Kannada data for AI training, collected to your brief
Kannada data from IndecalAI is collected or reviewed by a native Kannada speaker, not pulled from an existing archive. We work with speakers across South Asia, where the same request can sound different a few hundred kilometers away, matched to your brief and checked before delivery.
What Kannada data can we produce?
Kannada data from IndecalAI is speech, text, conversational and translation data collected or reviewed by a Kannada speaker for your brief, not pulled from an existing archive.
The same request can sound and read differently a few hundred kilometers away across South Asia, so we ask which region or script variant you need before contributors start.
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 Kannada and another language.
For the wider Indian language picture beyond this one language, see Indian language data.
Kannada 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 Kannada before you brief it
Kannada is the language of Karnataka, home to the technology hub of Bengaluru, which means a large share of Kannada speakers work in jobs where English and Kannada share the same sentence.
Everyday speech sits some distance from the written standard, so a model trained on formal text may stumble on how people really talk. Speech also changes noticeably between the old Mysore region, the north of the state and the coast. If your users are in one area, name it in the brief, and say how much English mixing you expect.
Languages that sit close to Kannada in script, family or region: Telugu data, Tamil data, Malayalam data, Konkani data, Marathi data and Sinhala 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.
Kannada at a glance
- Language family
- Dravidian
- Script
- Kannada script, left to right
- Spoken mainly in
- Karnataka, in southern India
- Name it in a brief
- Old Mysore speech, North Karnataka, coastal Karnataka
- Its own name
- ಕನ್ನಡ
Four ways to request Kannada data
Each links to the service that runs it, with its full scope and process.
Kannada speech data
Recorded speech in Kannada: calls, prompts and voice bot utterances, with the regional accent or script variant you specify, reviewed before delivery.
Kannada text data
Written Kannada: messages, reviews, tickets or chat logs, written or labeled by people who read it natively.
Kannada conversational data
Scripted or spontaneous Kannada dialogue for voice bots and support agents, built around the regional variety your users actually speak.
Kannada translation
Human-verified translation between Kannada and another language, including the regional script or transliteration your project needs.
What to put in a Kannada brief
Four things worth deciding before contributors start, so the first sample already looks right.
Region or dialect
Kannada is spoken mainly in Karnataka, in southern India. Worth naming in a brief: Old Mysore speech, North Karnataka, coastal Karnataka. Tell us the region or community you're targeting so contributors are matched to the right one.
Script or transliteration
Script for Kannada: Kannada script, 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 Kannada data
One named contact owns the project from scoping to the last file.
Brief
You tell us the data type, the Kannada 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 Kannada data ends up
Common jobs for Kannada data. They're examples of the work, not a client list.
Voice bots and IVR
Recorded Kannada prompts and calls teach a voice bot to recognize how people actually speak, not just how a script reads.
Support chat and tickets
Everyday Kannada messages, written in the domain you work in, give a chat assistant real phrasing to learn from.
Content moderation and sentiment
Labeled Kannada 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 Kannada so a product reads like it was written for that market, not machine-translated.
Off-the-shelf Kannada 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 Kannada: see the Kannada speech dataset. Here's how the two paths compare.
| Topic | A typical off-the-shelf dataset | Kannada data with us |
|---|---|---|
| Already collected? | No way to know until you've already paid for it | Yes: roughly 500 hours of Kannada 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 |
Kannada data terms, in plain words
General definitions. They describe the field, not a claim about us.
Where Kannada data fits
Kannada is one of 100 languages on our languages directory. You can also browse every category on the datasets hub.
Questions about Kannada data
The datasets FAQ covers questions that apply across every category.
Do you support Kannada?
Yes. Kannada 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 Kannada data collected?
Yes. Roughly 500 hours of Kannada speech, prompts and conversations are already recorded and ready to license. The Kannada speech dataset page has the details, and anything it doesn't cover we collect to your brief.
Can you mix regional varieties of Kannada 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 Kannada?
Speech, text, conversational data and translation to or from Kannada. Image and video categories don't depend on language, so Kannada 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 Kannada?
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 Kannada 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 Kannada should I ask for?
Ask for the one your users actually speak. Kannada is spoken mainly in Karnataka, in southern India, and the forms most worth naming in a brief are Old Mysore speech, North Karnataka, coastal Karnataka. If you are unsure, describe your users and where they live, and your named contact will help you decide before collection starts.
How is Kannada written, and does it matter for the data?
Kannada data uses Kannada script, 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 Kannada data
Pick the data type, confirm Kannada 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.