Ahmedabad, Gujarat · ગુજરાતી
Gujarati Speech Data Collection in Ahmedabad
Standard Amdavadi Gujarati; trade and finance vocabulary is heavily English. That makes Ahmedabad a specific choice for Gujarati collection, not an interchangeable one.
- City
- Ahmedabad, Gujarat
- Language
- Gujarati
- Script
- Gujarati
Gujarati as spoken in Ahmedabad
Standard Amdavadi Gujarati; trade and finance vocabulary is heavily English.
Business and trade vocabulary is heavily English; Gujarati diaspora speech adds further English structure. Specify whether diaspora speakers are in or out of scope.
Recruitment here
Large Gujarati pool across age bands; Surat needed for dialect spread.
Surat and Rajkot recruitment is essential for dialect coverage; Ahmedabad-only cohorts sound uniform.
Studio setup
Booth with business-domain scenario library.
Gujarati quality rules
- Breathy vowels have no consistent orthographic marking
- Kathiyawadi lexical items replaced with standard equivalents
- Numerals and currency in trade speech written inconsistently
Session types available
- Trade, retail and logistics domain conversation
- Read prompts covering murmured vowels
- Surti and Kathiyawadi dialect sets
Building a balanced cohort
A Ahmedabad-only cohort is appropriate when you are targeting this market specifically. For a general Gujarati model, spread the cohort across Ahmedabad, Surat, Vadodara as well.
| Dimension | Typical split | Why it matters for Gujarati |
|---|---|---|
| Gender | 50 / 50 | Pitch range differences change acoustic model behaviour; unbalanced cohorts bias recognition |
| Age | 18-25: 30%, 26-40: 40%, 41-60: 30% | Older speakers retain conservative Gujarati forms that younger urban speakers have lost |
| Region | Gujarat / Daman & Diu / Dadra & Nagar Haveli and others | Dialect spread across 5 recognised varieties |
| Education | Mixed, including below-graduate | Prompt-reading fluency correlates with education and skews prosody |
| Condition | Studio / quiet room / field | Match the noise profile of your deployment |
Frequently asked
Can you record Gujarati in Ahmedabad?
Yes. Booth with business-domain scenario library.
Is Ahmedabad Gujarati representative?
For this market, yes. For a national model, no single city is: Surat and Rajkot recruitment is essential for dialect coverage; Ahmedabad-only cohorts sound uniform.
How long does recruitment take?
One to two weeks for standard quotas; longer for narrow age, dialect or occupation requirements.
Collect Gujarati in Ahmedabad
Send hours, speakers and conditions.