Product · African Language AI
Lean Language
Africa's first sovereign speech-to-speech translation AI, built for how Nigerians actually speak.
Lean Language enables real-time voice translation between Igbo, Nigerian Pidgin, and English. It understands code-switching, dialects, and mixed-language speech, because that is how 200 million Nigerians communicate every day. All data stays on African servers under African law.
200M+
Nigerian speakers covered
10
African languages by 2028
500M+
Continental addressable speakers
NDPR
Compliant data sovereignty
How It Works
Step 1
You speak Igbo or Pidgin
Step 2
AI converts voice to text + translates to English
Step 3
English speaker hears natural English
Works in reverse, English speaker talks, you hear Igbo or Pidgin
Capabilities
Built for real African speech, not textbook language.
Real-Time Speech Recognition
Understands natural Igbo and Nigerian Pidgin speech, including code-switching, dialects, and mixed-language sentences. Trained on real Nigerian voices, not synthetic data.
Speech-to-Speech Translation
Speak Igbo or Pidgin and the other person hears natural English, and vice versa. Real-time, bidirectional voice translation with no typing required.
Dialect Awareness
Trained across Anambra, Enugu, Imo, Abia, and Delta Igbo dialects plus Lagos, Port Harcourt, and Warri Pidgin. Works for Nigerians regardless of region.
Code-Switching Intelligence
Understands sentences that mix Igbo, Pidgin, and English in the same breath, the way Nigerians actually speak. No artificial language separation required.
Medical & Clinical Translation
Enables healthcare workers to accurately translate patient symptoms and instructions between Igbo/Pidgin and English. Reduces misdiagnosis caused by language barriers.
Banking & KYC Voice
Enables banks and fintechs to run voice KYC, customer support, and financial onboarding for rural Nigerians who speak primarily in their mother tongue.
Trade & Commerce
Real-time translation for Nigerian traders dealing with Chinese, French, and English-speaking business partners. Removes middlemen who mistranslate and skim profits.
Government & Court Services
Enables government agencies and courts to communicate with citizens in their native language, delivering justice and public services without language exclusion.
Data Sovereignty
All voice data is processed on African servers under African law. Nigerian citizen voice data never leaves the country. Fully compliant with NDPR.
Developer API
Any app can add Igbo/Pidgin translation via API in minutes. Priced per second of audio, like AWS Transcribe but built for African languages.
Education & Literacy
Enables educational content to be delivered in Igbo and Pidgin, helping millions of Nigerian students learn in the language they understand best.
Expandable Language Stack
Starting with Igbo and Pidgin. Expanding to Yoruba, Hausa, Swahili, Amharic, and 6 more African languages by 2028. Built to scale across the continent.
Language Roadmap
Starting with Nigeria. Expanding across Africa.
Igbo
Active, In Training45M+ speakers
Nigerian Pidgin
Active, In Training75M+ speakers
Yoruba
Coming 202650M+ speakers
Hausa
Coming 202660M+ speakers
Swahili
Coming 2027200M+ speakers
Amharic
Coming 202757M+ speakers
Use Cases
Every sector that serves Nigerians needs this.
Healthcare
Doctors translate patient symptoms and prescriptions in real time. A grandmother in Nsukka can describe her pain in Igbo and her doctor understands every word.
Banking & Fintech
Voice KYC, customer support, and loan applications in Igbo and Pidgin. Reaches the 40M+ Nigerians underserved because they cannot communicate in English.
Trade & Commerce
Nigerian traders deal directly with Chinese, French, and English-speaking partners without middlemen who mistranslate and take cuts.
Government & Courts
Public services, court proceedings, and government communications delivered in the citizen's mother tongue. Justice does not require English fluency.
Education
Lessons, instructions, and educational content delivered in Igbo and Pidgin for the millions of Nigerian students who learn better in their mother tongue.
Security & Defense
Intelligence gathering, field communications, and public safety systems that work in the languages Nigerian communities actually use.
Partners & Letters of Interest
Product Partner
PlotYGuard
Active integration partner, live proof LEANGOOGS AI ships production AI products.
Research Partner
African AI Sovereignty Network
Strategic partnership for African-first AI research and data sovereignty advocacy.
Letter of Interest
Microsoft
Microsoft has expressed formal interest in the Lean Language infrastructure and African speech AI project.
Government LOI
Cameroon
Government of Cameroon letter of interest for African language AI deployment.
Government LOI
Kenya
Government of Kenya letter of interest for speech translation infrastructure.
Research Pipeline
Lean Lab
10,000+ labeled African language audio clips. Model training in progress.
Early Access
Be first to deploy Lean Language.
Lean Language is in active training and accepting early access partners, banks, hospitals, government agencies, and developers who want to be first to serve Nigerian users in their own language.