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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.

2Takes
2Stories
233Sentences
1117Words
22.8Minutes
1Speakers
StorySpeakerSentencesWordsLength ASR WER Audio
The Morning at Home SPK-005 92 449 541.8s 🔒 licensed
Going to the Market SPK-005 141 668 825.8s 🔒 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.