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Swahili Aligned Parallel Bible Corpus

Swahili(swa)TextMT/LMEast Africa
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Dataset Info

Language
Swahili (swa)
Modality
Text
Domain
Religious
Size
30000
Institution
Bible Society of Tanzania / YouVersion
Last Updated
27 Jul 2026

License & Access

SPDX identifierProprietary

Restricted — review the source terms before use.

RedistributionRestricted

PII RISK

Unknown risk

Full Record

25 of 46 fields stated

Every column the registry tracks. Values marked derivedwere filled by a rule or read from the source's text rather than stated in its metadata; the rule or the quoted sentence is shown under the value.

Registry columns (22/27)

iso code
swa
Dataset name
Swahili Aligned Parallel Bible Corpus
Modality
Text
Type
published_text
Link
https://www.bible.com/languages/swh
NLP Task
MT/LM
Domain
Religious
Data Format
Not stated
Size Metric
Sentences
Size Value
30000
License
Proprietary
Open Access
Open
Source Repository
Institutional
Year Published
1952
Creator/Author(s)
Bible Society of Tanzania / YouVersion
Funder/Partner
YouVersion / Faith Comes By Hearing
Dialect Coverage
Standard
Gender Balance
Not stated
Speaker Count
Not stated
Annotation Type
Human
Status
Active
Has Datasheet
No
PII Risk
Not stated
Consent Verified
Not stated
Verified By
David
Date Indexed
2026-07-27
Notes / Flags
Parallel textual translation corpus compiling verified scriptural text blocks capturing the standardized orthography, complex noun class dynamics, and full lexi…

Quality (DQI) (2/12)

Datasheet Fields Completed
Not stated
SPDX License ID
Not stated
Redistribution Allowed?
Restricted
Content Hash
Not stated
Submitted By
Not stated
Fetch Date
2026-07-27
Last Updated Date
Not stated
Annotation Guidelines Available?
Not stated
IAA Score
Not stated
Cleaning Notes
Not stated
Benchmark Exists?
Not stated
Benchmark Citation
Not stated

Representativeness (DRI) (1/7)

Gender Distribution
Not stated
Region Coverage
Not stated
Region Distribution
Not stated
Age Range Coverage
Not stated
Register
Not stated
Marginalized Group Note
Not stated
Demographic Fields Reported Count
0

Readiness Score Breakdown

5/5
Data Coverage100%
Model Availability100%
Benchmarks100%
Documentation79%
Recency100%

Representativeness

Gender Balance
Regional Distribution
Dialect Coverage
Inclusivity

Provenance

Source URL
https://www.bible.com/languages/swh
Fetch Timestamp
27 Jul 2026
Content Hash
—

Audit Log

Record indexed from Institutional

27 Jul 2026

Source status: Active

27 Jul 2026

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