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Oolel Voices: Open-Source Text-to-Speech for Wolof

2026-03-12
Soynade Research
Try the Interactive Demo

We are releasing Oolel-Voices, a text-to-speech model for Wolof and mixed Wolof-French speech.

Try the demo →

What it does

  • Trained on natural, spontaneous Wolof speech
  • Handles mixed Wolof-French text, reflecting how people actually speak in West Africa
  • Accepts a short audio clip as a voice prompt to match a speaking style
  • Parameters let you control expressiveness, randomness, and voice fidelity

Try it and access the model

Questions or feedback: contact@soynade.ai