Supported languages

Auto language detection

To enable automatic language detection, set source_language to auto. This is an experimental feature and currently supports a limited set of languages.

"pipeline": {
  "transcription": {
    "source_language": "auto",  // set language to auto
    "detectable_languages": ["en", "fr"],  // if you have a predefined language set, add it here, or leave the list empty
    ...

Languages list

Palabra API supports the following languages for speech recognition and translation.

  • Languages with codes in both columns support both Recognition (as source language) and Translation (as target language).
  • Languages marked with - in the Recognition column cannot be used as source languages for speech recognition, but translations into these languages are supported.
  • Languages marked with - in the Translation column cannot be used as target languages for translation, but translations from these languages are supported.
  • Languages marked with - in the Voice creation / Voice cloning column cannot be used as a source for voice creation, and auto voice cloning is not available for them.
LanguageRecognition (source)Translation (target)Voice creation / Voice cloning
Arabicarar+
Arabic (Saudi Arabia)arar-sa+
Arabic (UAE)arar-ae+
Armenianhyhy-
Azerbaijani-az+
Basqueeu--
Belarusianbebe-
Bengalibn--
Bosnian-bs-
Bulgarianbgbg+
Cantoneseyue--
Catalancaca-
Chinese (Simplified)zhzh-hans+
Chinese (Traditional)zhzh-hant+
Croatianhrhr+
Czechcscs+
Danishdada+
Dutchnlnl+
Englishenen+
Estonianetet-
Filipinofilfil+
Finnishfifi+
Frenchfrfr+
French (Canada)frfr-ca+
Galicianglgl-
Germandede+
Greekelel+
Hebrewhehe+
Hindihihi+
Hungarianhuhu+
Icelandic-is-
Indonesianidid+
Irishga--
Italianitit+
Japanesejaja+
Kazakhkkkk-
Koreankoko+
Latvianlvlv-
Lithuanianltlt-
Macedonianmkmk-
Malaymsms+
Maltesemt--
Marathimr--
Mongolianmn--
Norwegiannono+
Persianfa--
Polishplpl+
Portugueseptpt+
Portuguese (Brazil)ptpt-br+
Romanianroro+
Russianruru+
Serbiansrsr-
Slovaksksk+
Slovenianslsl-
Spanisheses+
Spanish (Argentina)eses-ar+
Spanish (Chile)eses-ch+
Spanish (Colombia)eses-co+
Spanish (Latin America)eses-la+
Spanish (Mexico)eses-mx+
Swahiliswsw-
Swedishsvsv+
Tamiltata+
Thaithth-
Turkishtrtr+
Ukrainianukuk+
Urduurur-
Uyghurug--
Vietnamesevivi+
Welshcycy+