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- # Luhya Multilingual Dataset
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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- Repository for the Luhya multilingual translation project.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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+ ---
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+ language:
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+ - en
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+ - sw
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+ - luy
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+ multilinguality:
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+ - multilingual
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+ task_categories:
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+ - translation
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+ task_ids:
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+ - translation
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+ tags:
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+ - luhya
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+ - african-languages
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+ - low-resource
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+ - multilingual-translation
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+ - kenya
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+ size_categories:
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+ - 10K<n<100K
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+ source_datasets:
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+ - original
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+ license: cc-by-4.0
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+ ---
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+ # Luhya Multilingual Translation Dataset
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+ ## Dataset Description
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+ 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.
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+ ### Languages and Dialects
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+ **Languages:**
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+ - en
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+ - luy
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+ - sw
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+ **Luhya Dialects:**
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+ - Bukusu
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+ - Luwanga
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+ - Marachi
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+ - Maragoli
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+ - Tsotso
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+ ### Dataset Statistics
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+
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+ | Split | Examples |
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+ |-------|----------|
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+ | Train | 20,963 |
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+ | Validation | 2,621 |
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+ | Test | 2,621 |
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+ | **Total** | **26,205** |
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+ ### Data Sources
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+
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+ - Bible
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+ - Dictionary
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+ - Proverbs
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+ - Translations
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+
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+ ## Dataset Structure
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+
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+ ### Data Fields
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+ - `source_text`: Source text for translation
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+ - `target_text`: Target translation (includes dialect tokens)
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+ - `source_lang`: Source language code
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+ - `target_lang`: Target language code
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+ - `dialect`: Specific Luhya dialect (if applicable)
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+ - `domain`: Source domain (bible, dictionary, proverbs, etc.)
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+ ### Example
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+ ```json
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+ {
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+ "source_text": "Hello, how are you?",
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+ "target_text": "<luy_bukusu> Murachi mulahi?",
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+ "source_lang": "en",
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+ "target_lang": "luy",
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+ "dialect": "Bukusu",
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+ "domain": "greetings"
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+ }
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+ ```
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+ ## Usage
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+ ```python
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+ from datasets import load_dataset
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+ dataset = load_dataset("mamakobe/luhya-multilingual-dataset")
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+ # Access splits
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+ train_data = dataset['train']
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+ val_data = dataset['validation']
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+ test_data = dataset['test']
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+ ```
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+
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+ ## Ethical Considerations
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+ ### Community Involvement
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+ - Dataset created in collaboration with Luhya language communities
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+ - Sources include traditional texts and community contributions
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+ - Respects cultural and linguistic heritage
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+ ### Intended Use
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+ - Machine translation research
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+ - Language preservation efforts
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+ - Educational applications
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+ - Cultural documentation
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+ ### Limitations
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+ - May not represent all Luhya dialects equally
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+ - Translation quality varies by domain
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+ - Some entries may contain cultural context not captured in direct translation
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+ ## Citation
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+ If you use this dataset, please cite:
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+ ```bibtex
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+ @dataset{luhya_multilingual_2024,
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+ title={Luhya Multilingual Translation Dataset},
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+ author={mamakobe},
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+ year={2024},
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+ url={https://huggingface.co/datasets/mamakobe/luhya-multilingual-dataset}
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+ }
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+ ```
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+ ## License
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+ This dataset is released under CC-BY-4.0 license. Please respect the cultural heritage of the Luhya communities when using this data.
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+ ---
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+ Dataset created: 2025-08-30
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