The only commercial AI voice platform with native Igbo speech recognition and text-to-speech — subdot diacritics (ị, ụ, ọ) fully preserved, Igbo–English code-switching handled naturally. Built for Enugu, Onitsha, Owerri, and Port Harcourt businesses.
Most voice AI platforms either skip Igbo entirely or produce broken text by stripping the subdot characters that are fundamental to the language. Maraba was built from the ground up to handle Igbo correctly.
Igbo's three subdot letters represent distinct vowel sounds that other AI platforms routinely destroy. Maraba preserves all three.
When a caller says "Achọrọ m ịghọta ụlọ ọrịa ebe a" (I want to know the hospital location here), the transcript you receive preserves every subdot character exactly. This is not a minor detail — it is the difference between a usable record and a corrupt one.
This example shows Maraba handling a call from an Onitsha trader asking about bulk order availability — mixing Igbo and English as is typical in south-east business conversations.
Caller: Ndeewo! Achọrọ m ịghọta ma ụlọ ahịa unu nwere akwa ọchịchọ anọ.
Maraba: Ndeewo! Ee, anyị nwere akwa ọchịchọ anọ. Ị chọrọ àgwà maka ụdị kạ ọ dị? Anyị nwere cotton, polyester, na lace.
Caller: I need cotton — how much for bulk, like 50 yards?
Maraba: For 50 yards of cotton, the bulk rate is ₦1,800 per yard — that's ₦90,000 total. Delivery to Onitsha is included for orders above ₦80,000. Can I note your name for a reservation?
Caller: Yes — Chidinma Okonkwo.
Maraba: Daalu, Chidinma. I've logged your interest for 50 yards of cotton. The team will call you back to confirm stock and delivery timing.
Developers can submit Igbo audio to the Maraba REST API and receive subdot-accurate transcripts. Header-only authentication — no query params.
# POST audio for Igbo transcription import requests response = requests.post( "https://maraba.ai/api/v1/transcribe/", headers={ "X-API-Key": "your_api_key_here", "Accept": "application/json", }, json={ "audio_url": "https://storage.example.com/call-igbo-001.wav", "language_hint": "ig", # ISO 639-1 — Igbo "preserve_diacritics": True, # critical for ị, ụ, ọ } ) transcript = response.json() # { # "text": "Ndeewo! Achọrọ m ịghọta ụlọ ahịa unu", # "language_detected": "ig", # "confidence": 0.96, # "diacritics_preserved": true # }
Every business in Igboland that fields inbound calls in Igbo can benefit — but these verticals account for the highest call volumes.
Available on all Nigerian networks across every south-east and south-south state.
Common questions from south-east Nigerian business owners about Maraba's Igbo AI voice platform.
Set up Maraba in under 10 minutes. No hardware. No Igbo-speaking staff required around the clock. Every caller deserves a real answer.
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