CharlesJnrNyanyira/shonglish-ai

African Code-Switching Voice AI Platform - TTS with emotional intelligence for Shonglish, Nigerian Pidgin, isiZulu-English & 10+ African languages. Powers voice assistants, customer service, gaming & entertainment across Zimbabwe, Nigeria, South Africa, Kenya & beyond. # Shonglish AI **The Code-Switching Voice AI Platform for Africa** Revolutionary TTS with emotional intelligence and cultural authenticity. Starting with Shonglish (Zimbabwe), expanding to 10+ African language pairs. ## 🌍 Languages **Live:** Shonglish (Shona + English) **Coming 2027:** Nigerian Pidgin, isiZulu-English, Swahili-English **Roadmap:** 10+ African code-switching pairs by 2027 ## ✨ What Makes Us Different Western TTS systems can't handle: - 🇿🇼 **Shonglish:** "Eish, ndiri busy but ndichaita plan" (I'm busy but I'll make a plan) - 🇳🇬 **Nigerian Pidgin:** "Abeg, I dey come now now" (Please, I'm coming right away) - 🇿🇦 **isiZulu-English:** "Yebo, ngiyaqonda but angazi" (Yes, I understand but I don't know) - 🇰🇪 **Sheng:** "Niaje buda, unaeza kunisaidia?" (What's up bro, can you help me?) - 🇹🇿 **Swahili-English:** "Sawa, tutakutana meeting later" (Okay, we'll meet later) ### Features - **Emotional Intelligence:** "Yoh!", "Eish!", "Chai!", "Aikona!" with authentic prosody - **Code-Switching:** Natural mid-sentence language mixing (not translation) - **Cultural Interjections:** Understands when "shame shamwari" means sympathy, not insult - **Pan-African Methodology:** Proven framework works for ANY African language pair - **Data Sovereignty:** Local deployment for government/enterprise compliance ## 🚀 Quick Start ### Python ```python pip install shonglish-ai ``` ### Node.js ```bash npm install shonglish-ai ``` ## 📱 Use Cases - **Voice Assistants:** Web, phone, mobile applications across Africa - **Enterprise:** Customer service for banks, government, healthcare (40% cost reduction) - **Entertainment & Gaming:** Authentic African character voices for films, games, streaming ## 🌍 Pan-African Coverage **Southern Africa:** Zimbabwe 🇿🇼 • South Africa 🇿🇦 • Botswana 🇧🇼 • Zambia 🇿🇲 **West Africa:** Nigeria 🇳🇬 • Ghana 🇬🇭 • Sierra Leone 🇸🇱 **East Africa:** Kenya 🇰🇪 • Tanzania 🇹🇿 • Uganda 🇺🇬 • Rwanda 🇷🇼 • Ethiopia 🇪🇹 **Horn of Africa:** Somalia 🇸🇴 • Er …