Sinhala data for AI training, collected to your brief
Sinhala data from IndecalAI is collected or reviewed by a native Sinhala 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 Sinhala data can we produce?
Sinhala data from IndecalAI is speech, text, conversational and translation data collected or reviewed by a Sinhala 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 Sinhala and another language.
For the wider Indian language picture beyond this one language, see Indian language data.
Sinhala 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 Sinhala before you brief it
Sinhala is the majority language of Sri Lanka, spoken alongside Tamil in the north and east and often next to English in business and government.
Spoken and written Sinhala sit far apart, in a way linguists call diglossia: the formal written language uses verb endings and words that people rarely say aloud. A speech corpus that was transcribed into literary Sinhala will not match what contributors actually said unless the guideline says how to handle the gap. Decide up front whether transcripts should follow speech or follow the written standard.
Languages that sit close to Sinhala in script, family or region: Tamil data, Hindi data, Malayalam data, Kannada data, Telugu data and Burmese 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.
Sinhala at a glance
- Language family
- Indo-Aryan
- Script
- Sinhala script, left to right
- Spoken mainly in
- Sri Lanka
- Name it in a brief
- Spoken Sinhala, literary Sinhala, regional accents
- Its own name
- සිංහල
Four ways to request Sinhala data
Each links to the service that runs it, with its full scope and process.
Sinhala speech data
Recorded speech in Sinhala: calls, prompts and voice bot utterances, with the regional accent or script variant you specify, reviewed before delivery.
Sinhala text data
Written Sinhala: messages, reviews, tickets or chat logs, written or labeled by people who read it natively.
Sinhala conversational data
Scripted or spontaneous Sinhala dialogue for voice bots and support agents, built around the regional variety your users actually speak.
Sinhala translation
Human-verified translation between Sinhala and another language, including the regional script or transliteration your project needs.
What to put in a Sinhala brief
Four things worth deciding before contributors start, so the first sample already looks right.
Region or dialect
Sinhala is spoken mainly in Sri Lanka. Worth naming in a brief: Spoken Sinhala, literary Sinhala, regional accents. Tell us the region or community you're targeting so contributors are matched to the right one.
Script or transliteration
Script for Sinhala: Sinhala 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 Sinhala data
One named contact owns the project from scoping to the last file.
Brief
You tell us the data type, the Sinhala 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 Sinhala data ends up
Common jobs for Sinhala data. They're examples of the work, not a client list.
Voice bots and IVR
Recorded Sinhala prompts and calls teach a voice bot to recognize how people actually speak, not just how a script reads.
Support chat and tickets
Everyday Sinhala messages, written in the domain you work in, give a chat assistant real phrasing to learn from.
Content moderation and sentiment
Labeled Sinhala 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 Sinhala so a product reads like it was written for that market, not machine-translated.
Off-the-shelf Sinhala 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 Sinhala: see the Sinhala speech dataset. Here's how the two paths compare.
| Topic | A typical off-the-shelf dataset | Sinhala data with us |
|---|---|---|
| Already collected? | No way to know until you've already paid for it | Yes: roughly 500 hours of Sinhala 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 |
Sinhala data terms, in plain words
General definitions. They describe the field, not a claim about us.
Where Sinhala data fits
Sinhala is one of 100 languages on our languages directory. You can also browse every category on the datasets hub.
Questions about Sinhala data
The datasets FAQ covers questions that apply across every category.
Do you support Sinhala?
Yes. Sinhala 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 Sinhala data collected?
Yes. Roughly 500 hours of Sinhala speech, prompts and conversations are already recorded and ready to license. The Sinhala speech dataset page has the details, and anything it doesn't cover we collect to your brief.
Can you mix regional varieties of Sinhala 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 Sinhala?
Speech, text, conversational data and translation to or from Sinhala. Image and video categories don't depend on language, so Sinhala 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 Sinhala?
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 Sinhala 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 Sinhala should I ask for?
Ask for the one your users actually speak. Sinhala is spoken mainly in Sri Lanka, and the forms most worth naming in a brief are Spoken Sinhala, literary Sinhala, regional accents. If you are unsure, describe your users and where they live, and your named contact will help you decide before collection starts.
How is Sinhala written, and does it matter for the data?
Sinhala data uses Sinhala 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 Sinhala data
Pick the data type, confirm Sinhala 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.