Zambia
LUN — connected speech, three modes.
Every mode below is part of the LUN 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 · coming
Bantu only
Page-length native Bantu read aloud — gold-aligned connected speech and TTS voice.
Not yet recorded for LUN. This mode is part of the frame and on the roadmap — recording is contributor-driven, so the slot fills as native speakers record.
Mode 2 · coming
Bantu & English (code-switch)
Interleaved Bantu↔English exactly as people speak — a labeled code-switch boundary in every take.
Not yet recorded for LUN. This mode is part of the frame and on the roadmap — recording is contributor-driven, so the slot fills as native speakers record.
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 | 541.8s | 10.0% | 🔒 licensed |
| Going to the Market | SPK-004 | 141 | 668 | 825.8s | 13.2% | 🔒 licensed |
| At the Clinic | SPK-004 | 138 | 672 | 813.5s | 15.6% | 🔒 licensed |
| Rain Is Coming | SPK-004 | 132 | 659 | 786.7s | 12.8% | 🔒 licensed |
| The Bus Ride | SPK-004 | 153 | 701 | 891.1s | 15.8% | 🔒 licensed |
| Cooking with Grandmother | SPK-004 | 137 | 619 | 806.5s | 17.0% | 🔒 licensed |
| The Lost Goat | SPK-004 | 140 | 710 | 873.8s | 18.0% | 🔒 licensed |
| My First Day at School | SPK-004 | 160 | 727 | 905.9s | 17.9% | 🔒 licensed |
| The Football Match | SPK-004 | 153 | 727 | 861.8s | 15.1% | 🔒 licensed |
| A Visit from Auntie | SPK-004 | 151 | 764 | 921.4s | 20.3% | 🔒 licensed |
| Fetching Water in the Morning | SPK-004 | 90 | 475 | 555.7s | 17.7% | 🔒 licensed |
| The Chicken That Entered the House | SPK-004 | 82 | 445 | 489.0s | 14.1% | 🔒 licensed |
| Walking to Church on Sunday | SPK-004 | 107 | 515 | 614.0s | 21.8% | 🔒 licensed |
| The Day We Planted Maize | SPK-004 | 100 | 494 | 570.0s | 22.7% | 🔒 licensed |
| Helping My Mother Wash Clothes | SPK-004 | 95 | 466 | 527.2s | 23.3% | 🔒 licensed |
| The Small Shop Near Our House | SPK-004 | 88 | 491 | 507.9s | 9.6% | 🔒 licensed |
| Grandfather's Radio | SPK-004 | 97 | 460 | 542.1s | 15.2% | 🔒 licensed |
| The Child Who Forgot His Lunch | SPK-004 | 90 | 464 | 510.7s | 8.6% | 🔒 licensed |
| Crossing the River Carefully | SPK-004 | 96 | 504 | 560.8s | 12.7% | 🔒 licensed |
| The Birthday Meal at Home | SPK-004 | 105 | 548 | 585.3s | 21.5% | 🔒 licensed |
| Going to the Market with Auntie | SPK-004 | 111 | 592 | 692.9s | 26.2% | 🔒 licensed |
| The Neighbour's Goats | SPK-004 | 122 | 643 | 704.6s | 25.4% | 🔒 licensed |
| Learning to Ride a Bicycle | SPK-004 | 130 | 666 | 749.8s | 15.6% | 🔒 licensed |
| When the Electricity Went Off | SPK-004 | 120 | 666 | 717.7s | 23.0% | 🔒 licensed |
| Visiting Grandmother in the Village | SPK-004 | 142 | 759 | 847.1s | 25.4% | 🔒 licensed |
| The New Book | SPK-004 | 23 | 129 | 142.4s | — | 🔒 licensed |
| The Broken Chair | SPK-004 | 26 | 146 | 179.1s | — | 🔒 licensed |
| The Missing Keys | SPK-004 | 26 | 139 | 167.1s | — | 🔒 licensed |
| Baking Bread | SPK-004 | 28 | 161 | 184.9s | — | 🔒 licensed |
| The Heavy Box | SPK-004 | 28 | 167 | 199.5s | — | 🔒 licensed |
| Planting Seeds | SPK-004 | 26 | 164 | 181.0s | — | 🔒 licensed |
| A Walk by the River | SPK-004 | 26 | 162 | 175.6s | — | 🔒 licensed |
| The Stray Cat | SPK-004 | 27 | 154 | 175.2s | — | 🔒 licensed |
| A Windy Day | SPK-004 | 26 | 162 | 172.1s | — | 🔒 licensed |
| Cleaning the Windows | SPK-004 | 26 | 157 | 181.5s | — | 🔒 licensed |
| Washing the Bicycle | SPK-004 | 21 | 129 | 157.9s | — | 🔒 licensed |
| Making Breakfast | SPK-004 | 21 | 122 | 149.8s | — | 🔒 licensed |
| Painting the Door | SPK-004 | 22 | 132 | 153.3s | — | 🔒 licensed |
| The Lost Shoe | SPK-004 | 23 | 139 | 152.4s | — | 🔒 licensed |
| The Bird and the Nest | SPK-004 | 21 | 128 | 147.0s | — | 🔒 licensed |
| Going to the Shop | SPK-004 | 22 | 128 | 143.0s | — | 🔒 licensed |
| Packing a Suitcase | SPK-004 | 22 | 142 | 154.2s | — | 🔒 licensed |
| Sweeping the Floor | SPK-004 | 21 | 124 | 148.2s | — | 🔒 licensed |
| The Broken Glass | SPK-004 | 24 | 144 | 167.7s | — | 🔒 licensed |
| Watering the Plants | SPK-004 | 21 | 135 | 154.4s | — | 🔒 licensed |
| Washing the Dishes | SPK-004 | 16 | 102 | 101.5s | — | 🔒 licensed |
| Buying Fruit | SPK-004 | 16 | 103 | 107.0s | — | 🔒 licensed |
| Catching a Bus | SPK-004 | 16 | 101 | 101.8s | — | 🔒 licensed |
| Planting a Tree | SPK-004 | 16 | 112 | 107.0s | — | 🔒 licensed |
| A Rainy Afternoon | SPK-004 | 16 | 101 | 102.1s | — | 🔒 licensed |
| Feeding the Dog | SPK-004 | 17 | 102 | 104.8s | — | 🔒 licensed |
| Walking in the Forest | SPK-004 | 16 | 107 | 106.8s | — | 🔒 licensed |
| Making the Bed | SPK-004 | 16 | 103 | 101.6s | — | 🔒 licensed |
| Raking Leaves | SPK-004 | 16 | 105 | 99.3s | — | 🔒 licensed |
| Building a Fire | SPK-004 | 16 | 118 | 111.6s | — | 🔒 licensed |
Mode 4 · coming
Oral narration
Spontaneous oral narration — the future unscripted row.
Not yet recorded for LUN. This mode is part of the frame and on the roadmap — recording is contributor-driven, so the slot fills as native speakers record.