Cebuano data for AI training, collected to your brief
Cebuano data from IndecalAI is collected or reviewed by a native Cebuano speaker, not pulled from an existing archive. We work with speakers across Southeast Asia, often alongside two or three other languages in the same household, matched to your brief and checked before delivery.
What Cebuano data can we produce?
Cebuano data from IndecalAI is speech, text, conversational and translation data collected or reviewed by a Cebuano speaker for your brief, not pulled from an existing archive.
Code-mixing with English or a neighboring language is common in everyday speech and text here, and a brief should say whether to keep that mixing or write a cleaner single-language version.
This sits across several of our services depending on what you need: data collection for raw speech or text, conversational AI data for dialogue, and translation and localization for converting between Cebuano and another language.
Image and video categories on our datasets hub don't depend on language at all, so a project can combine this with visual data from the same region.
Cebuano data at a glance
- Data types
- Speech, text, conversational, translation
- Services
- Data collection, Translation
- Who works on it
- Contributors from our network of 30,000+ people worldwide, matched to your brief.
- Review
- A review pass before anything is delivered.
- Your data
- NDA first, used only for the agreed scope, returned or deleted when you ask.
- First step
- A small free sample before you commit.
What to know about Cebuano before you brief it
Cebuano is among the most widely spoken languages of the Philippines, heard across the central islands and much of Mindanao, and it is often the main language of everyday life outside Manila.
Most Cebuano speakers also use Filipino and English, so conversations switch between them mid-sentence. Decide whether your model should expect that mixing or whether you want cleaner single-language samples. Spelling is not as widely standardized in informal writing as it is in Filipino, which means two writers may spell the same word differently, so a style guide is worth the time.
Languages that sit close to Cebuano in script, family or region: Filipino data, Ilocano data, Indonesian data, Malay data, Javanese data and Maori data.
Deciding what to specify for any language? The guide to speech data collection covers the choices that apply across languages, and the one on transcription for AI and for people covers how speech becomes text.
Cebuano at a glance
- Language family
- Austronesian (Philippine)
- Script
- Latin letters, left to right
- Spoken mainly in
- the central Philippines, including Cebu, and parts of Mindanao
- Name it in a brief
- Cebu City speech, Davao and Mindanao usage, Leyte-influenced speech
Four ways to request Cebuano data
Each links to the service that runs it, with its full scope and process.
Cebuano speech data
Recorded speech in Cebuano: calls, prompts and voice bot utterances, including the code-mixing with other local languages if your brief calls for it.
Cebuano text data
Written Cebuano: messages, reviews, tickets or chat logs, written or labeled by people who read it natively.
Cebuano conversational data
Scripted or spontaneous Cebuano dialogue for voice bots and support agents, including the code-mixing common in everyday conversation here.
Cebuano translation
Human-verified translation between Cebuano and another language, covering prompts, UI copy and training data.
What to put in a Cebuano brief
Four things worth deciding before contributors start, so the first sample already looks right.
Region or dialect
Cebuano is spoken mainly in the central Philippines, including Cebu, and parts of Mindanao. Worth naming in a brief: Cebu City speech, Davao and Mindanao usage, Leyte-influenced speech. Tell us the region or community you're targeting so contributors are matched to the right one.
Script or transliteration
Script for Cebuano: Latin letters, left to right. Say whether you want the native script, a transliterated version, or both, especially if your downstream system only reads one.
Data type mix
Speech, text, conversational and translation can be requested together or on their own. Tell us the mix your model needs.
Volume and timeline
A rough sense of how much data and how soon lets us staff the right number of contributors from the start.
From your brief to reviewed Cebuano data
One named contact owns the project from scoping to the last file.
Brief
You tell us the data type, the Cebuano variety or region and roughly how much you need.
NDA and scope
We sign an NDA before any data moves, then agree the scope with you.
Free sample
We produce a small sample free, so you can check it before you commit.
Production
Contributors from our network work in our own tools, to the brief you set.
Review
A review pass runs before anything is delivered.
Delivery
The data comes to you, or moves on to another service with us.
Where Cebuano data ends up
Common jobs for Cebuano data. They're examples of the work, not a client list.
Voice bots and IVR
Recorded Cebuano prompts and calls teach a voice bot to recognize how people actually speak, not just how a script reads.
Support chat and tickets
Everyday Cebuano messages, written in the domain you work in, give a chat assistant real phrasing to learn from.
Content moderation and sentiment
Labeled Cebuano posts, reviews and messages teach a model to read tone and intent correctly in this language.
Localizing a product
Translating prompts, UI copy and training data into Cebuano so a product reads like it was written for that market, not machine-translated.
Off-the-shelf Cebuano data, or built to your brief?
We hold around 35,000 hours of off-the-shelf speech, prompts and conversations already collected across our network, and roughly 500 hours of it is Cebuano: see the Cebuano speech dataset. Here's how the two paths compare.
| Topic | A typical off-the-shelf dataset | Cebuano data with us |
|---|---|---|
| Already collected? | No way to know until you've already paid for it | Yes: roughly 500 hours of Cebuano speech are already recorded, and we tell you what they cover before you buy |
| Fit to your brief | Built for whoever bought it first, not your exact region, register or use case | Collected or reviewed to the region, script and format you specify |
| Who else has it | The same files can be sold to more than one buyer | Custom collections are scoped to your engagement. For stock data, who else can license it is set in your licence |
| Checking the fit | You find out after you've already paid for it | A small free sample first, so you check it before committing to volume |
Cebuano data terms, in plain words
General definitions. They describe the field, not a claim about us.
Where Cebuano data fits
Cebuano is one of 100 languages on our languages directory. You can also browse every category on the datasets hub.
Questions about Cebuano data
The datasets FAQ covers questions that apply across every category.
Do you support Cebuano?
Yes. Cebuano is one of 100 languages in this directory, part of our wider language coverage worldwide, including deep Indian language coverage. Tell us the regional variety you need.
Do you already have any Cebuano data collected?
Yes. Roughly 500 hours of Cebuano speech, prompts and conversations are already recorded and ready to license. The Cebuano speech dataset page has the details, and anything it doesn't cover we collect to your brief.
Can you mix regional varieties of Cebuano in one project?
Yes. Tell us the mix of regions or dialects you need and we'll match contributors from our network to that brief.
Which data types are available in Cebuano?
Speech, text, conversational data and translation to or from Cebuano. Image and video categories don't depend on language, so Cebuano speakers can also appear in those briefs on request.
Is a sample available before we commit?
Yes, a small free sample first.
Can this run alongside other languages in the same project?
Yes. Many engagements mix languages, domains and data types under one brief and one named contact, using our network of 30,000+ people across 150+ projects delivered so far.
What counts as a regional variety of Cebuano?
A version of the language tied to a place or community, which can differ in vocabulary, pronunciation, formality or script from another region's variety. Name the region in your brief if it matters for your use case.
Can you handle Cebuano in its native script?
Yes. Contributors work in the native script by default, with transliteration available if your project needs it instead.
Which variety of Cebuano should I ask for?
Ask for the one your users actually speak. Cebuano is spoken mainly in the central Philippines, including Cebu, and parts of Mindanao, and the forms most worth naming in a brief are Cebu City speech, Davao and Mindanao usage, Leyte-influenced speech. If you are unsure, describe your users and where they live, and your named contact will help you decide before collection starts.
How is Cebuano written, and does it matter for the data?
Cebuano data uses Latin letters, left to right. The script and its encoding affect how a model reads the data, so say in the brief which one you need and whether a romanized or transliterated version is also required.
Request Cebuano data
Pick the data type, confirm Cebuano as the language and a rough volume, and send it. We'll produce a small sample free before you commit.
- Your named contact replies within one business day.
- We sign an NDA before any data changes hands.
- We produce your free sample, then agree the full scope.
This opens your email app with the brief filled in. Nothing is sent until you press send. You can also use the contact page.