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CARE AFRICA speaks
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Nigeria has over 500 languages and dialects. If digital services are delivered only in English, the majority of Nigeria is excluded. CARE AFRICA is built to work in 22 languages — and counting.

01 — Supported Languages

22 languages, one platform

Each language includes a greeting in that language — because the first word a community hears from a new service matters.

Sannu
"Hello / Welcome"
Hausa
~70M speakers · North
E káàbọ̀
"Welcome"
Yoruba
~45M speakers · Southwest
Nnọọ
"Welcome"
Igbo
~35M speakers · Southeast
Jam waali
"Good morning"
Fulfulde
~20M speakers · North/Northeast
Wuya
"Hello"
Kanuri
~6M speakers · Northeast
Mmo fo
"Good day"
Ibibio
~5M speakers · South-South
Mba ye
"Good morning"
Tiv
~5M speakers · North-Central
Wari
"Hello"
Ijaw
~4M speakers · South-South
Rẹn ọ vbe
"How are you?"
Edo
~3M speakers · South-South
Bami
"Hello"
Nupe
~2M speakers · North-Central
Mfọ̀ fo
"Good day"
Efik
~2M speakers · South-South
Maro
"Hello"
Urhobo
~2M speakers · South-South
Ôchâ
"Welcome"
Idoma
~1.5M speakers · North-Central
Ẹ bọ
"Welcome"
Igala
~1.5M speakers · North-Central
Ni ba wa
"Hello"
Gwari (Gbagyi)
~1M speakers · North-Central
Àhìnrẹ̀
"Good day"
Ebira
~1M speakers · North-Central
Nienu
"Hello"
Ogoni
~500K speakers · South-South
Mafe
"Welcome"
Isoko
~500K speakers · South-South
Wụọ
"Welcome"
Ukwuani
~300K speakers · South-South
Daalu
"Thank you / Welcome"
Ikwerre
~300K speakers · South-South
Nanda
"Hello"
Jukun
~200K speakers · Northeast
Fofo
"Hello"
Zarma
~150K speakers · Northwest
02 — How Multilingual AI Works

Technology that includes, not excludes

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AI language detection

When a user opens the CARE AFRICA platform, the AI detects the device language and presents the interface in the closest supported Nigerian language automatically.

🎙️

Voice input support

For low-literacy users, our platform accepts spoken input in Hausa, Yoruba and Igbo — with expansion underway to Fulfulde, Kanuri and Tiv.

📲

SMS & USSD integration

For communities with no internet access, our system delivers health reminders, school alerts and agricultural updates via SMS in local languages on any basic phone.

🔄

Community translation network

CARE AFRICA employs community language coordinators in each LGA to verify AI translations, add cultural context, and catch nuances that algorithms miss.

03 — Request a Language

Don't see your language?

We are actively expanding our language coverage. If you speak a Nigerian language that is not on our list and want to help us add it — as a community translator or language validator — we want to hear from you.

Become a community language partner

  • Help us validate AI translations in your language
  • Contribute idiomatic expressions and cultural context
  • Be credited in all content produced in your language
  • Receive a stipend for verified translation contributions
Contact Us About Languages