Free Northern Sotho Speech to Text Transcription
Free Northern Sotho Automatic Speech Recognition (ASR) using our advanced AI transcription tool, Scribe. ElevenLabs beats Google Gemini and OpenAI Whisper in testing, with word error rates of just 26.4% on the FLEURS benchmark. Industry-leading transcriptions for Northern Sotho films, podcasts, business meetings, medical dictations and more.
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Every word, perfectly captured
Scribe listens to every nuance, capturing each Northern Sotho word with unmatched precision. Delivering audio transcription in 99 languages—with character-level timestamps, speaker diarization, and audio-event tagging—it returns structured results for seamless integration
Northern Sotho Transcription Benchmark
Model | FLEURS |
---|---|
Scribe v1 | 26.4% WER |
Deepgram Nova 2 | 100.0% WER |
Gemini Flash 2 | 46.5% WER |
Whisper Large v3 | 95.5% WER |
Powerful Audio to Text features for your app
Transform your Northern Sotho audio into flawless text with Scribe, the world's most advanced ASR (automatic speech recognition) model with the simplest speech to text API integration

Industry-leading accuracy
Achieve precision like never before—Scribe delivers the industry's lowest word error rate for perfectly accurate Northern Sotho transcription

Smart speaker diarization
In any conversation, even the busiest ones, Scribe intuitively distinguishes and labels every speaker for clear, organized transcripts

Precise word-level timestamps
Capture the exact moment each word is spoken. Scribe's detailed timestamps enable seamless subtitle syncing and interactive audio experiences

Dynamic audio tagging
From laughter to footsteps, Scribe's transcription model tags every sound event, enriching your Northern Sotho transcripts with the full context of your audio

Global language support
Break language barriers with support for Northern Sotho and 98 other languages—Scribe unlocks AI transcription capabilities for languages previously out of reach
Language Overview
Northern Sotho Language Information
Speakers: 4.7 million Accents: Pedi (Standard), Lobedu, Tlokwa Official language in: South Africa Spoken in: South Africa (Limpopo, Gauteng, Mpumalanga) A Bantu language with complex morphology and noun class system. Features tone and a rich tradition of praise poetry (dithoko) and proverbs.
Developers
Integrate ElevenLabs Scribe
Seamlessly integrate the world's most accurate speech to text model for Northern Sotho, into your application. Get started with our developer-friendly examples that showcase features like diarization, character-level timestamps, and audio-event tagging for flawless transcriptions
AI Speech to Text transcription in 99 languages
Our AI speech to text transcription supports 99 languages, just select the language and upload your audio file.