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Google’s AI search now works in Yoruba and Hausa for Nigerian users

Tech • 2h ago
Google’s AI search now works in Yoruba and Hausa for Nigerian users
Google has added Yoruba and Hausa to the list of languages supported by its AI-powered Search features, AI Overviews, and AI Mode, bringing two of Nigeria’s most spoken primary languages into its search environment. The update allows users to ask questions and receive AI-generated summaries in their native tongues directly within Google Search. The expansion brings Google’s AI Search language support in Africa to 13 languages, including Kiswahili, Wolof, Afrikaans, Kinyarwanda, Akan, Oromoo, Amharic, Somali, Hausa, Afaan, Setswana, isiZulu, Sesotho, and Yoruba. Google said the languages were selected based on search activity across the continent to make its AI-powered search tools accessible to more users. “With the advanced multimodal and reasoning capabilities of our custom version o...
Source: Original Article. AI-enhanced version.