--- language: - ne license: cc-by-4.0 task_categories: - text-to-speech tags: - nepali - tts - female - parler-tts - indic-parler --- # Nepali TTS — Female Voices (5–15s) Filtered and annotated dataset built from 13 SLR54 parts. ## Sources - `lilgoose777/nepali-tts-slr54-part-0` - `lilgoose777/nepali-tts-slr54-part-1` - `lilgoose777/nepali-tts-slr54-part-2` - `lilgoose777/nepali-tts-slr54-part-3` - `lilgoose777/nepali-tts-slr54-part-4` - `lilgoose777/nepali-tts-slr54-part-5` - `lilgoose777/nepali-tts-slr54-part-6` - `lilgoose777/nepali-tts-slr54-part-7` - `lilgoose777/nepali-tts-slr54-part-8` - `lilgoose777/nepali-tts-slr54-part-9` - `lilgoose777/nepali-tts-slr54-part-a` - `lilgoose777/nepali-tts-slr54-part-b` - `lilgoose777/nepali-tts-slr54-part-c` ## Processing - **Duration filter**: 5.0s – 15.0s - **Gender filter**: Female only (model: `alefiury/wav2vec2-large-xlsr-53-gender-recognition-librispeech`, confidence ≥ 0.8) - **Total samples**: 9,361 - **Total audio**: 16.11 hours - **Split**: 90% train / 10% test ## Schema | Column | Type | Description | |---|---|---| | `audio` | Audio (16kHz) | WAV audio | | `text` | string | Nepali transcript | | `text_description` | string | Speaker/style description for Parler-TTS | | `speaker_id` | string | Speaker identifier | | `duration_sec` | float | Audio duration in seconds | | `gender_confidence` | float | Gender model confidence score | ## text_description Values - `A female Nepali speaker with a calm, pleasant tone and clear pronunciation in a clean environment.` - `A female Nepali speaker with a smooth, warm voice recorded in a noise-free studio setting.` - `A female Nepali speaker with a clear, high-pitched voice speaking at a moderate pace in a quiet studio.` - `A female Nepali speaker delivering speech naturally with expressive and clear diction.` - `A female Nepali speaker speaking clearly and naturally with steady pacing in a quiet environment.` ## Intended Use Fine-tuning [Indic Parler-TTS](https://github.com/AI4Bharat/indic-parler-tts) for Nepali female voices.