Quechua Speech Datasets in Common Voice: The Case of Puno Quechua

Huaman E.; Huaman W.; Huaman J.L.; Quispe N. · Communications in Computer and Information Science (2026) · DOI: 10.1007/978-3-032-20322-9_13

Resumen

Under-resourced languages, such as Quechuas, face data and resource scarcity, hindering their development in speech technology. To address this issue, Common Voice presents a crucial opportunity to foster an open and community-driven speech dataset creation. This paper examines the integration of Quechua languages into Common Voice. We detail the current 17 Quechua languages, presenting Puno Quechua (ISO 639-3: qxp) as a focused case study that includes language onboarding and corpus collection of both reading and spontaneous speech data. Our results demonstrate that Common Voice now hosts 191.1 h of Quechua speech (86% validated), with Puno Quechua contributing 12 h (77% validated), highlighting the Common Voice’s potential. We further propose a research agenda addressing technical challenges, alongside ethical considerations for community engagement and indigenous data sovereignty. Our work contributes towards inclusive voice technology and digital empowerment of under-resourced language communities. © The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2026.

Instituciones: Universidad Nacional del Altiplano