Omani Arabic conversational speech data
Free conversations in Omani Arabic from Muscat, the interior and Dhofar: friends, family and colleagues talking about their day, plans and news, with the overlaps, laughter and English words of real speech. Every recording is transcribed word for word and checked by several native Omani reviewers.
Specification
- Dialect
- Omani Arabic from Muscat, the interior and Dhofar
- Conversations
- Two or more speakers talking freely: daily life, plans, family, work, sport and news
- Audio
- 16 kHz or 48 kHz, 16-bit WAV, recorded on phones and close microphones, indoors and outdoors
- Speakers
- Native Omani speakers, balanced across gender, age groups and regions
- Annotation
- Verbatim transcript, timestamps, speaker turns, overlaps, laughter and noise tags; dialect and gender per speaker
- Quality check
- Every transcript is cross-checked by several native Omani reviewers
Example of the data
- Speaker A00:01
شو رايك نطلع البحر آخر الأسبوع؟
How about going to the sea at the end of the week?
- Speaker B00:04
والله زين، بس الجو حر واجد.
Sounds good, but it’s very hot.
- Speaker A00:09
خلاص نطلع بعد العصر.
Then let’s go in the late afternoon.
What it is used for
Dialect speech recognition
Teach ASR the way Omani people really talk, not read speech.
Voice assistants
Understand casual requests, not only scripted commands.
Speaker diarisation
Separate who spoke when, through overlaps and interruptions.
Dialect identification
Tell Omani Arabic apart from neighbouring dialects.
Questions
Are the conversations scripted?
No. Speakers talk freely about everyday topics, so the data has the hesitations, overlaps and code-switching of real speech.
Which regions are covered?
Omani Arabic from Muscat, the interior and Dhofar. Tell us the regions and the mix you need.
Can I hear samples first?
Yes. Request samples with the form on this page and we will send them with the full specification.
Can it be used in a commercial product?
Yes. The data is prepared for training and evaluating commercial AI systems, under a licence agreed with you.
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