Give Shona a voice in AI.
Inzwi is the first voice AI being built for Shona — by the people who speak it. Every sentence you read and every question you answer teaches it to understand 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
Read, talk, review. Each takes a minute. Every minute moves Shona AI closer to real.
Read aloud
Read a short Shona sentence aloud, on WhatsApp or here — or a story, a paragraph at a time.
Talk freely
Answer an everyday question in your own words, the way you would say it to a friend.
Review
Listen to other contributors' clips and say whether each one is clear and matches its text.
Transcribe
Write down what was said in a free-talk answer, so it can be used for training.
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."