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maanka2/somali-web-corpus

SOMALI-WEB-CORPUS V1 This dataset consists of clean, structured, and filtered Somali language text compiled from various online sources. It is designed for training and fine-tuning Somali language models (LLMs) and supporting natural language processing (NLP) research for the Somali language. Dataset Details Language: Somali (so) Format: JSON lines (.jsonl) Data Structure: Each record has a single text field containing a cleaned paragraph. Sources… See the full description on the dataset page: https://huggingface.co/datasets/maanka2/somali-web-corpus.

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SOMALI-WEB-CORPUS V1

This dataset consists of clean, structured, and filtered Somali language text compiled from various online sources. It is designed for training and fine-tuning Somali language models (LLMs) and supporting natural language processing (NLP) research for the Somali language.

Dataset Details

  • Language: Somali (so)
  • Format: JSON lines (.jsonl)
  • Data Structure: Each record has a single text field containing a cleaned paragraph.

Sources

The text is extracted from the following websites:

  • BBC Somali
  • Shabeele media
  • SONNA (Somali National News Agency)
  • and more

Cleaning and Filtering

  • Deduplication: Repeated paragraphs are discarded to ensure data uniqueness.
  • Normalization: Web URLs, email addresses, and invalid top-level domains are removed.