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Reviewed language guide

Shona Audio to Text Transcription

Transcribe Shona audio into editable, word-timed text, then check spelling, names, numbers, boundaries, and mixed-language passages against the source.

Source profile

Language
chiShona
BCP 47
sn
Writing system
CLDR likely/default locale: Latn; not audio/sole script—confirm project choice
Direction
Left to right

Shona (chiShona) review centers on this evidence: review Shona noun-class prefixes, agreement, vowel sequences, names, ideophones, and English code-switching. CLDR expansion gives sn a likely Latn default (Latin script). Never reinterpret that web-locale fallback as detected recording metadata or Shona’s sole script. Confirm the actual orthography and script with the project owner before normalizing any text. Orthographic targets include diacritics, word boundaries, proper names, number expressions, and code-switched terms. Project decision: whether tone or dialect detail is annotated beyond standard Shona spelling. Before batch editing sn, a reviewer must record whether tone or dialect detail is annotated beyond standard Shona spelling and attach a source timestamp to disputed text.

Where this workflow fits

  • Shona interviews and oral histories
  • Shona lectures and training recordings
  • Source-linked Shona research review

Shona orthography and speech checkpoints

review Shona noun-class prefixes, agreement, vowel sequences, names, ideophones, and English code-switching. Editorial decision: whether tone or dialect detail is annotated beyond standard Shona spelling. Visual inspection should cover record the project decision about whether tone or dialect detail is annotated beyond standard Shona spelling.

Script choice and source-linked review for chiShona

CLDR expansion gives sn a likely Latn default (Latin script). Never reinterpret that web-locale fallback as detected recording metadata or Shona’s sole script. Confirm the actual orthography and script with the project owner before normalizing any text. For community research where noun-class agreement and code-switching carry meaning, inspect review Shona noun-class prefixes, agreement, vowel sequences, names, ideophones, and English code-switching. Visually inspect diacritics, word boundaries, proper names, number expressions, and code-switched terms; record the project decision about whether tone or dialect detail is annotated beyond standard Shona spelling. Replay a complete clause around every uncertain name, quantity, interruption, or ending.

Frozen deployment boundary

This page is published only because its language is present in capability snapshot m10-2026-07-20.1. It does not extend that catalog or claim a measured accuracy score.

  • The sn hint maps to the reviewed sn provider root and preserves sn as the user's transcript language tag.
  • CLDR Latn is a likely/default locale hint, not an audio property; capability flags remain per language and model while editors confirm the project's real script and orthography.

Reviewed provider capability

assemblyai · universal-2

root sn · tiers fast, standard, precision

Automatic detection
Reviewed no
Diarization
Reviewed no
Word timestamps
Reviewed yes

Questions from the workflow

What must a Shona editor decide before correcting the transcript?

noun-class prefixes, agreement markers, names, and borrowed terms must stay connected to surrounding words; ordinary spelling may omit tonal detail. For Shona, review Shona noun-class prefixes, agreement, vowel sequences, names, ideophones, and English code-switching. Project choice: whether tone or dialect detail is annotated beyond standard Shona spelling. Keep unresolved forms beside their source timestamps.

Reviewed sources