Corpus Portal

ISIZULU ORAL CORPUS (IOC)

Author(s): University Language Planning and Development Office (ULPDO

Publisher(s): University Of KwaZulu-Natal, University Teaching and Learning, University Language Planning and Development Office

Description: An oral corpus is a database of audio files and transcriptions. In speech technology, oral corpora are used, among other things, to create machine learning models, algorithms, Human Language Technologies, and research. In linguistics, oral corpora are used to research phonetic, conversation analysis, dialectology and other areas.

Contact: ulpdo@ukzn.ac.za

IOC License: UKZN License

ISIZULU NATIONAL CORPUS (INC)

Author(s): University language Planning and Development Office(ULPDO)

Publisher(s): University Of KwaZulu-Natal, University Teaching and Learning, University Language Development Office

Description: One of the biggest African language corpora in the world, with just over 31 million words reflective of the language. With this resource, anyone around the world has access to study isiZulu as a language in all complexities.

Contact: ulpdo@ukzn.ac.za

URL: Home-inc | INC License: UKZN License

ENGLISH-ISIZULU PARALLEL CORPUS (EIPC)

Author(s): University language Planning and Development Office(ULPDO)

Publisher(s): University Of KwaZulu-Natal, University Teaching and Learning, University Language Development Office

Description: The English-isiZulu parallel corpus is a bilingual corpus that contains a collection of original texts in English and their translations into a set of isiZulu.

Contact: ulpdo@ukzn.ac.za  

EIPC License: UKZN License