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Darija Bible Aligned Dataset

This dataset contains aligned audio segments from the Moroccan Arabic (Darija) Bible translation, specifically processed for speech tasks.

Dataset Description

Dataset Summary

This dataset contains aligned audio segments from the Moroccan Standard Translation (MSTD) of the Bible, with corresponding text transcriptions in Moroccan Arabic (Darija). The audio has been automatically segmented and aligned using the MMS (Massively Multilingual Speech) toolkit.

Languages

  • Moroccan Arabic (Darija) [arb]

Source Data

The original data comes from the Moroccan Standard Translation (MSTD) Audio Bible, © 2012 Morocco Bible Society. The audio files were obtained from Bible.com's audio recordings.

Processing Steps

  1. Initial Data: Full chapter audio recordings with corresponding text transcriptions
  2. Alignment: Used Facebook's MMS toolkit (fairseq) for audio-text alignment
  3. Segmentation: Audio files were automatically segmented into smaller units using:
python fairseq_mms_data_prep/examples/mms/data_prep/align_and_segment.py \
    --audio {input.wav} \
    --text_filepath {input.txt} \
    --lang arb \
    --outdir {output_dir} \
    --uroman uroman/uroman

Data Fields

  • audio: Audio segment in WAV format
  • text: Corresponding text transcription in Moroccan Arabic
  • title: Original chapter reference (e.g., "1CO.5.MSTD" for 1 Corinthians Chapter 5)
  • duration: Length of audio segment in seconds

Dataset Structure

The dataset contains aligned segments from various Bible chapters, with each segment containing:

  • Short audio clip (typically 5-15 seconds)
  • Aligned text transcription
  • Reference to source chapter

Usage and License

Usage

This dataset is suitable for:

  • Speech Recognition (ASR) for Moroccan Arabic
  • Text-to-Speech (TTS) for Moroccan Arabic
  • Speech research involving Darija dialect

License

© 2012 Morocco Bible Society. All rights reserved. Please refer to the original source for usage terms: Bible.com

Citation and Attribution

If you use this dataset, please cite:

@misc{darija_bible_aligned,
    title={Aligned Moroccan Arabic Bible Dataset},
    author={Morocco Bible Society},
    year={2012},
    note={Processed using Facebook's MMS toolkit}
}

Additional Information

  • Preprocessing: Audio-text alignment performed using Facebook's MMS toolkit
  • Quality: Automatic alignment, may contain some alignment errors
  • Limitations: Religious domain-specific vocabulary and language style
  • Original Source: Bible.com audio recordings of the Moroccan Standard Translation
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