 | 727 | 484.9s | 10.8% | 🔒 licensed |
| The Small Shop Near Our House | SPK-004 | 88 | 491 | 297.4s | 5.3% | 🔒 licensed |
| Crossing the River Carefully | SPK-004 | 96 | 504 | 249.7s | 7.5% | 🔒 licensed |
| The Child Who Forgot His Lunch | SPK-004 | 90 | 464 | 234.5s | 10.3% | 🔒 licensed |
| Grandfather's Radio | SPK-004 | 97 | 460 | 251.3s | 9.1% | 🔒 licensed |
| Helping My Mother Wash Clothes | SPK-004 | 95 | 466 | 294.8s | 10.3% | 🔒 licensed |
| The Day We Planted Maize | SPK-004 | 100 | 494 | 329.5s | 10.5% | 🔒 licensed |
| The Football Match | SPK-004 | 153 | 727 | 487.9s | 6.9% | 🔒 licensed |
| Walking to Church on Sunday | SPK-004 | 107 | 515 | 357.2s | 8.0% | 🔒 licensed |
| The Chicken That Entered the House | SPK-004 | 82 | 445 | 269.7s | 3.6% | 🔒 licensed |
| Fetching Water in the Morning | SPK-004 | 90 | 475 | 292.0s | 7.0% | 🔒 licensed |
| A Visit from Auntie | SPK-004 | 151 | 764 | 458.2s | 10.2% | 🔒 licensed |
Mode 4 · coming
Oral narration
Spontaneous oral narration — the future unscripted row.
Not yet recorded for Bemba. This mode is part of the frame and on the roadmap — recording is contributor-driven, so the slot fills as native speakers record.