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README.md

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-# Luhya Multilingual Dataset
+---
+language:
+- en
+- sw
+- luy
+multilinguality:
+- multilingual
+task_categories:
+- translation
+task_ids:
+- translation
+tags:
+- luhya
+- african-languages
+- low-resource
+- multilingual-translation
+- kenya
+size_categories:
+- 10K<n<100K
+source_datasets:
+- original
+license: cc-by-4.0
+---
 
-Repository for the Luhya multilingual translation project.
+# Luhya Multilingual Translation Dataset
+
+## Dataset Description
+
+This dataset contains 26,205 translation pairs for Luhya dialects, English, and Swahili. It was created to support machine translation research for Luhya, a Bantu language family spoken in Kenya.
+
+### Languages and Dialects
+
+**Languages:**
+- en
+- luy
+- sw
+
+**Luhya Dialects:**
+- Bukusu
+- Luwanga
+- Marachi
+- Maragoli
+- Tsotso
+
+### Dataset Statistics
+
+| Split | Examples |
+|-------|----------|
+| Train | 20,963 |
+| Validation | 2,621 |
+| Test | 2,621 |
+| **Total** | **26,205** |
+
+### Data Sources
+
+- Bible
+- Dictionary
+- Proverbs
+- Translations
+
+## Dataset Structure
+
+### Data Fields
+
+- `source_text`: Source text for translation
+- `target_text`: Target translation (includes dialect tokens)
+- `source_lang`: Source language code
+- `target_lang`: Target language code  
+- `dialect`: Specific Luhya dialect (if applicable)
+- `domain`: Source domain (bible, dictionary, proverbs, etc.)
+
+### Example
+
+```json
+{
+  "source_text": "Hello, how are you?",
+  "target_text": "<luy_bukusu> Murachi mulahi?",
+  "source_lang": "en",
+  "target_lang": "luy", 
+  "dialect": "Bukusu",
+  "domain": "greetings"
+}
+```
+
+## Usage
+
+```python
+from datasets import load_dataset
+
+dataset = load_dataset("mamakobe/luhya-multilingual-dataset")
+
+# Access splits
+train_data = dataset['train']
+val_data = dataset['validation'] 
+test_data = dataset['test']
+```
+
+## Ethical Considerations
+
+### Community Involvement
+- Dataset created in collaboration with Luhya language communities
+- Sources include traditional texts and community contributions
+- Respects cultural and linguistic heritage
+
+### Intended Use
+- Machine translation research
+- Language preservation efforts
+- Educational applications
+- Cultural documentation
+
+### Limitations
+- May not represent all Luhya dialects equally
+- Translation quality varies by domain
+- Some entries may contain cultural context not captured in direct translation
+
+## Citation
+
+If you use this dataset, please cite:
+
+```bibtex
+@dataset{luhya_multilingual_2024,
+  title={Luhya Multilingual Translation Dataset},
+  author={mamakobe},
+  year={2024},
+  url={https://huggingface.co/datasets/mamakobe/luhya-multilingual-dataset}
+}
+```
+
+## License
+
+This dataset is released under CC-BY-4.0 license. Please respect the cultural heritage of the Luhya communities when using this data.
+
+---
+
+Dataset created: 2025-08-21

dataset_info.json

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+{
+  "created": "2025-08-21T02:31:07.403269",
+  "total_examples": 26205,
+  "splits": {
+    "train": 20963,
+    "validation": 2621,
+    "test": 2621
+  },
+  "languages": [
+    "en",
+    "sw",
+    "luy"
+  ],
+  "dialects": [
+    "Luwanga",
+    "Bukusu",
+    "Maragoli",
+    "Marachi",
+    "Tsotso"
+  ],
+  "domains": [
+    "dictionary",
+    "translations",
+    "proverbs",
+    "bible"
+  ],
+  "version": "1.0.0"
+}