Khaya

Algorine Research

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About this app

Khaya was the first translation app for Ghanaian languages relying on Artificial Intelligence (AI). It has since expanded to other African languages, such as Nigerian Yoruba, as well as Kenyan Kikuyu, Kimeru & Luo.

It also now includes Automatic Speech Recognition (ASR) capabilities for Twi, Ewe, Yoruba, Ga, Dagbani & Yoruba - speak directly to your phone and the app will transcribe your speech into text!

The app also can now do pronunciations (Text-to-Speech) for Twi, Ewe & Kikuyu. This capability is currently only available to the premium subscribers of the mobile app.

Please note that noise in your environment and quality of your mic can all affect ASR transcription quality.

If you find the app useful and would like to see it grow and improve, kindly purchase a subscription to support our research. This will give you access to the audio pronunciation feature (TTS) languages where it is available (see above), as well as an ad-free experience. Thank you for your support!

Subscriptions auto-renew at end of designated corresponding period unless turned off at least 24 hours before in your iTunes account page.

The underlying algorithms are various neural network architectures, built jointly by the Algorine Research and Ghana NLP teams.

If you encounter service outages, please report them using our developer website, or any of our social media handles!

Features:
1. Make your phone speak Twi, Ewe or Kikuyu from written text!
2. Speak to the app in full Twi, Ewe, Yoruba, Ga, Dagbani & Yoruba sentences and it will transcribe it into text!
3. Translate text from English to Twi, Ewe, Ga, Kusaal, Yoruba, Dagbani, Gurene (alternatively Farefare or Frafra), Kikuyu, Kimeru and Luo
4. Translate text from Twi, Ewe, Ga, Kusaal, Yoruba, Dagbani, Gurene (alternatively Farefare or Frafra), Kikuyu, Kimeru and Luo to English
5. Submit improved translation corrections and recommendations directly from the app, and watch the technology improve to serve the Global African community

Ratings and reviews

Very easy to use, I can now boost my learning on GA, awesome 👌 I highly recommend for any learner who wants to learn any of Ghanaian native language. But try and fix in NZEMA language as well. I can't wait to learn. GES must recommend it to all school learners, infact I really like this app though it needs more add ups.

I think the app is a good one but there are no pronunciations for the translations that's why I can't give a 5 star. Because for someone like me who does understand a language like twi and want to learn, how would I know the right pronunciations I can't read translations, talkless of conversing in it with someone. That's just the only problem after that is solved I will give a 5star😊

I’m really impressed with this app! The translations are very accurate, and it’s incredibly easy to use. The pricing for the premium package is affordable, and I love how well-designed the interface is. It’s clear that a lot of thought went into making it user-friendly and reliable. The only reason I’m giving it 4 stars instead of 5 is because I’d love to see more Northern Ghanaian languages such as Buli, Frafra, etc. added, but kudos to the developers of this app!

What’s new

Premium version of the app now includes Twi, Ewe and Kikuyu Pronunciation (Text-To-Speech).

All users get access to the following new features:
1. Improvement in text translation for all languages.
2. Improvements in ASR (speech transcription) for Twi, Ewe and Kikuyu.
3. Added Kusaal text translation.