First of its kind

Fiji Baat has never had a voice online.
We're giving it one.

Fiji Hindi is spoken by hundreds of thousands of people worldwide — and it has almost no presence in modern technology. No voice assistant understands it. No translator speaks it. We're building the first AI voice for Fiji Baat, one recording at a time, from the community that speaks it.

Why this matters

Fiji Baat isn't just an accent on Standard Hindi — it's its own dialect, shaped by generations of history in Fiji. And right now, it's invisible to every piece of modern technology.

No digital presence, anywhere

Every major language has a voice assistant, a translator, a text-to-speech engine. Fiji Baat has none of that — until now.

Built by the community, for the community

Every recording comes from a real Fiji Indian voice. This isn't outsiders studying a dialect — it's the community building its own tools.

Free tools, born from it

The voice we're building will power free translation and dubbing tools, so families and creators can use their own language, everywhere.

How it works

Simple by design — no technical knowledge needed to help.

1. Get a code

Request access, or use a code shared with you by someone already contributing.

2. Record a few lines

Hold a button, say the phrase, done. Takes minutes, works from any phone.

3. It's reviewed and added

Every recording is checked before it becomes part of the training set — quality stays high.

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Know a phrase we're missing?

Fiji Baat is full of words and sayings that live nowhere online. If you know one that isn't in our list yet, add it — type it in, record yourself saying it, and an admin reviews it before it joins the official set.

Suggest a phrase →

The person behind it

Rah Sharma is a Fiji Indian, born in Fiji, and the founder of Nighthawk Productions. This project started as a simple question: why does a language spoken by so many people have no place in modern technology? Fiji Baat is his answer.

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Want to help another way?

If recording isn't for you, you can support the project directly — every contribution helps cover the cost of building and training the voice.

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