Meet Omolabake Adenle -a Nigerian- she built a software that can speak and understand african languages.

Proud of you Girl!

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The African Innovation Foundation (AIF) recently announced the top 10 nominees who will be contending for the '2017 Innovation Prize for Africa', in Accra on July 18.

Innovators from nine African countries were shortlisted – one from DRC, Egypt, Kenya, Liberia, Morocco, SA, Uganda and Zimbabwe; and two from Nigeria – and one of the most impressive minds on the list has to be Omolabake Adenle for her voice recognition and speech synthesis software for African languages.

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(Photo: Omolabake Adenle)
Founded under her startup, AJA.LA Studios, Adenle's software can understand and digitize African languages; and synthesize speech from African languages presented as digitized text – just imagine Siri speaking and reading Yoruba.

Digitizing African languages like this will allow Africans to interact with a wide range of devices and third-party software applications in their local languages.

While voice recognition and speech synthesis software have been developed for various Western and Asian languages, there has been very limited commercial application or academic research for African languages.

This innovation will open up opportunities for Africans with low literacy levels – or those that simply don't speak English – to also enjoy the benefits of the digital revolution.




http://www.konbini.com/ng/lifestyle/omolabake-adenle-built-software-than-can-speak-and-understand-african-languages/

Baba lalasticlala let's celebrate our own

hmm where sauce Na

Fine woman.

Nooooiiiceeee

For those who do not know, only 2 Nigerians were shortlisted for the Innovation Prize for Africa. They are;

Omolabake Adenle for her 'Voice Recognition and Speech Synthesis Software for African Languages and Olanisun Olufemi Adewole for his 'Sweat TB Test: A non-invasive rapid skin test to detect Tuberculosis and

Also, the only Nigerian women listed in Forbes 2017 “Under 30 Brightest, Hungriest And Most Successful were Tolasade Williams and Edikan Udiong

Na weee

Making us proud from young, we will celebrate you, well done.

Wonderful,this is really really nice,congrats

ok

Very Nice. #Team Naija.

How many African languages?

Omolabake Adenle

The Yorùbá tribe is synonymous with nothing but success

Unlike some people whose fathers started wearing clothes in 1921

Omoluabi...

Yorubas are the most innovative, industrious, hardworking, educated, resilient and intelligent tribe in Africa.

I would like to listen to her voice physically in my bed room, I can assured her that nairaland gbeborun will not be aware.. She is cute, surely her voice will also follow suit... Amebos should stay clear of this mentioned, reason no distraction is allowed..

Jabioro:
I would like to listen to her voice physically in my bed room, I can assured her that nairaland gbeborun will not be aware.. She is cute, surely her voice will also follow suit... Amebos should stay clear of this mentioned, reason no distraction is allowed..

Badooooo

sarrki:



Badooooo

You have broke my rule, causing distraction.. I will reported you to my wife.. Haba! simple rule..

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This great congrats to her.

Nice one. The world is going digital .The game has indeed changed. Internet changed the game. Many things will never remain the same again. Many business models will simply disappear into obscurity because of the Internet.

Meanwhile I have 16.1k instagram page for sale. Check my signature.

Flat headed Potopoto Jewish women can only invent other uses for cucumbers while the world leaves them behind.

You'll see their brothers yapping nonsense on this thread while their future prospects are getting killed in Asia.

Good

OKAY

Omo wa ni.. God bless you omo oko

good

Philistine:
Another ugly Afonja!

Another disturbed fellow

Nice!

if true, congrats.

Omo Yoruba lawa o!!

Philistine:
Another ugly Afonja!

She's more beautiful than any woman in your lineage especially your sisters who look like men.

Wooooow Kudos Dear


We are so proud of you


God Bless Nigeria