Surat, Gujarat · ગુજરાતી
Gujarati Speech Data Collection in Surat
Surti Gujarati with distinctive intonation; large migrant Hindi-speaking population. That makes Surat a specific choice for Gujarati collection, not an interchangeable one.
- City
- Surat, Gujarat
- Language
- Gujarati
- Script
- Gujarati
Gujarati as spoken in Surat
Surti Gujarati with distinctive intonation; large migrant Hindi-speaking population.
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
Needed for Gujarati dialect spread beyond Ahmedabad.
Surat and Rajkot recruitment is essential for dialect coverage; Ahmedabad-only cohorts sound uniform.
Studio setup
Partner booth with trade-domain scenarios.
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 Surat-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 Surat?
Yes. Partner booth with trade-domain scenarios.
Is Surat 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 Surat
Send hours, speakers and conditions.