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Error code:   DatasetGenerationError
Exception:    CastError
Message:      Couldn't cast
id: int64
igbo: string
english: string
sourceName: string
meaning: string
variants: list<item: string>
  child 0, item: string
name: string
gender: string
origins: list<item: string>
  child 0, item: string
to
{'id': Value('int64'), 'name': Value('string'), 'meaning': Value('string'), 'gender': Value('string'), 'variants': List(Value('string')), 'origins': List(Value('string')), 'sourceName': Value('string')}
because column names don't match
Traceback:    Traceback (most recent call last):
                File "/usr/local/lib/python3.14/site-packages/datasets/builder.py", line 1827, in _prepare_split_single
                  for key, table in generator:
                                    ^^^^^^^^^
                File "/src/services/worker/src/worker/job_runners/config/parquet_and_info.py", line 613, in wrapped
                  for item in generator(*args, **kwargs):
                              ~~~~~~~~~^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
                File "/usr/local/lib/python3.14/site-packages/datasets/packaged_modules/json/json.py", line 343, in _generate_tables
                  self._cast_table(pa_table, json_field_paths=json_field_paths),
                  ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
                File "/usr/local/lib/python3.14/site-packages/datasets/packaged_modules/json/json.py", line 132, in _cast_table
                  pa_table = table_cast(pa_table, self.info.features.arrow_schema)
                File "/usr/local/lib/python3.14/site-packages/datasets/table.py", line 2378, in table_cast
                  return cast_table_to_schema(table, schema)
                File "/usr/local/lib/python3.14/site-packages/datasets/table.py", line 2306, in cast_table_to_schema
                  raise CastError(
                  ...<3 lines>...
                  )
              datasets.table.CastError: Couldn't cast
              id: int64
              igbo: string
              english: string
              sourceName: string
              meaning: string
              variants: list<item: string>
                child 0, item: string
              name: string
              gender: string
              origins: list<item: string>
                child 0, item: string
              to
              {'id': Value('int64'), 'name': Value('string'), 'meaning': Value('string'), 'gender': Value('string'), 'variants': List(Value('string')), 'origins': List(Value('string')), 'sourceName': Value('string')}
              because column names don't match
              
              The above exception was the direct cause of the following exception:
              
              Traceback (most recent call last):
                File "/src/services/worker/src/worker/job_runners/config/parquet_and_info.py", line 1369, in compute_config_parquet_and_info_response
                  parquet_operations, partial, estimated_dataset_info = stream_convert_to_parquet(
                                                                        ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~^
                      builder, max_dataset_size_bytes=max_dataset_size_bytes
                      ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
                  )
                  ^
                File "/src/services/worker/src/worker/job_runners/config/parquet_and_info.py", line 948, in stream_convert_to_parquet
                  builder._prepare_split(split_generator=splits_generators[split], file_format="parquet")
                  ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
                File "/usr/local/lib/python3.14/site-packages/datasets/builder.py", line 1694, in _prepare_split
                  for job_id, done, content in self._prepare_split_single(
                                               ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~^
                      gen_kwargs=gen_kwargs, job_id=job_id, **_prepare_split_args
                      ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
                  ):
                  ^
                File "/usr/local/lib/python3.14/site-packages/datasets/builder.py", line 1879, in _prepare_split_single
                  raise DatasetGenerationError("An error occurred while generating the dataset") from e
              datasets.exceptions.DatasetGenerationError: An error occurred while generating the dataset

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id int64	name string	meaning string	gender string	variants list	origins list	sourceName string
15	Nebeana	look to God (Mother Earth)	unisex	[]	[]	Nze (@nzemmili) — compiled list of unique Igbo names
26	Osuuzo	Maker of the way / maker of the path	unisex	[ "Osuzo" ]	[]	Nze (@nzemmili) — compiled list of unique Igbo names
30	Nwobi	Child of the family inheritance	unisex	[]	[]	Nze (@nzemmili) — compiled list of unique Igbo names
32	Chinualumogu-Chinua	God fights on my behalf	unisex	[]	[]	Nze (@nzemmili) — compiled list of unique Igbo names
35	Afamefune	my name shall not be lost	unisex	[ "Afam" ]	[]	Nze (@nzemmili) — compiled list of unique Igbo names
36	Usokanachi	in God there is sweetness	unisex	[ "Usoka" ]	[]	Nze (@nzemmili) — compiled list of unique Igbo names
37	Zikoranachimdimma	Tell the people my God is good	unisex	[ "Zikora" ]	[]	Nze (@nzemmili) — compiled list of unique Igbo names
38	Soanakanyima	we know only Mother Earth	unisex	[ "Kaima", "Soana" ]	[]	Nze (@nzemmili) — compiled list of unique Igbo names
40	Anazaram	Mother Earth responded to me	unisex	[ "Zara", "Zaram" ]	[]	Nze (@nzemmili) — compiled list of unique Igbo names
41	Orajimetoana	the people boast about Mother Earth through me	unisex	[ "Orajim", "Jimeto" ]	[]	Nze (@nzemmili) — compiled list of unique Igbo names
47,400	Belụ̀ọ̀se	Were it not for God	unisex	[ "Belụ̀chì" ]	[]	The owner's list of Igbo names
47,401	Kọ̀dì̀àna	May this child live for Mother God	unisex	[]	[]	The owner's list of Igbo names
47,402	Yagazie	May it go well with you; it shall go well	unisex	[ "Gazie" ]	[]	The owner's list of Igbo names
47,403	Àkụ̀ànà	The wealth of the land	unisex	[]	[]	The owner's list of Igbo names
47,404	Àkụ̀nnè	The mother's wealth	unisex	[]	[ "Onicha" ]	The owner's list of Igbo names
47,405	Àkụ̀nnà	A father's wealth; the wealth belongs to my father	unisex	[ "Àkụ̀nnìà" ]	[]	The owner's list of Igbo names
47,406	Nwàndọ̀	A child born into shelter; a child who will not suffer; a child of peace	unisex	[ "Nwàbụ̀ndọ̀" ]	[ "Onicha" ]	The owner's list of Igbo names
47,407	Tàbànsi	Endurance; persistence	unisex	[ "Tà̀nsi" ]	[]	The owner's list of Igbo names
47,408	Ụ̀zụ̀ègbùnàm	May praise or cheering not ruin me	unisex	[ "Ụ̀zụ̀" ]	[]	The owner's list of Igbo names
47,409	Obòdònze	The town/community of the Nze	male	[ "Obònze" ]	[]	The owner's list of Igbo names
47,410	Obùnze	The Nze's community/inheritance	male	[ "Obìnze" ]	[]	The owner's list of Igbo names
47,411	Òsèbùànwulim	My happiness lies in God	unisex	[ "Òsèbù" ]	[]	The owner's list of Igbo names
47,412	Chìèjì̀nè	May the day never end	unisex	[]	[]	The owner's list of Igbo names
47,413	Amàndìànàèze	Who knows the enemies?	male	[ "Amàndì" ]	[]	The owner's list of Igbo names
47,414	Chidụ̀àkà	May God guide our hands	unisex	[ "Oseduaka" ]	[]	The owner's list of Igbo names
47,415	Ikemba	The strength of the people; the strength of the nations	unisex	[]	[]	The owner's list of Igbo names
47,416	Ikéobodo	The strength of the community	unisex	[ "Ikéobò" ]	[]	The owner's list of Igbo names
47,417	Ụ̀gùlù	Harmattan	unisex	[ "Ụgụrụ" ]	[]	The owner's list of Igbo names
47,418	Ezèègbùnụ̀	May the king not kill you	male	[]	[]	The owner's list of Igbo names
47,419	Ọ̀gà	A wealthy/great person	unisex	[ "Ọ̀gàlànyà" ]	[]	The owner's list of Igbo names
47,420	Ezekwèm	The king agrees; may the kingship or the priesthood suit me	male	[]	[]	The owner's list of Igbo names
47,421	Òsèdụ̀è	Lead me, God	unisex	[ "Chidue" ]	[]	The owner's list of Igbo names
47,422	Òsèdọ̀ọ̀	Please, God	unisex	[]	[]	The owner's list of Igbo names
47,423	Òkèìlòlò	Great thought; deep thinking	unisex	[ "Òkìlòlò" ]	[]	The owner's list of Igbo names
47,424	Kàmbìlì	Let me live; I will live	unisex	[ "Kambiri" ]	[]	The owner's list of Igbo names
47,425	Omenụ̀kọ̀	One who proves his worth in scarcity	unisex	[]	[]	The owner's list of Igbo names
47,426	Nyàkà	To split; to tear apart	unisex	[]	[]	The owner's list of Igbo names
47,427	Obìèfụ̀nè	The family inheritance shall not be lost; full of good luck	unisex	[ "Obiefuna" ]	[]	The owner's list of Igbo names
47,428	Mmadụ̀kàsi	People are greater	unisex	[ "Màdụ̀kàsi" ]	[]	The owner's list of Igbo names
47,429	Àkụ̀bùè	May wealth increase	unisex	[ "Akubuo" ]	[]	The owner's list of Igbo names
47,430	Obìèrìkè	The heart/mind is powerful	unisex	[ "Obìèrìkà" ]	[]	The owner's list of Igbo names
47,431	Lebechi	Look to God; hold on to God	unisex	[ "Nèbèchi", "Nebechi" ]	[]	The owner's list of Igbo names
47,432	Anàchèbè	May Mother God protect us	unisex	[ "Anìchèbè" ]	[]	The owner's list of Igbo names
47,433	Òlikèèzè	Someone who eats like a king	male	[ "Orikaeze" ]	[]	The owner's list of Igbo names
47,434	Echidime	Tomorrow is fertile; tomorrow is full of promise; tomorrow is unknown	unisex	[]	[]	The owner's list of Igbo names
47,435	Òrakwụ̀è	May the people speak; let them have their say	unisex	[ "Ohakwuo" ]	[]	The owner's list of Igbo names
47,436	Sì̀sì̀à	Let them gossip	unisex	[]	[]	The owner's list of Igbo names
47,437	Ùbànàgụ̀	One who yearns for wealth	unisex	[]	[]	The owner's list of Igbo names
47,438	Kàmdị̀bàlùose	May I belong to God	unisex	[ "Kàmdị̀" ]	[]	The owner's list of Igbo names
47,439	Òsèdònọ̀	God is present	unisex	[]	[]	The owner's list of Igbo names
47,440	Oyàbàlùm	It will be to my benefit	unisex	[]	[]	The owner's list of Igbo names
47,441	Obàlùm	It is to my benefit	unisex	[]	[]	The owner's list of Igbo names
47,442	Ùdèmèzùè	My glory is complete	unisex	[ "Ùdè" ]	[]	The owner's list of Igbo names
47,443	Iwegbùnè	May I not die of anger; may anger not kill me	unisex	[ "Iwènè" ]	[]	The owner's list of Igbo names
47,444	Azì̀kìwè	A curse does more harm than anger; better to be angry than hateful	unisex	[]	[ "Anambra", "Onicha" ]	The owner's list of Igbo names
47,445	Òsènàni	God alone	unisex	[]	[]	The owner's list of Igbo names
47,446	Sọ̀sọ̀Òsè	God alone	unisex	[ "Sòsè" ]	[]	The owner's list of Igbo names
47,447	Sọ̀chi	Only Mother Earth	unisex	[]	[]	The owner's list of Igbo names
47,448	Dìlìbè	Live on for your relatives; live for your peers	unisex	[ "Diribe", "Ibe" ]	[]	The owner's list of Igbo names
47,449	Kàsìèmò̀bì	Console my heart; comfort me/console me	unisex	[ "Kàsìè" ]	[]	The owner's list of Igbo names
47,450	Njì̀kọ̀kà	There is strength in unity	unisex	[]	[]	The owner's list of Igbo names
47,451	Òkìkàdị̀gboo	Superiority is age-old	unisex	[ "Okadigbo" ]	[]	The owner's list of Igbo names
47,452	Okika	Superiority	unisex	[]	[]	The owner's list of Igbo names
47,453	Anàèkwènsì	May the earth stop the evil charm	unisex	[ "Ekwènsì" ]	[]	The owner's list of Igbo names
47,454	Chukwubụọsụụzọ	God is the maker of the way	unisex	[ "Òsùzọ̀" ]	[]	The owner's list of Igbo names
47,455	ChukwubụỌ̀wàỤ̀zọ̀	Maker of the way; opener of the path	unisex	[ "Ọ̀wùzọ̀" ]	[]	The owner's list of Igbo names
47,456	Oyìòrà	The people's friend	unisex	[ "Oyioha" ]	[]	The owner's list of Igbo names
47,457	Oyìụ̀wà	The world's friend	unisex	[]	[]	The owner's list of Igbo names
47,458	Iyìòrà	The people's river	unisex	[ "Iyioha" ]	[]	The owner's list of Igbo names
47,459	Iyìòsè	God's river	unisex	[]	[]	The owner's list of Igbo names
47,460	Iwùòrà	The people's law	unisex	[ "Iwuoha" ]	[]	The owner's list of Igbo names
47,461	Òkìkè	Creator	unisex	[]	[]	The owner's list of Igbo names
47,462	Nwòbụ̀	Child of the family inheritance	unisex	[ "Nwòbì" ]	[]	The owner's list of Igbo names
47,463	Chìmàmàndà	My God will not fail/fall; my God cannot fail	unisex	[ "Amàndà", "Chiamanda" ]	[]	The owner's list of Igbo names
47,464	Anàmàndà	The land shall not fall	unisex	[ "Anàmàdà", "Amàndà" ]	[]	The owner's list of Igbo names
47,465	Ụ̀wàmàndà	The world shall not fall	unisex	[ "Ụ̀wàmàdà" ]	[]	The owner's list of Igbo names
47,466	Òsènụ̀àlùmògụ̀	God fights on my behalf	unisex	[ "Chinualumogu", "Chinua", "Òsènụ̀à" ]	[]	The owner's list of Igbo names
47,467	Afụ̀nwaèlòtànnà	When you look at a child, you remember the father; a father's look-alike	unisex	[ "Lòtànnà" ]	[]	The owner's list of Igbo names
47,468	Afụ̀nwaèlòtànnè	When you look at a child, you remember the mother	unisex	[ "Lòtànnè" ]	[]	The owner's list of Igbo names
47,469	Ụ̀sọ̀kà	Happiness is greater	unisex	[]	[]	The owner's list of Igbo names
47,470	Zì̀kọ̀rànàchimdìmà	Tell the people my God is good	unisex	[ "Zì̀kọ̀rà", "Zì̀òrà" ]	[]	The owner's list of Igbo names
47,471	Sọ̀chikànyị̀mà	We know only Mother God	unisex	[ "Kàì̀mà" ]	[]	The owner's list of Igbo names
47,472	Ụ̀wàdì̀ròkàì̀sì̀chèè	The world is not what you think	unisex	[ "Ụ̀wàdì̀ro" ]	[]	The owner's list of Igbo names
47,473	Sì̀Abàdònàlùm	A plea not to be condemned or punished	unisex	[ "Abàdòm", "Sì̀àbàdòm" ]	[]	The owner's list of Igbo names
47,474	Ezèbùògụ̀	There is glory in kingship	male	[]	[]	The owner's list of Igbo names
47,475	Chizaam	Mother God has answered me	unisex	[ "Zààm" ]	[]	The owner's list of Igbo names
47,476	Òràjìmètọ̀chi	Through me, the people praise God	unisex	[ "Òràjìm", "Jìmètọ̀" ]	[]	The owner's list of Igbo names
47,477	Anàkàdì̀bì̀à	Mother God is greater than the priest	unisex	[ "Anàkà" ]	[]	The owner's list of Igbo names
47,478	Òsèkà	God is greater	unisex	[ "Chika" ]	[]	The owner's list of Igbo names
47,479	Ifèmèlì̀nàmà	Things done beautifully	unisex	[ "Ifèmèlunàmà", "Ifèmèlì", "Ifemelu" ]	[]	The owner's list of Igbo names
47,480	Chimkàmàlìfè	God knows more	unisex	[ "Kàmàlìfe" ]	[]	The owner's list of Igbo names
47,481	Chimkàlìfà	My God is greater than they are	unisex	[ "Kàlìfà" ]	[]	The owner's list of Igbo names
47,482	Anàòsè	God's land	unisex	[ "Anòsè" ]	[]	The owner's list of Igbo names
47,483	ÀkànàìfèỤ̀wànàànyà	Let everything follow its proper order; do not boast	unisex	[ "Àkànà", "Àkànyà" ]	[]	The owner's list of Igbo names
47,484	Alọ̀ì	The umbilical cord of a lover	unisex	[]	[]	The owner's list of Igbo names
47,485	Ìdìgò	Have you endured?	unisex	[]	[]	The owner's list of Igbo names
47,486	Iyìàzì̀	River/stream of merriment	unisex	[]	[]	The owner's list of Igbo names
47,487	Òdì̀dì̀kà	Patience is greater	unisex	[]	[]	The owner's list of Igbo names
47,488	Ìkù̀kùàmànọ̀nyà	Air that no one can trap	unisex	[ "Ìkù̀kù" ]	[]	The owner's list of Igbo names
47,489	Amàdì̀ụ̀gụ̀	The abode of treasure	unisex	[]	[]	The owner's list of Igbo names

End of preview.

Ozituma — the African languages dataset

Words, meanings, pronunciations, examples, personal names and proverbs from Ozituma, the dictionary of Ozikoro, published by Ozi Ikoro Limited.

file	records	what it is
`ozituma-words.jsonl` (in parts)	16,593	published dictionary entries, five languages
`ozituma-names.jsonl`	2,886	Igbo personal names and their meanings
`ozituma-proverbs.jsonl`	826	Igbo proverbs with English translations

Every word record carries sourceName, sourceUrl and licenseCode, so the provenance of each entry is visible and the credit required by its licence travels with the data.

Languages with entries

Igbo, Mandinka, Wolof, Yoruba and Urhobo. Twenty-one further African languages are listed in the register with no entries yet.

Licences and attribution — read this before using the data

This dataset is a compilation and the parts do not share one licence.

source	licence	records
Igbo API (nkowaokwu/igbo_api)	Apache-2.0	8,578
Igbo Dictionary audio corpus (nkowaokwu/ibo-dict)	CC BY 4.0	3,640
English-Yoruba Dictionary (IwajuAI)	Apache-2.0	4,365
Mandinka-English Dictionary (The Gambia Resource Page)	not stated	10,154
Wollof-English Dictionary (The Gambia Resource Page)	not stated	5,230
A Dictionary of Ekpeye (Blench 2013)	not stated	1,134
Others	see `sourceName`/`licenseCode` on each record

Attribution is required and given. Where a source is licensed Apache-2.0 or CC BY 4.0, the licence and the source are recorded on every affected record and are reproduced here.

Where a licence is not stated, treat that material as all rights reserved until the rights holder says otherwise. We have written to The Gambia Resource Page asking; until they answer, that portion should not be relied on for redistribution.

The English meanings and translations in the names and proverbs files have been rewritten by Ozikoro and are our own wording. The Igbo words, names and proverbs themselves are traditional or factual.

A note on method

Entries were collected from the sources named above and, where required, the English wording was rewritten rather than copied. No definition in this dataset is a verbatim copy of a source's prose.

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