prudence-dera/lugha-translator

AI-powered translator for African languages built with React Native, Expo and Claude API # 🌍 Lugha Translator > **Lugha** means "language" in Swahili. This app is a mobile-first AI-powered translator focusing on African languages — helping bridge communication gaps across the continent and beyond. --- ## Why This App? Most translation tools treat African languages as an afterthought. Lugha puts them front and center — with 15 African languages including Swahili, Yoruba, Zulu, Amharic, Hausa, and more. Built for real users, not just as a demo. --- ## Features - 🔄 **AI Translation** — Powered by Claude (Anthropic) for high-quality, context-aware translations - 🔍 **Auto Language Detection** — Paste any text and the app identifies the language automatically - 🔤 **Pronunciation Guide** — Get phonetic guides and pronunciation tips for any translated text - 🔊 **Text-to-Speech** — Listen to translations using native device TTS - 📖 **Translation History** — All translations saved locally, swipeable and deletable - 🌍 **Language Explorer** — Browse all 22 languages with speaker counts and AI-generated cultural info - ↗ **Share Translations** — Share directly to any app --- ## Languages Supported ### African Languages (15) | Language | Region | Speakers | |----------|--------|----------| | Swahili | East Africa | 200M | | Hausa | West Africa | 70M | | Yoruba | Nigeria/West Africa | 50M | | Amharic | Ethiopia | 57M | | Igbo | Nigeria | 44M | | Somali | Horn of Africa | 21M | | Lingala | Congo/DRC | 20M | | Zulu | South Africa | 12M | | Kinyarwanda | Rwanda | 12M | | Xhosa | South Africa | 10M | | Twi | Ghana | 9M | | Sesotho | Lesotho/SA | 8M | | Afrikaans | South Africa | 7M | | Wolof | Senegal | 12M | | Shona | Zimbabwe | 15M | ### International Languages (7) English, French, Arabic, Portuguese, Spanish, Mandarin, Hindi --- ## Tech Stack - **React Native** (Expo) — cross-platform iOS & Android - **Claude API** (Anthropic) — translation, detection, pronunciation, language info - **expo-speech** — text-to-speech - **AsyncStorage** — local translation h …