TokataHQ

Pushing tech companies to properly support Igbo across speech recognition, captions, voice and more.

#PutIgboInTech

[TokataHQ @TokataHQ]

Join us November 21 for a virtual roundtable titled "Igbo in the Digital Age", a conversation about the future of our language in technology.

Reserve your place: https://t.co/DD40kC9H47

Millions speak Igbo, yet the technology we use every day still struggles to understand us.

We're bringing together Igbo creators, researchers, and tech leaders to explore what needs to change and how we can make it happen.

Our language deserves a place in the digital future. Be part of the conversation.

#PutIgboInTech #TokataHQ #DigitalInclusion

[TokataHQ @TokataHQ]

Daalụ Kosi. Join the campaign. Use our free flyer Maker to create your own #PutIgboInTech flyer here: https://t.co/jC1qVACVVY
Tag us on your #putigbointech flyers

[Anukwu KosisoChukwu @AnukwuK]

Join me! Register free: https://t.co/9Kd0tbKmfe

@TokataHQ

[TokataHQ @TokataHQ]

@juberti It was a great presentation! It was also nice meeting with you and chatting about Igbo language support in GPT Live. I dm'd you.

[Justin Uberti @juberti]

Had a great time talking about GPT-Live at VapiCon 2026. Doing my best to also deliver natural speech with frontier intelligence 😁

[TokataHQ @TokataHQ]

@Amb_mex Thanks. It's a team effort. You can join the campaign here https://t.co/jC1qVACVVY

[TokataHQ @TokataHQ]

Igbo belongs in the future of AI. And we're taking that message straight to the people building it! 🔥

TokataHQ is at VapiCon 2026 in San Francisco @vapicon2026 , engaging directly with the founders, researchers, and tech executives shaping the future of voice AI.

Our mission: Get Igbo onto the product roadmaps of the world's leading technology companies.

We're not just raising awareness. We're asking the tough questions.

Why is a language spoken by over 30 million people still missing from automatic captions, speech recognition, and voice assistants?

How do companies decide which languages to support? What's holding Igbo back? And what will it take to change that?

We're sitting down with founders, learning how these decisions are made, building relationships, and gathering the technical and economic insights to make a stronger case for Igbo.

Because our language deserves more than recognition. It deserves to work in the technology our children will grow up using. ❤️

This is what #PutIgboInTech looks like in action. Not just calling for change, but doing the work to make it happen.

And now, we need YOU in this conversation!

On November 21, TokataHQ is bringing creators, researchers, and technology leaders together for Igbo in the Digital Age, a FREE virtual roundtable.

📅 Saturday, November 21, 2026
🕘 9 AM PT | 12 PM EST | 5 PM GMT | 6 PM WAT

Don't just watch the movement. Be part of it! Register today, invite your friends, and help us show the tech industry that Igbo matters.

🎟️ FREE registration: https://t.co/DD40kC9H47
🔗 Link in bio!

30+ million voices. Our language. Our future.

#putigbointech #Igbo #Digitalinclusion #languageadvocacy VapiCon2026 VoiceAI

[Dr Aloy Chife @ChifeDr]

Allow me to share with you a genre of music native to my Omambala part of Anambra State called “Egwu Ekpili.

Best represented by the late Ekwegbalu Anyanwu (and his irrepressible backing vocalist, Modilimu) from Aguleri.

“Oburo di ota na akuta enu”
“Mgomgbo a na egbotero onwu”
“Anyi na ekwu na Omambala ya dika orimili”

Anam and Aguleri. You tend to hear about us from time to time when we foment unrest but we’re truly an easygoing and happy people.

Sit back, pour yourself some ogogoro and eat some azu ndu

Enjoy!
@UchePOkoye

[Dr. Chinasa T. Okolo @ChinasaTOkolo]

I look forward to serving as an inaugural member of the @NigerianCenter Policy Advisory Council, a nonpartisan national body established to strengthen the voice and representation of Nigerian Americans, Black immigrants, and the broader African diaspora in public policy.

[Dr. Nwachukwu Anakwenze @DrAnakwenze]

In Barbados, we paid our respects to the legendary Igbo writer and abolitionist, Olaudah Equiano. In his celebrated autobiography from the 1700s, Equiano described the heartbreaking moment he arrived at the port of Bridgetown on a slave ship.

"Soon after we landed... We were conducted immediately to the merchant's yard, where we were all pent up together, like so many sheep in a fold, without regard to sex or age."

[Ifeoma Igbotic @IfeomaIgbotic]

An Igbo woman, Onyeka Oshionwu, is the new Lord Mayor of Göttingen, Germany!

She won the election with thousands of votes.

Born and raised in Germany, Onyeka has not lost touch with her Igbo roots. Both her first name and surname are Igbo!

Yet, you will find people whose parents are both Igbo, who grew up in Ala Igbo, but bear names like Stanley Cup and Jaden Pearls.

Sometimes, I wonder: What exactly makes us lose touch with our own identity?

Congratulations, Onyeka! Ndị Igbo are proud of you! ❤️

[TokataHQ @TokataHQ]

Thank you so much for reposting. Please register here: https://t.co/ndtJSEfMTy

[ỤLỌ: The Igbo Vault @Uloigbovault]

🌍 IGBO IN THE DIGITAL AGE: OUR LANGUAGE MUST HAVE A PLACE IN THE FUTURE OF TECHNOLOGY. 💻

From the wisdom of our elders to the creativity of a new generation, Igbo has always had a voice. Now, it must have a place in the digital world.

On November 21, TokataHQ, in partnership with @UmuIgboUnite, brings together an impressive gathering of Igbo cultural icons, creators, researchers and technology leaders for Igbo in the Digital Age — a conversation on making our language visible, audible and accessible across the technologies shaping our world.

Featuring an exceptional lineup:

🎬 Pete Edochie — Nollywood legend and cultural icon whose remarkable storytelling career has carried Igbo heritage across generations.

🎶 @ugoccie — Singer, songwriter and contemporary Igbo music sensation using music to amplify the beauty and relevance of our language.

🧠 Dr. Chinasa T. Okolo — TIME100 AI honouree, Forbes 30 Under 30 and AI governance researcher championing African representation in artificial intelligence.

🔥 Chris Emezue — AI researcher, Lanfrica co-founder and creator of NaijaVoices, advancing African language technology.

📚 @amarachiattamah — Igbo language instructor at Harvard and Yale, author, award-winning chant performer and cultural advocate.

🌍 @nwanyi_ocha (Janine Udogwu) — Media personality, author of Ala Nnam and passionate ambassador of Igbo culture to global audiences.

❤️ Udochi Okeke — Co-founder of Mmụta Dị Ụtọ and Ikenga Nation, building communities around Igbo language and cultural preservation.

🎙️ Chuka A. Erike — International journalist, founder of Naija Disruptors and moderator of the conversation, bringing Nigerian stories to global audiences while championing Igbo subtitles and representation.

The question is simple but urgent: Can our language be understood by the technology we use every day?

From AI and voice recognition to automatic captions, transcription and digital content creation, Igbo deserves to be part of the conversation and the innovation.

ỤLỌ believes cultural preservation must go hand in hand with cultural advancement. We must preserve our heritage, empower our creators and ensure that the next generation can speak, create and innovate in Igbo without digital barriers.

📅 Saturday, November 21, 2026
⏰ 6 PM WAT
📍 Virtual Roundtable
🎟️ Register for FREE: https://t.co/79GNJG2ynt

Our language is our identity. Its future must also be digital.

Ka asụsụ Igbo dịrị ndụ n'ụwa dijitalụ! ❤️

#PutIgboInTech #IgboInTech #IgboAmaka

[ỤLỌ: The Igbo Vault @Uloigbovault]

🌍 IGBO IN THE DIGITAL AGE: OUR LANGUAGE MUST HAVE A PLACE IN THE FUTURE OF TECHNOLOGY. 💻

From the wisdom of our elders to the creativity of a new generation, Igbo has always had a voice. Now, it must have a place in the digital world.

On November 21, TokataHQ, in partnership with @UmuIgboUnite, brings together an impressive gathering of Igbo cultural icons, creators, researchers and technology leaders for Igbo in the Digital Age — a conversation on making our language visible, audible and accessible across the technologies shaping our world.

Featuring an exceptional lineup:

🎬 Pete Edochie — Nollywood legend and cultural icon whose remarkable storytelling career has carried Igbo heritage across generations.

🎶 @ugoccie — Singer, songwriter and contemporary Igbo music sensation using music to amplify the beauty and relevance of our language.

🧠 Dr. Chinasa T. Okolo — TIME100 AI honouree, Forbes 30 Under 30 and AI governance researcher championing African representation in artificial intelligence.

🔥 Chris Emezue — AI researcher, Lanfrica co-founder and creator of NaijaVoices, advancing African language technology.

📚 @amarachiattamah — Igbo language instructor at Harvard and Yale, author, award-winning chant performer and cultural advocate.

🌍 @nwanyi_ocha (Janine Udogwu) — Media personality, author of Ala Nnam and passionate ambassador of Igbo culture to global audiences.

❤️ Udochi Okeke — Co-founder of Mmụta Dị Ụtọ and Ikenga Nation, building communities around Igbo language and cultural preservation.

🎙️ Chuka A. Erike — International journalist, founder of Naija Disruptors and moderator of the conversation, bringing Nigerian stories to global audiences while championing Igbo subtitles and representation.

The question is simple but urgent: Can our language be understood by the technology we use every day?

From AI and voice recognition to automatic captions, transcription and digital content creation, Igbo deserves to be part of the conversation and the innovation.

ỤLỌ believes cultural preservation must go hand in hand with cultural advancement. We must preserve our heritage, empower our creators and ensure that the next generation can speak, create and innovate in Igbo without digital barriers.

📅 Saturday, November 21, 2026
⏰ 6 PM WAT
📍 Virtual Roundtable
🎟️ Register for FREE: https://t.co/79GNJG2ynt

Our language is our identity. Its future must also be digital.

Ka asụsụ Igbo dịrị ndụ n'ụwa dijitalụ! ❤️

#PutIgboInTech #IgboInTech #IgboAmaka

[Shola Oladipupo @sholabuilds]

@TokataHQ @lanfrica @UmuIgboUnite @myabiadaily @Voiceofigbos Chris and NaijaVoices are doing important work 👏🏾 speech recognition that properly handles Igbo would open up so much

[Óbīọ̀hà @obioha]

We need more Nkọwa okwu type resource; we need more Nkọwa okwu type quality online!!!

You don't have to understand Igbo language to build it. You only have to want Igbo language to survive!

I have been in this long enough to notice changes since Nkọwa okwu came on board.

Ọ́rụ́ ágwụbè!

[Mmụta Dị Ụtọ @ikenganation]

Are you looking for folktales to teach your children? Our books are written in both Igbo and English language so anyone can follow along.

https://t.co/16q4LGQBWd

[TokataHQ @TokataHQ]

Thank you so much AdaIgbo. Please register for the event here https://t.co/ndtJSEfMTy

[TokataHQ @TokataHQ]

@IfeomaIgbotic Please register for the event here: https://t.co/ndtJSEfMTy

[TokataHQ @TokataHQ]

Thank you so much AdaIgbo. Please register for the event here https://t.co/ndtJSEfMTy

[Ifeoma Igbotic @IfeomaIgbotic]

PUT IGBO IN TECH!!! IGBO IN THE DIGITAL AGE!!

[Anambra 1st son @UchePOkoye]

This song by Evado is a national anthem. Steeze producer @producerfrezski on the keyboard.🔥🔥

[John Chinedu Enechukwu @The_Real_EJC]

@TokataHQ @lanfrica @UmuIgboUnite @myabiadaily @Voiceofigbos Panels like this decide the next layer of the stack. The data side is already moving: NaijaVoices has 1,800 hours of Igbo, Hausa and Yoruba speech. The question that matters is which device makers pick it up and ship it by default. 6 PM WAT works for people here.

[Ifeoma Igbotic @IfeomaIgbotic]

Igbo movie producers, we want more films in Igbo, and please don’t mix them with English.

Korean movies preserve their language without mixing it with English.

If the goal is to promote Igbo heritage, then keep the films strictly in Igbo.