Google has expanded language support for its AI Search features, AI Overviews and AI Mode, to include Yorùbá and Hausa.
This update allows speakers of both Nigerian languages to utilize AI-powered Search experiences in their mother tongue for quick summaries and conversational exploration.
This expansion is part of a broader effort to make AI more inclusive across the continent, with support now extending to a total of 13 African languages.
For Nigerians, this means that existing AI features in Google Search are now accessible to people like the student in Kano asking a question in Hausa, and the trader in Ibadan seeking advice in Yorùbá.
By addressing language barriers, this update ensures that technology reflects the identity and culture of the people it serves.
With this expansion, more people can now use AI Mode to ask complex questions in their preferred language, while exploring the web more deeply and naturally through text or voice.
— Taiwo Kola-Ogunlade, Communications & Public Affairs manager, West Africa, Google |
The 13 languages now supported across Africa include Afrikaans, Akan, Amharic, Hausa, Kinyarwanda, Afaan Oromoo, Somali, Sesotho, Kiswahili, Setswana, Wolof, Yorùbá, and isiZulu.
These languages were chosen based on the vibrant search activity across the continent, ensuring that our AI experiences reach the communities that need them most.
How to use AI Overviews and AI Mode in your language:
- Open the Google app on your Android or iOS device. Also available via the Web.
- Tap on AI Mode within the Search experience.
- Type or speak your question in your preferred language, such as Hausa or Yorùbá, and let the AI guide your journey.
