Google launches new AI tools in Afrikaans, Xhosa and Zulu

Google Launches New AI Tools in Afrikaans, Xhosa, and Zulu

Google South Africa has introduced an "AI glossary" in partnership with the Pan South African Language Board (PanSALB), standardizing 100 terms in Zulu, Xhosa, and Afrikaans.

According to Google South Africa country director Kabelo Makwane, this glossary is a critical step towards linguistic inclusion and digital empowerment.

For many people, especially non-English speaking people, those conversations [around technology] can feel somewhat distant, somewhat removed and simply out of reach … because the language of technology hasn’t really caught up with the richness of our local languages and our local dialects…

The glossary aims to enable African users to participate fully in their native languages and engage with the global AI conversation.

Author's summary: Google expands AI tools to Afrikaans, Xhosa, and Zulu languages.

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TechCentral TechCentral — 2025-10-15

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