Archive · 5 Sep 2025
Adi Vaani: AI App for Tribal Languages Launched
Imagine an app that helps translate languages spoken by tribal communities into English and Hindi.
This app, called Adi Vaani, translates spoken and written words from languages like Santali, Bhili, Mundari, and Gondi.
These languages are often written using the scripts of other mainland languages, posing a challenge.
The app uses AI to help people understand each other and access information on government programs.
The goal is to help keep these languages alive by making it easier to use them.
It is available on Android phones with an iOS version coming soon.
Many institutes worked together to make Adi Vaani.
Adi Vaani is an AI-based translation app.
The app translates between tribal languages and Hindi/English.
It aims to help communities access information on government schemes.
App development involved multiple institutes and Tribal Research Institutes.
The app is available in beta on the Google Play Store.
- Who
- Driven by the Union Ministry of Tribal Affairs, with contributions from multiple institutes and TRIs.
- What
- An AI-based translation app called Adi Vaani.
- When
- Beta version available now, with iOS version in development.
- Where
- Available on the Google Play Store.
- Why
- To aid in preserving and revitalizing tribal languages.
- App Name
- Adi Vaani
- App Type
- AI-based translation platform
- Languages Supported
- Santali, Bhili, Mundari, Gondi
- Translation Types
- Text and speech
- Primary Target Languages
- Hindi/English
- Developed By
- IIIT-Hyderabad, IIT Delhi, BITS Pilani, IIIT Nava Raipur, TRIs
- Current Status
- Beta version available on Google Play Store