Google Research Africa unveils WAXAL: A 21-Language Breakthrough for African Voice Technology with Kikuyu, Luo and Swahili Taking Lead
In a major step toward digital inclusivity, Google has unveiled a massive new speech dataset named WAXAL, designed to ensure that technology can finally understand millions of speakers of African languages. In Kenya, Dholuo, Kikuyu and Swahili are among the first indigenous languages to have a voice in Artificial Intelligence…
bubmagFebruary 4, 2026