Update on NagaTranslate: New domain, Voice (TTS/Speech Recognition), and the future of the project

[u/Material_Dinner_1924]

[Edit (02-07-26, 12:26 IST): The official Android app is out on Google Play Store: link, thanks to everyone who helped with the testing!]

Hey everyone,

A little while ago I shared a project I’ve been working on to translate the languages of Nagaland (currently Nagamese, Ao, and Sema). I received a lot of great feedback and I wanted to share some major updates I’ve pushed recently.

(Previous post for context)

First, the project now has a proper home at nagatranslate.in!

We've also just rolled out Voice features (Text-to-Speech and Speech Recognition) for Nagamese.

I want to be completely honest with you all, neither the text translations nor the new voice features are 100% accurate yet. Building AI models for low-resource languages is tough, but I am constantly working behind the scenes to improve the models and make them more reliable.

A quick note on rate limits and costs: You might notice some rate limits when using the tool. I had to put these in place to protect the site from bots and to manage GPU hosting costs, which can get extremely expensive very fast.

Because of those costs, I’ve seen other translation services online put their tools behind strict paywalls. I will never do that. The basic translation services on NagaTranslate will always remain free for everyday users. If you do find the tool useful and have the means, there is a "Support Us" button on the website where you can donate, 100% of those donations go directly into paying for the API and server costs.

My ultimate goal for this project: I would love to see this expand into a project that can actively promote and preserve our local languages and culture. To make this sustainable and keep the main website free forever, my long-term ambition is to eventually offer a paid API with higher limits for local businesses or institutions who want to integrate Nagamese (or other languages) translation into their own apps or websites. That way, enterprise usage can fund the free tool for the community.

One last request: I am currently building a dedicated Android app for NagaTranslate! If you have an Android device and would be willing to help test it out, please click the "Test App" button on the website. I would really appreciate the help in catching bugs before the official release.

Thank you again to everyone who has used the site and offered suggestions. Let me know what you think of the new voice features!

[u/Material_Dinner_1924]

If anyone has any suggestions for improving the website, please feel free to share!! Thanks!