Ilocano data for AI training, collected to your brief
Ilocano data from IndecalAI is collected or reviewed by a native Ilocano 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 Ilocano data can we produce?
Ilocano data from IndecalAI is speech, text, conversational and translation data collected or reviewed by an Ilocano 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 Ilocano 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.
Ilocano 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 Ilocano before you brief it
Ilocano is the main language of the Ilocos region in northern Luzon and a lingua franca across the north of the Philippines. Waves of migration carried it to Hawaii and California, where it is still heard.
Because speakers have long lived in mixed communities, many people also use Tagalog or English, and the vocabulary they choose depends on setting. Ilocano has fewer large digital text sources than the bigger Philippine languages, so collected data often matters more than scraped data. Say whether you want homeland speech or diaspora speech, since the two have drifted apart in some vocabulary.
Languages that sit close to Ilocano in script, family or region: Filipino data, Cebuano 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.
Ilocano at a glance
- Language family
- Austronesian (Philippine)
- Script
- Latin letters, left to right
- Spoken mainly in
- northern Luzon in the Philippines, with diaspora communities in Hawaii and the mainland United States
- Name it in a brief
- Ilocos coastal speech, Cagayan Valley and Cordillera usage
- Its own name
- Ilokano
Four ways to request Ilocano data
Each links to the service that runs it, with its full scope and process.
Ilocano speech data
Recorded speech in Ilocano: calls, prompts and voice bot utterances, including the code-mixing with other local languages if your brief calls for it.
Ilocano text data
Written Ilocano: messages, reviews, tickets or chat logs, written or labeled by people who read it natively.
Ilocano conversational data
Scripted or spontaneous Ilocano dialogue for voice bots and support agents, including the code-mixing common in everyday conversation here.
Ilocano translation
Human-verified translation between Ilocano and another language, covering prompts, UI copy and training data.
What to put in a Ilocano brief
Four things worth deciding before contributors start, so the first sample already looks right.
Region or dialect
Ilocano is spoken mainly in northern Luzon in the Philippines, with diaspora communities in Hawaii and the mainland United States. Worth naming in a brief: Ilocos coastal speech, Cagayan Valley and Cordillera usage. Tell us the region or community you're targeting so contributors are matched to the right one.
Script or transliteration
Script for Ilocano: 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 Ilocano data
One named contact owns the project from scoping to the last file.
Brief
You tell us the data type, the Ilocano 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 Ilocano data ends up
Common jobs for Ilocano data. They're examples of the work, not a client list.
Voice bots and IVR
Recorded Ilocano prompts and calls teach a voice bot to recognize how people actually speak, not just how a script reads.
Support chat and tickets
Everyday Ilocano messages, written in the domain you work in, give a chat assistant real phrasing to learn from.
Content moderation and sentiment
Labeled Ilocano 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 Ilocano so a product reads like it was written for that market, not machine-translated.
Off-the-shelf Ilocano 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. We can't promise Ilocano is in that pool until you ask, but it's worth checking before you commission a fresh collection. Here's how the two paths compare.
| Topic | A typical off-the-shelf dataset | Ilocano data with us |
|---|---|---|
| Already collected? | No way to know until you've already paid for it | We check our ~35,000-hour speech and conversation pool first and tell you honestly either way |
| 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 | Scoped to your engagement, never resold for unrelated projects |
| 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 |
Ilocano data terms, in plain words
General definitions. They describe the field, not a claim about us.
Where Ilocano data fits
Ilocano is one of 100 languages on our languages directory. You can also browse every category on the datasets hub.
Questions about Ilocano data
The datasets FAQ covers questions that apply across every category.
Do you support Ilocano?
Yes. Ilocano 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 Ilocano data collected?
Maybe. We hold around 35,000 hours of off-the-shelf speech, prompts and conversations across our network, but we can't promise Ilocano is in that pool until you ask. It costs nothing to check before you commission a fresh collection.
Can you mix regional varieties of Ilocano 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 Ilocano?
Speech, text, conversational data and translation to or from Ilocano. Image and video categories don't depend on language, so Ilocano 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 Ilocano?
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 Ilocano 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 Ilocano should I ask for?
Ask for the one your users actually speak. Ilocano is spoken mainly in northern Luzon in the Philippines, with diaspora communities in Hawaii and the mainland United States, and the forms most worth naming in a brief are Ilocos coastal speech, Cagayan Valley and Cordillera usage. If you are unsure, describe your users and where they live, and your named contact will help you decide before collection starts.
How is Ilocano written, and does it matter for the data?
Ilocano 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 Ilocano data
Pick the data type, confirm Ilocano 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.