Vulavula
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Vulavula is Lelapa AI's API platform for speech-to-text transcription and machine translation across South African and African languages (isiZulu, Sesotho, Sepedi, Setswana, isiXhosa, Afrikaans, English, Swahili, Hausa, Yoruba, French), purpose-built for telco and financial-services contact centres.
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- AI Resources
- Pricing
- Free tier with paid plans; enterprise / on-prem available
- Country
- 🇿🇦 South Africa
- Last verified
- 10 Oct 2026
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