Musajidda/naija-translate-api

# Nigerian Language Translator API (English to Hausa, Yoruba, Igbo) This is a RESTful API service that translates English text to Nigerian languages — **Hausa**, **Yoruba**, and **Igbo** — using pretrained machine learning models. The API can be tested via tools like **Postman** or integrated into applications. --- ## 🔧 Project Setup 1. Clone the repository: git clone github.com cd eng2na-translate-api Install required dependencies: pip install -r requirements.txt Run the API: python app.py 🚀 API Endpoints ✅ POST /translate Translate English to Hausa, Yoruba, or Igbo. 📥 Request Body (JSON) { "text": "How are you?", "target_language": "hausa" } Supported target_language values: hausa yoruba igbo 📤 Response (JSON) { "original_text": "How are you?", "translated_text": "Lafiya lau", "language": "hausa" } 🧠 Model Info Pretrained Transformer models (e.g., Google Translator) Fast inference using HuggingFace Transformers or ONNX (depending on deployment) 🧪 Testing with Postman Open Postman. Set method to POST. URL: localhost Headers: Content-Type: application/json Body: { "text": "Good morning", "target_language": "yoruba" } Author Mohammed Musa Jidda Feel free to contribute or raise issues.