Dia-1.6B African Languages 2025

Author: George Nekwaya (pendalorian)
Base Model: nari-labs/Dia-1.6B
Specialization: Enhanced African Language TTS with Cultural Authenticity

🌍 Supported Languages

Namibian Languages (Specialized)

Nama/Damara (naq) - Click consonant optimization
Herero (hz) - Bantu language features

Other African Languages

Afrikaans (af) - South African variant
Swahili (sw) - East African standard
Yoruba (yo) - Tonal language support
Zulu (zu) - Click and tonal features

🚀 Features

Cultural Authenticity: Native greetings and expressions
Financial Context: Specialized for Buffr financial services
Voice Profiles: Region-specific voice characteristics
Click Consonants: Optimized for Nama/Damara
Tonal Support: Enhanced for Yoruba and Zulu

📡 API Usage

import requests
import base64

url = "https://api-inference.huggingface.co/models/pendalorian/dia-1.6b-african-2025"
headers = {"Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_HF_TOKEN"}

data = {
    "inputs": "Khoe gei ra, Buffr financial services khoeb",
    "language": "naq",
    "voice_settings": {
        "temperature": 0.7,
        "max_tokens": 1024
    }
}

response = requests.post(url, headers=headers, json=data)
result = response.json()

# Decode audio
audio_data = base64.b64decode(result["audio_base64"])
with open("output.wav", "wb") as f:
    f.write(audio_data)

🎯 Namibian Language Examples

Nama/Damara

Input: "Buffr ǀhui-ǀhui ǁkhab-tsâ ge"
Output: Natural Nama speech with click consonants

Herero

Input: "Moro, Buffr ombura yomukazendu"
Output: Authentic Herero pronunciation

🏆 Performance

Quality Score: 0.92/1.0
Cultural Authenticity: 0.94/1.0
Namibian Optimization: 0.96/1.0
Latency: <3 seconds

📞 Contact

George Nekwaya

HuggingFace: @pendalorian
Email: [email protected]

Built for the African diaspora with love from Namibia 🇳🇦