Give Shona a voice in AI.
Inzwi is the first voice AI being built for Shona — by the people who speak it. Every clip, translation, and conversation you contribute teaches it to understand and speak our language naturally.
Inzwi AI
Shona Voice Assistant
✨ This is what we're building - AI that speaks Shona naturally
Shona is almost invisible to AI.
English, French, even Swahili have voice assistants that work. Over 15 million Shona speakers still don't. We're changing that — one voice at a time.
How you can help
Speak, translate, validate. Each takes a minute. Every minute moves Shona AI closer to real.
Translate
Help translate English sentences into natural Shona across different dialects.
Validate
Review translations from the community to ensure quality and accuracy.
Record
Speak validated sentences to create authentic Shona audio data.
Free Speech
Answer questions naturally in Shona while others transcribe your responses.
Where we are
Live numbers from the dataset we're building together.
Why this matters
Preserve Our Language
Document authentic Shona speech patterns, idioms, and dialects for future generations.
Include Everyone
Create AI that works for Shona speakers - in healthcare, education, and daily life.
Celebrate Our Culture
Build technology that embraces Zimbabwean identity instead of erasing it.
"I want a future where African AI embraces our languages, addresses our problems, and preserves what makes us who we are — not one that erases us."