--- language: - eng - afr - nbl - xho - zul - sot - nso - tsn - ssw - ven - tso license: cc-by-4.0 task_categories: - sentence-similarity - translation pretty_name: The Vuk'uzenzele South African Multilingual Corpus tags: - multilingual - government arxiv: 2303.0375 configs: - config_name: afr-eng data_files: - split: train path: afr-eng/train-* - split: test path: afr-eng/test-* - config_name: afr-nbl data_files: - split: train path: afr-nbl/train-* - split: test path: afr-nbl/test-* - config_name: afr-sot data_files: - split: train path: afr-sot/train-* - split: test path: afr-sot/test-* - config_name: afr-ssw data_files: - split: train path: afr-ssw/train-* - split: test path: afr-ssw/test-* - config_name: afr-tsn data_files: - split: train path: afr-tsn/train-* - split: test path: afr-tsn/test-* - config_name: afr-tso data_files: - split: train path: afr-tso/train-* - split: test path: afr-tso/test-* - config_name: afr-ven data_files: - split: train path: afr-ven/train-* - split: test path: afr-ven/test-* - config_name: afr-xho data_files: - split: train path: afr-xho/train-* - split: test path: afr-xho/test-* - config_name: default data_files: - split: train path: data/train-* - split: test path: data/test-* - config_name: eng-nso data_files: - split: train path: eng-nso/train-* - split: test path: eng-nso/test-* - config_name: eng-sot data_files: - split: train path: eng-sot/train-* - split: test path: eng-sot/test-* - config_name: eng-ssw data_files: - split: train path: eng-ssw/train-* - split: test path: eng-ssw/test-* - config_name: eng-tsn data_files: - split: train path: eng-tsn/train-* - split: test path: eng-tsn/test-* - config_name: eng-xho data_files: - split: train path: eng-xho/train-* - split: test path: eng-xho/test-* - config_name: eng-zul data_files: - split: train path: eng-zul/train-* - split: test path: eng-zul/test-* - config_name: nbl-nso data_files: - split: train path: nbl-nso/train-* - split: test path: nbl-nso/test-* - config_name: nbl-sot data_files: - split: train path: nbl-sot/train-* - split: test path: nbl-sot/test-* - config_name: nbl-ssw data_files: - split: train path: nbl-ssw/train-* - split: test path: nbl-ssw/test-* - config_name: nbl-ven data_files: - split: train path: nbl-ven/train-* - split: test path: nbl-ven/test-* - config_name: nbl-zul data_files: - split: train path: nbl-zul/train-* - split: test path: nbl-zul/test-* - config_name: nso-tsn data_files: - split: train path: nso-tsn/train-* - split: test path: nso-tsn/test-* - config_name: nso-tso data_files: - split: train path: nso-tso/train-* - split: test path: nso-tso/test-* - config_name: nso-ven data_files: - split: train path: nso-ven/train-* - split: test path: nso-ven/test-* - config_name: nso-xho data_files: - split: train path: nso-xho/train-* - split: test path: nso-xho/test-* - config_name: nso-zul data_files: - split: train path: nso-zul/train-* - split: test path: nso-zul/test-* - config_name: sot-ssw data_files: - split: train path: sot-ssw/train-* - split: test path: sot-ssw/test-* - config_name: sot-tsn data_files: - split: train path: sot-tsn/train-* - split: test path: sot-tsn/test-* - config_name: sot-tso data_files: - split: train path: sot-tso/train-* - split: test path: sot-tso/test-* - config_name: sot-ven data_files: - split: train path: sot-ven/train-* - split: test path: sot-ven/test-* - config_name: sot-xho data_files: - split: train path: sot-xho/train-* - split: test path: sot-xho/test-* - config_name: ssw-tsn data_files: - split: train path: ssw-tsn/train-* - split: test path: ssw-tsn/test-* - config_name: ssw-xho data_files: - split: train path: ssw-xho/train-* - split: test path: ssw-xho/test-* - config_name: ssw-zul data_files: - split: train path: ssw-zul/train-* - split: test path: ssw-zul/test-* - config_name: tsn-tso data_files: - split: train path: tsn-tso/train-* - split: test path: tsn-tso/test-* - config_name: tsn-ven data_files: - split: train path: tsn-ven/train-* - split: test path: tsn-ven/test-* - config_name: tsn-xho data_files: - split: train path: tsn-xho/train-* - split: test path: tsn-xho/test-* - config_name: tso-ven data_files: - split: train path: tso-ven/train-* - split: test path: tso-ven/test-* - config_name: tso-xho data_files: - split: train path: tso-xho/train-* - split: test path: tso-xho/test-* - config_name: tso-zul data_files: - split: train path: tso-zul/train-* - split: test path: tso-zul/test-* - config_name: ven-zul data_files: - split: train path: ven-zul/train-* - split: test path: ven-zul/test-* - config_name: xho-zul data_files: - split: train path: xho-zul/train-* - split: test path: xho-zul/test-* dataset_info: - config_name: afr-eng features: - name: afr dtype: string - name: eng dtype: string - name: score dtype: float64 - name: __index_level_0__ dtype: int64 splits: - name: train num_bytes: 909819 num_examples: 3040 - name: test num_bytes: 227487 num_examples: 761 download_size: 755566 dataset_size: 1137306 - config_name: afr-nbl features: - name: afr dtype: string - name: nbl dtype: string - name: score dtype: float64 - name: __index_level_0__ dtype: int64 splits: - name: train num_bytes: 319402 num_examples: 826 - name: test num_bytes: 79869 num_examples: 207 download_size: 272468 dataset_size: 399271 - config_name: afr-sot features: - name: afr dtype: string - name: sot dtype: string - name: score dtype: float64 - name: __index_level_0__ dtype: int64 splits: - name: train num_bytes: 1113140 num_examples: 3392 - name: test num_bytes: 279772 num_examples: 848 download_size: 898004 dataset_size: 1392912 - config_name: afr-ssw features: - name: afr dtype: string - name: ssw dtype: string - name: score dtype: float64 - name: __index_level_0__ dtype: int64 splits: - name: train num_bytes: 1117239 num_examples: 3477 - name: test num_bytes: 276533 num_examples: 870 download_size: 919018 dataset_size: 1393772 - config_name: afr-tsn features: - name: afr dtype: string - name: tsn dtype: string - name: score dtype: float64 - name: __index_level_0__ dtype: int64 splits: - name: train num_bytes: 1153686 num_examples: 3235 - name: test num_bytes: 289346 num_examples: 809 download_size: 0 dataset_size: 1443032 - config_name: afr-tso features: - name: afr dtype: string - name: tso dtype: string - name: score dtype: float64 - name: __index_level_0__ dtype: int64 splits: - name: train num_bytes: 1123041 num_examples: 3374 - name: test num_bytes: 281981 num_examples: 844 download_size: 899676 dataset_size: 1405022 - config_name: afr-ven features: - name: afr dtype: string - name: ven dtype: string - name: score dtype: float64 - name: __index_level_0__ dtype: int64 splits: - name: train num_bytes: 400519 num_examples: 948 - name: test num_bytes: 99457 num_examples: 238 download_size: 317431 dataset_size: 499976 - config_name: afr-xho features: - name: afr dtype: string - name: xho dtype: string - name: score dtype: float64 - name: __index_level_0__ dtype: int64 splits: - name: train num_bytes: 1124390 num_examples: 3541 - name: test num_bytes: 277280 num_examples: 886 download_size: 0 dataset_size: 1401670 - config_name: default features: - name: nbl dtype: string - name: nso dtype: string - name: score dtype: float64 - name: __index_level_0__ dtype: int64 splits: - name: train num_bytes: 128131 num_examples: 315 - name: test num_bytes: 31826 num_examples: 79 download_size: 113394 dataset_size: 159957 - config_name: eng-nso features: - name: eng dtype: string - name: nso dtype: string - name: score dtype: float64 - name: __index_level_0__ dtype: int64 splits: - name: train num_bytes: 967259 num_examples: 2990 - name: test num_bytes: 246157 num_examples: 748 download_size: 762878 dataset_size: 1213416 - config_name: eng-sot features: - name: eng dtype: string - name: sot dtype: string - name: score dtype: float64 - name: __index_level_0__ dtype: int64 splits: - name: train num_bytes: 970215 num_examples: 3053 - name: test num_bytes: 235269 num_examples: 764 download_size: 0 dataset_size: 1205484 - config_name: eng-ssw features: - name: eng dtype: string - name: ssw dtype: string - name: score dtype: float64 - name: __index_level_0__ dtype: int64 splits: - name: train num_bytes: 945394 num_examples: 3043 - name: test num_bytes: 237382 num_examples: 761 download_size: 774113 dataset_size: 1182776 - config_name: eng-tsn features: - name: eng dtype: string - name: tsn dtype: string - name: score dtype: float64 - name: __index_level_0__ dtype: int64 splits: - name: train num_bytes: 1006366 num_examples: 2876 - name: test num_bytes: 252511 num_examples: 720 download_size: 781551 dataset_size: 1258877 - config_name: eng-xho features: - name: eng dtype: string - name: xho dtype: string - name: score dtype: float64 - name: __index_level_0__ dtype: int64 splits: - name: train num_bytes: 945873 num_examples: 3043 - name: test num_bytes: 232398 num_examples: 761 download_size: 782868 dataset_size: 1178271 - config_name: eng-zul features: - name: eng dtype: string - name: zul dtype: string - name: score dtype: float64 - name: __index_level_0__ dtype: int64 splits: - name: train num_bytes: 933470 num_examples: 3024 - name: test num_bytes: 228683 num_examples: 756 download_size: 765911 dataset_size: 1162153 - config_name: nbl-nso features: - name: nbl dtype: string - name: nso dtype: string - name: score dtype: float64 - name: __index_level_0__ dtype: int64 splits: - name: train num_bytes: 128131 num_examples: 315 - name: test num_bytes: 31826 num_examples: 79 download_size: 0 dataset_size: 159957 - config_name: nbl-sot features: - name: nbl dtype: string - name: sot dtype: string - name: score dtype: float64 - name: __index_level_0__ dtype: int64 splits: - name: train num_bytes: 171112 num_examples: 417 - name: test num_bytes: 41348 num_examples: 105 download_size: 148051 dataset_size: 212460 - config_name: nbl-ssw features: - name: nbl dtype: string - name: ssw dtype: string - name: score dtype: float64 - name: __index_level_0__ dtype: int64 splits: - name: train num_bytes: 169667 num_examples: 443 - name: test num_bytes: 43145 num_examples: 111 download_size: 152691 dataset_size: 212812 - config_name: nbl-ven features: - name: nbl dtype: string - name: ven dtype: string - name: score dtype: float64 - 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config_name: sot-ssw features: - name: sot dtype: string - name: ssw dtype: string - name: score dtype: float64 - name: __index_level_0__ dtype: int64 splits: - name: train num_bytes: 1181349 num_examples: 3515 - name: test num_bytes: 295484 num_examples: 879 download_size: 945401 dataset_size: 1476833 - config_name: sot-tsn features: - name: sot dtype: string - name: tsn dtype: string - name: score dtype: float64 - name: __index_level_0__ dtype: int64 splits: - name: train num_bytes: 1272351 num_examples: 3450 - name: test num_bytes: 319100 num_examples: 863 download_size: 976754 dataset_size: 1591451 - config_name: sot-tso features: - name: sot dtype: string - name: tso dtype: string - name: score dtype: float64 - name: __index_level_0__ dtype: int64 splits: - name: train num_bytes: 1207808 num_examples: 3460 - name: test num_bytes: 298723 num_examples: 865 download_size: 937585 dataset_size: 1506531 - config_name: sot-ven features: - name: sot dtype: string - name: ven dtype: string - 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name: test num_bytes: 303625 num_examples: 913 download_size: 987517 dataset_size: 1494523 - config_name: ssw-zul features: - name: ssw dtype: string - name: zul dtype: string - name: score dtype: float64 - name: __index_level_0__ dtype: int64 splits: - name: train num_bytes: 1203909 num_examples: 3720 - name: test num_bytes: 306088 num_examples: 931 download_size: 992849 dataset_size: 1509997 - config_name: tsn-tso features: - name: tsn dtype: string - name: tso dtype: string - name: score dtype: float64 - name: __index_level_0__ dtype: int64 splits: - name: train num_bytes: 1301380 num_examples: 3455 - name: test num_bytes: 326769 num_examples: 864 download_size: 993584 dataset_size: 1628149 - config_name: tsn-ven features: - name: tsn dtype: string - name: ven dtype: string - name: score dtype: float64 - name: __index_level_0__ dtype: int64 splits: - name: train num_bytes: 202072 num_examples: 412 - name: test num_bytes: 49875 num_examples: 104 download_size: 160701 dataset_size: 251947 - config_name: tsn-xho features: - name: tsn dtype: string - name: xho dtype: string - name: score dtype: float64 - name: __index_level_0__ dtype: int64 splits: - name: train num_bytes: 1248717 num_examples: 3416 - name: test num_bytes: 306197 num_examples: 854 download_size: 0 dataset_size: 1554914 - config_name: tso-ven features: - name: tso dtype: string - name: ven dtype: string - name: score dtype: float64 - name: __index_level_0__ dtype: int64 splits: - name: train num_bytes: 197128 num_examples: 428 - name: test num_bytes: 45408 num_examples: 108 download_size: 0 dataset_size: 242536 - config_name: tso-xho features: - name: tso dtype: string - name: xho dtype: string - name: score dtype: float64 - name: __index_level_0__ dtype: int64 splits: - name: train num_bytes: 1197163 num_examples: 3504 - name: test num_bytes: 299170 num_examples: 876 download_size: 961678 dataset_size: 1496333 - config_name: tso-zul features: - name: tso dtype: string - name: zul dtype: string - name: score dtype: float64 - name: __index_level_0__ dtype: int64 splits: - name: train num_bytes: 1208661 num_examples: 3550 - name: test num_bytes: 300836 num_examples: 888 download_size: 964341 dataset_size: 1509497 - config_name: ven-zul features: - name: ven dtype: string - name: zul dtype: string - name: score dtype: float64 - name: __index_level_0__ dtype: int64 splits: - name: train num_bytes: 159504 num_examples: 384 - name: test num_bytes: 42320 num_examples: 96 download_size: 139982 dataset_size: 201824 - config_name: xho-zul features: - name: xho dtype: string - name: zul dtype: string - name: score dtype: float64 - name: __index_level_0__ dtype: int64 splits: - name: train num_bytes: 1213972 num_examples: 3744 - name: test num_bytes: 300902 num_examples: 937 download_size: 1006373 dataset_size: 1514874 --- # The Vuk'uzenzele South African Multilingual Corpus Github: [https://github.com/dsfsi/vukuzenzele-nlp/](https://github.com/dsfsi/vukuzenzele-nlp/) Zenodo: [![DOI](https://zenodo.org/badge/DOI/10.5281/zenodo.7598539.svg)](https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7598539) Arxiv Preprint: [![arXiv](https://img.shields.io/badge/arXiv-2303.03750-b31b1b.svg)](https://arxiv.org/abs/2303.03750) Give Feedback 📑: [DSFSI Resource Feedback Form](https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf7S36dyAUPx2egmXbFpnTBuzoRulhL5Elu-N1eoMhaO7v10w/formResponse) # About The dataset was obtained from the South African government magazine Vuk'uzenzele, created by the [Government Communication and Information System (GCIS)](https://www.gcis.gov.za/). The original raw PDFS were obtatined from the [Vuk'uzenzele website](https://www.vukuzenzele.gov.za/). The datasets contain government magazine editions in 11 languages, namely: | Language | Code | Language | Code | |------------|-------|------------|-------| | English | (eng) | Sepedi | (sep) | | Afrikaans | (afr) | Setswana | (tsn) | | isiNdebele | (nbl) | Siswati | (ssw) | | isiXhosa | (xho) | Tshivenda | (ven) | | isiZulu | (zul) | Xitstonga | (tso) | | Sesotho | (nso) | ## Available pairings The alignment direction is bidrectional, i.e. xho-zul is zul-xho afr-eng; afr-nbl; afr-nso; afr-sot; afr-ssw; afr-tsn; afr-tso; afr-ven; afr-xho; afr-zul eng-nbl; eng-nso; eng-sot ;eng-ssw; eng-tsn; eng-tso; eng-ven; eng-xho; eng-zul nbl-nso; nbl-sot; nbl-ssw; nbl-tsn; nbl-tso; nbl-ven; nbl-xho; nbl-zul nso-sot; nso-ssw; nso-tsn; nso-tso; nso-ven; nso-xho; nso-zul sot-ssw; sot-tsn; sot-tso; sot-ven; sot-xho; sot-zul ssw-tsn; ssw-tso; ssw-ven; ssw-xho; ssw-zul tsn-tso; tsn-ven; tsn-xho; tsn-zul tso-ven; tso-xho; tso-zul ven-xho; ven-zul xho-zul # Disclaimer This dataset contains machine-readable data extracted from PDF documents, from https://www.vukuzenzele.gov.za/, provided by the Government Communication Information System (GCIS). While efforts were made to ensure the accuracy and completeness of this data, there may be errors or discrepancies between the original publications and this dataset. No warranties, guarantees or representations are given in relation to the information contained in the dataset. The members of the Data Science for Societal Impact Research Group bear no responsibility and/or liability for any such errors or discrepancies in this dataset. The Government Communication Information System (GCIS) bears no responsibility and/or liability for any such errors or discrepancies in this dataset. It is recommended that users verify all information contained herein before making decisions based upon this information. # Datasets The datasets consist of pairwise sentence aligned data. There are 55 distinct datasets of paired sentences. The data is obtained by comparing [LASER](https://github.com/facebookresearch/LASER) embeddings of sentence tokens between 2 languages. If the similarity is high, the sentences are deemed semantic equivalents of one another and the observation is outputted. Naming convention: The naming structure of the pairwise_sentence_aligned folder is `aligned-{src_lang_code}-{tgt_lang_code}.csv`. For example, `aligned-afr-zul.csv` is the aligned sentences between Afrikaans and isiZulu. The data is in .csv format and the columns are `src_text`,`tgt_text`,`cosine_score` where: - `src_text` is the source sentence - `tgt_text` is the target sentence - `cosine_score` is the cosine similarity score obtained by comparing the sentence embeddings, it ranges from 0 to 1 **Note:** The notion of source (src) and target (tgt) are only necessary for distinction between the languages used in the aligned pair, as the sentence semantics should be bidirectional. (hallo <-> sawubona) # Citation Vukosi Marivate, Andani Madodonga, Daniel Njini, Richard Lastrucci, Isheanesu Dzingirai, Jenalea Rajab. **The Vuk'uzenzele South African Multilingual Corpus**, 2023 > @dataset{marivate_vukosi_2023_7598540, author = {Marivate, Vukosi and Njini, Daniel and Madodonga, Andani and Lastrucci, Richard and Dzingirai, Isheanesu Rajab, Jenalea}, title = {The Vuk'uzenzele South African Multilingual Corpus}, month = feb, year = 2023, publisher = {Zenodo}, doi = {10.5281/zenodo.7598539}, url = {https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7598539} } ### Licence * Licence for Data - [CC 4.0 BY](LICENSE.md)