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NaijaRC

Reading Comprehension for Nigerian Languages

reading-comprehension multiple-choice question-answering ~358 questions (Yoruba subset) CC-BY-NC 4.0
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Description

A reading comprehension dataset for Nigerian languages (Hausa, Igbo, Yoruba) based on high-school examination questions. Provides a realistic educational benchmark for testing model comprehension.

Quick Start

Python 
from datasets import load_dataset

dataset = load_dataset("masakhane/naijarc", "yor", split="test")
print(dataset['question'][:3])

Project Ideas

High School Exam Test

Test if LLMs can pass a Nigerian high school language exam

Intermediate

Cross-lingual Transfer

Compare model performance across Hausa, Igbo, and Yoruba

Advanced

Ethical Considerations

  • Educational data with potential privacy considerations