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Google has broadened access to its artificial intelligence-powered search capabilities by introducing support for Yorùbá and Hausa—two major Nigerian languages—across its AI Overviews and AI Mode features.

The expansion enables speakers of these languages to receive AI-generated search summaries and engage in conversational searches entirely in their native tongues, whether through text or voice commands.

The rollout represents a significant milestone for the technology giant's presence in Africa, bringing the total number of African languages supported by these advanced features to thirteen.

Taiwo Kola-Ogunlade, Google's Communications and Public Affairs Manager for West Africa, emphasized that the initiative extends well beyond conventional translation services. He stated that the company has engineered a custom version of its Gemini artificial intelligence model to understand local context and nuance, ensuring that search capabilities remain relevant and practical for each language community.

Users can now access the feature through the Google mobile application on Android and iOS devices, as well as through the web version of Search. They need only select AI Mode and pose their questions in their preferred language.

The newly integrated African languages now total thirteen, spanning from Afrikaans and Akan to Kiswahili, Setswana, Wolof, and isiZulu.

Google indicated that this initiative underscores its broader commitment to developing inclusive and culturally responsive artificial intelligence systems for communities across the African continent.