deepdml/microsoft-speech-corpus-indian

Microsoft Speech Corpus – Indian Languages

Dataset Description

This dataset is a redistribution of the Microsoft Speech Corpus (Indian Languages) containing conversational and phrasal speech training and test data for Telugu, Tamil, and Gujarati languages. Each entry includes an audio recording and its corresponding transcript.

Attribution required: "Data provided by Microsoft and SpeechOcean.com"

⚠️ License: This data is provided for research purposes only. Commercial use is strictly prohibited.

Dataset Structure

Configurations

Splits & Size

Total: 116,016 examples

Data Fields

Usage

from datasets import load_dataset

# Load Tamil
ta = load_dataset("deepdml/microsoft-speech-corpus-indian", "ta", trust_remote_code=True)

# Load Gujarati
gu = load_dataset("deepdml/microsoft-speech-corpus-indian", "gu", trust_remote_code=True)

# Load Telugu
te = load_dataset("deepdml/microsoft-speech-corpus-indian", "te", trust_remote_code=True)

Access a sample:

sample = ta["train"][0]
print(sample["transcription"])
# → "நீங்க அழிகா இருக்கீங்க என்று சொல்வது..."

sample["audio"]
# → {"array": [...], "sampling_rate": 16000, "path": "000020021.wav"}

Dataset Creation

Source Data

The original data was collected and released by Microsoft Research in collaboration with SpeechOcean.com as part of the Microsoft Speech Corpus for Indian Languages. The corpus covers conversational and phrasal speech scenarios.

Collection Process

Audio recordings were collected from native speakers of Tamil, Gujarati, and Telugu across India and transcribed professionally. The data reflects natural spoken language including conversational speech patterns.

License & Attribution

This dataset is made available for non-commercial research use only.

If you publish findings using this dataset, you must include the following attribution:

"Data provided by Microsoft and SpeechOcean.com"

Original dataset: Microsoft Research Open Data

Citation

@dataset{microsoft_speech_corpus_indian,
  title     = {Microsoft Speech Corpus (Indian Languages)},
  author    = {Microsoft Research and SpeechOcean.com},
  year      = {2020},
  url       = {https://msropendata.com/datasets/7230b4b1-912d-400e-be58-f84e0512985e},
  note      = {Non-commercial research use only}
}