Voices of Africa
Explore, contribute and responsibly use community-generated African Language datasets.
Why it exists,
What it does.
Our platform is designed to document and preserve African languages in a digital space. African languages are incredibly diverse, with thousands of unique dialects and linguistic structures. By collecting audio recordings, transcriptions, and user contributions, we aim to create a comprehensive database that supports research, learning, and training of AI models using representative African language datasets.
Our Mission
Preserve Languages Digitally
Capture spoken and written forms of African languages to prevent loss of knowledge and cultural heritage.
Empower Communities
Encourage users to contribute recordings, transcripts, and comments to build a living, interactive language library.
Enable AI Understanding
Train AI models to recognize and process African languages accurately, supporting language research, education, and technology development.
Explore Diverse
African Languages
Experience the beauty of Africa’s diverse languages their sounds, rhythms, and stories.
Listen to sample recordings and explore short transcripts from our growing collection.
Yoruba — “E kaaro” (Good morning)
Swahili — “Habari gani?” (How are you?)
Hausa — “Ina kwana” (Good morning)
