One of 100 languages in this directory

Telugu data for AI training, collected to your brief

Telugu data from IndecalAI is collected or reviewed by a native Telugu 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.

The short answer

What Telugu data can we produce?

Telugu data from IndecalAI is speech, text, conversational and translation data collected or reviewed by a Telugu 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 Telugu and another language.

For the wider Indian language picture beyond this one language, see Indian language data.

Telugu data at a glance

Data types
Speech, text, conversational, 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.
About the language

What to know about Telugu before you brief it

Telugu is spoken in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana and is one of the most widely used languages of southern India, with a large diaspora in the United States.

The two states share a language but not always an accent or vocabulary: coastal Andhra, Rayalaseema and Telangana each have their own flavor, and Telangana speech draws more on Urdu. If your users cluster in Hyderabad, say so, because city speech blends in English and Urdu words. Check whether tooling treats the round, stacked letters of the script correctly before running any large collection.

Languages that sit close to Telugu in script, family or region: Kannada data, Tamil data, Malayalam data, Hindi data, Urdu data and Marathi 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.

Telugu at a glance

Language family
Dravidian
Script
Telugu script, left to right
Spoken mainly in
Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, in southern India
Name it in a brief
Coastal Andhra, Rayalaseema, Telangana speech
Its own name
తెలుగు
Available in Telugu

Four ways to request Telugu data

Each links to the service that runs it, with its full scope and process.

Telugu speech data

Recorded speech in Telugu: calls, prompts and voice bot utterances, with the regional accent or script variant you specify, reviewed before delivery.

Telugu text data

Written Telugu: messages, reviews, tickets or chat logs, written or labeled by people who read it natively.

Telugu conversational data

Scripted or spontaneous Telugu dialogue for voice bots and support agents, built around the regional variety your users actually speak.

Telugu translation

Human-verified translation between Telugu and another language, including the regional script or transliteration your project needs.

Before we start

What to put in a Telugu brief

Four things worth deciding before contributors start, so the first sample already looks right.

Region or dialect

Telugu is spoken mainly in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, in southern India. Worth naming in a brief: Coastal Andhra, Rayalaseema, Telangana speech. Tell us the region or community you're targeting so contributors are matched to the right one.

Script or transliteration

Script for Telugu: Telugu 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.

How it works

From your brief to reviewed Telugu data

One named contact owns the project from scoping to the last file.

  1. Brief

    You tell us the data type, the Telugu variety or region and roughly how much you need.

  2. NDA and scope

    We sign an NDA before any data moves, then agree the scope with you.

  3. Free sample

    We produce a small sample free, so you can check it before you commit.

  4. Production

    Contributors from our network work in our own tools, to the brief you set.

  5. Review

    A review pass runs before anything is delivered.

  6. Delivery

    The data comes to you, or moves on to another service with us.

Where it's used

Where Telugu data ends up

Common jobs for Telugu data. They're examples of the work, not a client list.

Voice bots and IVR

Recorded Telugu prompts and calls teach a voice bot to recognize how people actually speak, not just how a script reads.

Speech data

Support chat and tickets

Everyday Telugu messages, written in the domain you work in, give a chat assistant real phrasing to learn from.

Text data

Content moderation and sentiment

Labeled Telugu posts, reviews and messages teach a model to read tone and intent correctly in this language.

Conversational data

Localizing a product

Translating prompts, UI copy and training data into Telugu so a product reads like it was written for that market, not machine-translated.

Translation

Off-the-shelf, or built to your brief

Off-the-shelf Telugu 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 Telugu: see the Telugu speech dataset. Here's how the two paths compare.

Off-the-shelf Telugu data compared with a Telugu brief built with IndecalAI
TopicA typical off-the-shelf datasetTelugu data with us
Already collected?No way to know until you've already paid for itYes: roughly 500 hours of Telugu speech are already recorded, and we tell you what they cover before you buy
Fit to your briefBuilt for whoever bought it first, not your exact region, register or use caseCollected or reviewed to the region, script and format you specify
Who else has itThe same files can be sold to more than one buyerCustom collections are scoped to your engagement. For stock data, who else can license it is set in your licence
Checking the fitYou find out after you've already paid for itA small free sample first, so you check it before committing to volume
Glossary

Telugu data terms, in plain words

General definitions. They describe the field, not a claim about us.

Native speaker review
A pass by someone who grew up speaking the language, checking that phrasing, tone and spelling read naturally, not just correctly.
Regional variety
A version of a language tied to a place, which can differ in vocabulary, pronunciation or script from the variety spoken elsewhere.
Code-mixing
Switching between two languages within the same sentence or conversation, common in everyday speech in many multilingual regions.
Human-verified translation
A translation checked by a person, rather than machine output delivered as final, catching meaning a model alone would miss.
Off-the-shelf dataset
Data already collected and packaged before a buyer exists, sold as-is to whoever licenses it next, rather than produced for one specific brief.
Related

Where Telugu data fits

Telugu is one of 100 languages on our languages directory. You can also browse every category on the datasets hub.

FAQ

Questions about Telugu data

The datasets FAQ covers questions that apply across every category.

Do you support Telugu?

Yes. Telugu 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 Telugu data collected?

Yes. Roughly 500 hours of Telugu speech, prompts and conversations are already recorded and ready to license. The Telugu speech dataset page has the details, and anything it doesn't cover we collect to your brief.

Can you mix regional varieties of Telugu 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 Telugu?

Speech, text, conversational data and translation to or from Telugu. Image and video categories don't depend on language, so Telugu 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 Telugu?

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 Telugu 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 Telugu should I ask for?

Ask for the one your users actually speak. Telugu is spoken mainly in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, in southern India, and the forms most worth naming in a brief are Coastal Andhra, Rayalaseema, Telangana 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 Telugu written, and does it matter for the data?

Telugu data uses Telugu 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 Telugu data

Pick the data type, confirm Telugu as the language and a rough volume, and send it. We'll produce a small sample free before you commit.

  1. Your named contact replies within one business day.
  2. We sign an NDA before any data changes hands.
  3. We produce your free sample, then agree the full scope.
What should we produce?
Email this brief

This opens your email app with the brief filled in. Nothing is sent until you press send. You can also use the contact page.