Igbo data for AI training, collected to your brief
Igbo data from IndecalAI is collected or reviewed by a native Igbo speaker, not pulled from an existing archive. We work with speakers across Africa, frequently alongside French, English or Arabic in the same conversation, matched to your brief and checked before delivery.
What Igbo data can we produce?
Igbo data from IndecalAI is speech, text, conversational and translation data collected or reviewed by an Igbo speaker for your brief, not pulled from an existing archive.
Speakers here often move between this language and French, English or Arabic within the same conversation, so a brief should say whether to keep that mixing or avoid it.
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 Igbo and another language.
Translation projects often pair this language with French, English or Arabic. See translation and localization for that scope.
Igbo 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 Igbo before you brief it
Igbo is the main language of southeastern Nigeria and is also spoken by large communities in Lagos, Abuja and abroad. It is a language where the local dialect matters a good deal to speakers.
Igbo is tonal, and the correct spelling uses dots below certain vowels and tone marks above, which many people skip when typing on phones. Data that drops them is ambiguous, so decide whether to deliver marked or unmarked text. A standard form called Izugbe was created to link dialects, but most people speak their own, and the gap between regional speech and the standard is something a brief should address.
Languages that sit close to Igbo in script, family or region: Yoruba data, Twi data, Hausa data, Fulani data, Wolof data and English 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.
Igbo at a glance
- Language family
- Niger-Congo (Volta-Niger)
- Script
- Latin letters with dots below some vowels, left to right
- Spoken mainly in
- southeastern Nigeria, with large communities in cities across the country and abroad
- Name it in a brief
- Central Igbo (the standard, Izugbe), Owerri, Onitsha and Enugu speech
- Its own name
- Asụsụ Igbo
Four ways to request Igbo data
Each links to the service that runs it, with its full scope and process.
Igbo speech data
Recorded speech in Igbo: calls, prompts and voice bot utterances, mixed with French, English or Arabic if that reflects how people actually speak it.
Igbo text data
Written Igbo: messages, reviews, tickets or chat logs, written or labeled by people who read it natively.
Igbo conversational data
Scripted or spontaneous Igbo dialogue for voice bots and support agents, reflecting how speakers here actually mix languages.
Igbo translation
Human-verified translation between Igbo and French, English, Arabic or another language in the same project.
What to put in a Igbo brief
Four things worth deciding before contributors start, so the first sample already looks right.
Region or dialect
Igbo is spoken mainly in southeastern Nigeria, with large communities in cities across the country and abroad. Worth naming in a brief: Central Igbo (the standard, Izugbe), Owerri, Onitsha and Enugu speech. Tell us the region or community you're targeting so contributors are matched to the right one.
Script or transliteration
Script for Igbo: Latin letters with dots below some vowels, 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 Igbo data
One named contact owns the project from scoping to the last file.
Brief
You tell us the data type, the Igbo 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 Igbo data ends up
Common jobs for Igbo data. They're examples of the work, not a client list.
Voice bots and IVR
Recorded Igbo prompts and calls teach a voice bot to recognize how people actually speak, not just how a script reads.
Support chat and tickets
Everyday Igbo messages, written in the domain you work in, give a chat assistant real phrasing to learn from.
Content moderation and sentiment
Labeled Igbo 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 Igbo so a product reads like it was written for that market, not machine-translated.
Off-the-shelf Igbo 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 Igbo: see the Igbo speech dataset. Here's how the two paths compare.
| Topic | A typical off-the-shelf dataset | Igbo data with us |
|---|---|---|
| Already collected? | No way to know until you've already paid for it | Yes: roughly 500 hours of Igbo 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 |
Igbo data terms, in plain words
General definitions. They describe the field, not a claim about us.
Where Igbo data fits
Igbo is one of 100 languages on our languages directory. You can also browse every category on the datasets hub.
Do you support Igbo?
Yes. Igbo 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 Igbo data collected?
Yes. Roughly 500 hours of Igbo speech, prompts and conversations are already recorded and ready to license. The Igbo speech dataset page has the details, and anything it doesn't cover we collect to your brief.
Can you mix regional varieties of Igbo 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 Igbo?
Speech, text, conversational data and translation to or from Igbo. Image and video categories don't depend on language, so Igbo 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 Igbo?
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 Igbo 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 Igbo should I ask for?
Ask for the one your users actually speak. Igbo is spoken mainly in southeastern Nigeria, with large communities in cities across the country and abroad, and the forms most worth naming in a brief are Central Igbo (the standard, Izugbe), Owerri, Onitsha and Enugu 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 Igbo written, and does it matter for the data?
Igbo data uses Latin letters with dots below some vowels, 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 Igbo data
Pick the data type, confirm Igbo 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.