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Browse phrasebooks without sending entered text to a cloud service, or deliberately opt into cloud translation on supported routes. Script, numeral and name utilities are listed separately so their jobs are not confused with translation.

11English registry apps

8Phrasebook or translator routes

3Script and lookup utilities

Know the network boundary

Local phrasebook first; cloud translation is a separate choice

Built-in phrasebooks: browsing and phrase search stay on the page and do not need cloud translation.

Optional cloud translation: supported routes start with cloud translation off. The exact text entered is sent to AfroTools and the named translation provider only after explicit opt-in for that page session. Do not enter private, confidential, legal, health, school, employment, account or client text.

Fail-closed: without consent—or when the cloud request is unavailable—the cloud action does not run. The built-in phrasebook remains available, and consent is not remembered for a new page session.

Phrasebooks and optional translation

Start with the language route

Each route has its own coverage and regional limits. “Live” means the route is published; it does not mean every phrase, dialect or translation has been independently verified.

Kiswahili

Swahili Phrasebook & Optional Translator

Browse the built-in Swahili phrase collection, then choose separately whether to use consent-based cloud translation.

Local phrasebook · Cloud requires opt-in

Yorùbá

Yoruba Phrasebook & Optional Translator

Browse Yoruba phrases and notation provided by the route; use qualified review for tone-sensitive or important wording.

Local phrasebook · Cloud requires opt-in

አማርኛ

Amharic Draft Phrasebook & Optional Translator

Open the Amharic phrasebook and script examples; opt into cloud translation only when sending the entered text is appropriate.

Local phrasebook · Cloud requires opt-in

Nigerian Pidgin

Nigerian Pidgin Learning Phrasebook

Use the local learning and phrasebook sections first; the separate cloud mode requires page-session consent.

Local phrasebook · Cloud requires opt-in

Français

French for Africa Phrasebook

Browse the route’s French and English phrase collection, including context notes where provided, before optional cloud use.

Local phrasebook · Cloud requires opt-in

Script and lookup utilities

Convert notation or look up a name

These routes do not use the shared optional cloud-translation workflow for their core task. Their supported scripts and records are limited to what each page documents.

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Arabic-Indic Digit Shape Converter

Convert supported Western, Arabic-Indic and Eastern Arabic-Indic numeral characters without treating the result as language translation.

Browser utility · No translation-provider opt-in

Script ⇄ Latin

Latin-to-African Script Mapping

Convert supported script representations using the route’s documented rules. Transliteration changes script; it does not translate meaning.

Browser utility · Coverage varies by script

Names & origins

African Name Provenance Review

Search the route’s current name records for available meaning, language or origin notes. Missing records and variant interpretations remain possible.

Local lookup · Dataset is not exhaustive

Coverage and freshness

What this directory does—and does not—claim

Inventory checked
26 July 2026 against the English `language` category rows in the AfroTools tool registry.
Inventory meaning
Eleven published app routes: eight phrasebook or translator routes and three script or lookup utilities. It is not a count of distinct languages.
Coverage meaning
Collections vary by app, dialect, writing system and use case. This hub makes no combined phrase, word-pair, culture or name-record total claim.
Quality boundary
Phrasebooks and machine translation can be incomplete or context-sensitive. Check important, public, legal, medical, financial or official wording with a qualified translator or appropriate reviewer.

Questions before you choose

Language tool FAQ

Will browsing a phrasebook send my text to a cloud service?

No cloud translation is needed to browse or search the built-in phrasebook. On supported routes, the separate cloud action remains off until you opt in for that page session.

What exactly is sent after cloud-translation consent?

The exact text entered is sent to AfroTools and the named external translation provider. Do not use cloud translation for private or confidential content. Provider and fallback choices are shown on the individual route.

What happens when consent is missing or the request fails?

The cloud action fails closed: it does not send the text. The local phrasebook remains available. Consent is not automatically carried into a new page session.

Can I rely on a result for an official or public document?

Not without qualified review. Translation, transliteration, spelling, tone and dialect can change meaning. Use a qualified translator or appropriate reviewer for important communication.