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Vulavula

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Built by Lelapa AI

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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Category
AI Resources
Pricing
Free tier with paid plans; enterprise / on-prem available
Country
🇿🇦 South Africa
Last verified
25 Aug 2026
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  "category": "AI",
  "country": "ZA",
  "docs_status": "LIVE",
  "licensing_required": "APPROVAL",
  "verified": true,
  "last_verified": "2026-08-25",
  "website": "https://lelapa.ai/",
  "documentation_url": "https://docs.lelapa.ai/"
}
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Verification history

  • 25 Aug 2026 · live
  • 22 Aug 2026 · live
  • 19 Aug 2026 · live
  • 16 Aug 2026 · live
  • 13 Aug 2026 · live
  • 10 Aug 2026 · live
  • 7 Aug 2026 · live
  • 4 Aug 2026 · live

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Tags

nlp
api
african-languages
speech-to-text
translation

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