English text-to-speech that pronounces Ghanaian words properly. Same model, same voice, same text — the only difference is the front-end.
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Underlined words are in the Ghanaian lexicon, so poto-tts pronounces them from it. Everything else is left to espeak's English and is said exactly as British English would say it. Each voice reads different sentences, drawn from a Ghanaian English news corpus. The Kokoro column is standard Kokoro -- its own package, weights and misaki grapheme-to-phoneme -- not this pipeline with the dictionary removed.
Akple and Ademe are traditional Ghanaian dishes, particularly popular among the Ewe people of the Volta Region.
ˈakpᵊl and ədˈiːm ɑː tɹədˈɪʃənᵊl ɡɑːnˈAən dˈɪʃɪz, pətˈɪkjʊləli pˈɒpjʊlə əmˈʌŋ ðə jˈuː pˈiːpᵊl ɒv ðə vˈɒltə ɹˈiːʤᵊn.
ˈakplɛ and ɐdˈiːm ɑː tɹɐdˈɪʃənəl ɡanˈean dˈɪʃɪz pətˈɪkjʊləli pˈɒpjʊləɹ ɐmˌʌŋ ðɪʲ ˈɛvɛ pˈiːpəl ɒvðə vˈɔlta ɹˈiːdʒən
Ayisha Modi has issued a stern warning to popular Ghanaian fetish priestess, Nana Agradaa.
Iˈiːʃə mˈQdi haz ˈɪʃjuːd ɐ stˈɜːn wˈɔːnɪŋ tə pˈɒpjʊlə ɡɑːnˈAən fˈɛtɪʃ pɹiːstˈɛs, nˈɑːnə ˈaɡɹədˌɑː.
ajˈiʃa mˈəʊdi hɐz ˈɪʃuːd ɐ stˈɜːn wˈɔːnɪŋ tə pˈɒpjʊlə ɡanˈean fˈɛtɪʃ pɹˈiːstɛs nˈana aɡɹˈada
Following his installation, he has assumed the stool name Nii Otanka Okaija Akraman.
fˈɒlQɪŋ hɪz ɪnstəlˈAʃᵊn, hiː haz əsjˈuːmd ðə stˈuːl nˈAm nˈɪI ɒtˈaŋkə ɒkˈAʤə ˈakɹamən.
fˈɒləʊɪŋ hɪz ˌɪnstəlˈeɪʃən hiː hɐz ɐsjˈuːmd ðə stˈuːl nˈeɪm nˈiːʲ otˈaŋka ˌokaˈidʒa akɹˈaman
Team Ghana were disqualified on infringement in the final changeover from Joseph Oduro Manu and Joseph Amoah.
tˈiːm ɡˈɑːnə wɜː dɪskwˈɒlɪfId ˌɒn ɪnfɹˈɪnʤmᵊnt ɪn ðə fˈInᵊl ʧˈAnʤˌQvə fɹɒm ʤˈQzɪf QdjˈʊəɹQ mˈɑːnuː and ʤˈQzɪf ˈamQ.
tˈiːm ɡˈana wɜː dɪskwˈɒlɪfˌaɪd ˌɒn ɪnfɹˈɪndʒmənt ɪnðə fˈaɪnəl tʃˈeɪndʒəʊvə fɹɒm dʒˈəʊsəf odˈuɹo mˈanu and dʒˈəʊsəf amˈoa
They are skipper Christian Amoah, Winifred Ntumi and Sandra Mensimah Owusu.
ðˌA ɑː skˈɪpə kɹˈɪsʧᵊn ˈamQ, wˈɪnɪfɹɪd ˈɛntjˈuːmi and sˈandɹə mˈɛnsɪmə Qˈuːsuː.
ðeɪ ɑː skˈɪpə kɹˈɪstʃən amˈoa wˈɪnɪfɹɪd ntˈumi and sˈandɹə mɛnsˈima owˈusu
He is the son of the late Emma Naa Ameley Tagoe and hails from the Adanse Royal lineage.
hˌiː ɪz ðə sˈʌn ɒv ðə lˈAt ˈɛmə nˈɑː əmˈiːli tˈaɡQ and hˈAlz fɹɒm ði ədˈans ɹˈYəl lˈɪniɪʤ.
hiːʲ ɪz ðə sˈʌn ɒvðə lˈeɪt ˈɛmə nˈa ˌamelˈei taɡˈɔe and hˈeɪlz fɹʌmðɪʲ adˈansi ɹˈɔɪəl lˈɪnɪʲɪdʒ
Didi began his youth career with Bolga Soccer Masters at Bolgatanga in the Upper East Region of Ghana.
dˈiːdi bɪɡˈan hɪz jˈuːθ kəɹˈɪə wɪð bˈɒlɡə sˈɒkə mˈɑːstəz at bˌɒlɡətˈaŋɡə ɪn ði ˈʌpə ˈiːst ɹˈiːʤᵊn ɒv ɡˈɑːnə.
dˈɪdɪ bɪɡˈan hɪz jˈuːθ kəɹˈiə wɪð bˈolɡa sˈɒkə mˈastəz at bˌolɡatˈaŋɡa ɪnðɪʲ ˌʌpəɹ ˈiːst ɹˈiːdʒən ɒv ɡˈana
The arrests occurred in Blorkorfe and Awakpedome, both suburbs of Adidome in the Central Tongu District.
ði əɹˈɛsts əkˈɜːd ɪn blˈɔːkɔːf and əwˈakpɪdˌQm, bˈQθ sˈʌbəːbz ɒv ˈadɪdˌQm ɪn ðə sˈɛntɹᵊl tˈʌŋɡuː dˈɪstɹɪkt.
ðɪʲ ɐɹˈɛsts əkˈɜːd ɪn blɔːkˈɔfe and ˌawakpedˈome bˈəʊθ sˈʌbɜːbz ɒv ˌadidˈome ɪnðə sˈɛntɹəl tˈɔŋɡu dˈɪstɹɪkt
This ruling was widely interpreted as a validation of Nii Adama Latse's claim to the Ga Mantse title.
ðˌɪs ɹˈuːlɪŋ wɒz wˈIdli ɪntˈɜːpɹɪtɪd az ɐ vˌalɪdˈAʃᵊn ɒv nˈɪI adˈɑːmə lˈatsiɪz klˈAm tə ðə ɡˈɑː mˈantsi tˈItᵊl.
ðɪs ɹˈuːlɪŋ wɒz wˈaɪdliʲ ɪntˈɜːpɹɪtɪd az ɐ vˌalɪdˈeɪʃən ɒv nˈiːʲ adˈama lˈatseɪz klˈeɪm tə ðə ɡˈa mˈantsɛ tˈaɪtəl
Adams Atidana Oliver won gold while Ofori Appiah Joel and Samuel Owusu won silver and bronze respectively.
ˈadəmz ˌatɪdˈɑːnə ˈɒlɪvə wˈʌn ɡˈQld wˌIl ɒfˈɔːɹi əpˈIə ʤˈQəl and sˈamjʊəl Qˈuːsuː wˈʌn sˈɪlvə and bɹˈɒnz ɹɪspˈɛktɪvli.
ˈadəmz ˌatidˈana ˈɒlɪvə wˈʌn ɡˈəʊld wˌaɪl ofˈoɹiʲ apˈiʲa dʒˈəʊl and sˈamjuːl owˈusu wˈʌn sˈɪlvə and bɹˈɒnz ɹɪspˈɛktɪvli
Juabenhene Nana Otuo Sereboe II was among the chiefs who pleaded on their behalf.
ʤjˈuːAbənhˌiːn nˈɑːnə ˈɒtjuːˌQ səɹˈiːbQ ˌIˈI wɒz əmˈʌŋ ðə ʧˈiːfs hˌuː plˈiːdɪd ˌɒn ðɛː bɪhˈɑːf.
dʒˌuabɛnhˈɛnɛ nˈana otˈuo sˌeɹebˈuo ɹˌəʊmən tˈuː wɒz ɐmˌʌŋ ðə tʃˈiːfs hˌuː plˈiːdɪd ˌɒn ðeə bɪhˈɑːf
Chirano is a mining community in the Bibiani Ahweso Bekai Municipality in the Western North.
kIɹˈɑːnQ ɪz ɐ mˈInɪŋ kəmjˈuːnɪti ɪn ðə bIbɪˈɑːni ɑːwˈiːsQ bɪkˈI mjʊnˌɪsɪpˈalɪti ɪn ðə wˈɛstᵊn nˈɔːθ.
tʃiɹˈano ɪz ɐ mˈaɪnɪŋ kəmjˈuːnɪtiʲ ɪnðə bibiʲˈaniʲ ahwˈesɔ bˈɛkaɪ mjuːnˈɪsɪpˈalɪtiʲ ɪnðə wˈɛstən nˈɔːθ
The consignment originated from Kwahu Fodoa and was en route to Togo through Aflao.
ðə kənsˈInmᵊnt əɹˈɪʤɪnAtɪd fɹɒm kwˈɑːhuː fədˈQə and wɒz ˈɛn ɹˈuːt tə tˈQɡQ θɹuː əflˈW.
ðə kənsˈaɪnmənt əɹˈɪdʒɪnˌeɪtɪd fɹɒm kwˈahu fodˈoa and wɒz ɒn ɹˈuːt tə tˈoːɡoː θɹuː aflˈaɔ
Following the fight, Ghanaians have been recalling the similar annihilation Bastie Samir handed to Bukom Banku.
fˈɒlQɪŋ ðə fˈIt, ɡɑːnˈAənz hav biːn ɹɪkˈɔːlɪŋ ðə sˈɪmɪlə ənˌIəlˈAʃᵊn bˈasti sˈamɪə hˈandɪd tə bjˈuːkəm bˈaŋkuː.
fˈɒləʊɪŋ ðə fˈaɪt ɡanˈeanz hɐvbɪn ɹɪkˈɔːlɪŋ ðə sˈɪmɪləɹ ɐnˌaɪəlˈeɪʃən bˈasti sˈamiə hˈandɪd tə bˈukɔm bˈaŋku
The NPP's Solomon Kwame Asumadu is contesting the Akwatia seat against the NDC's Bernard Bediako.
ði ˌɛnpˌiːpˈiːz sˈɒləmən kwˈAm əsuːmˈɑːduː ɪz kəntˈɛstɪŋ ði akwˈAʃə sˈiːt əɡˈɛnst ði ˌɛndˌiːsˈiːz bˈɜːnəd bɪdɪˈɑːkQ.
ðɪʲ ˌɛnpˌiːpˈiːz sˈɒlɒmən kwˈame ˌasumˈadu ɪz kəntˈɛstɪŋ ðɪʲ ˌakwatˈiʲa sˈiːt ɐɡˈɛnst ðɪʲ ˌɛndˌiːsˈiːz bˈɜːnəd bˌɪdiʲˈakɔ
Esa Payin gave birth to Bediako Ntim, who became the successor of Opon Payin.
ˈɛsə pˈAɪn ɡˈAv bˈɜːθ tə bɪdɪˈɑːkQ ˈɛntˈɪm, hˌuː bɪkˈAm ðə səksˈɛsə ɒv ˈɒpɒn pˈAɪn.
ˈɛsa pˈeɪɪn ɡˈeɪv bˈɜːθ tə bˌɪdiʲˈakɔ ntˈim hˌuː bɪkˌeɪm ðə səksˈɛsəɹ ɒv ˈopon pˈeɪɪn
Volivo to Dorfor Adidome Bridge across the Volta River has been revived.
vəlˈɪvQ tə dˈɔːfə ˈadɪdˌQm bɹˈɪʤ əkɹˈɒs ðə vˈɒltə ɹˈɪvə haz biːn ɹɪvˈIvd.
volˈivo tə dˈɔrfɔɹ ˌadidˈome bɹˈɪdʒ əkɹˌɒs ðə vˈɔlta ɹˈɪvə hˈazbiːn ɹɪvˈaɪvd
Shatta Bandle was born Idris Firdaus, a Northerner from a small village called Karaga.
ʃˈatə bˈandᵊl wɒz bˈɔːn ˈIdɹɪs fˈɜːdWs, ɐ nˈɔːðənə fɹɒm ɐ smˈɔːl vˈɪlɪʤ kˈɔːld kaɹˈɑːɡə.
ʃˈata bˈandəl wɒz bˈɔːn ˈidɹis fɪrdˈaus ɐ nˈɔːðənə fɹɒm ɐ smˈɔːl vˈɪlɪdʒ kˈɔːld kaɹˈaɡa
The Saviour Church of Ghana has named a school at Bonwire after her, Nana Konadu Saviour School.
ðə sˈAvjə ʧˈɜːʧ ɒv ɡˈɑːnə haz nˈAmd ɐ skˈuːl at bˈɒnwIə ˈɑːftə hˌɜː, nˈɑːnə kənˈɑːduː sˈAvjə skˈuːl.
ðə sˈeɪvjə tʃˈɜːtʃ ɒv ɡˈana hɐz nˈeɪmd ɐ skˈuːl at bonwˈiɹe ˈaftə hɜː nˈana kɔnˈadu sˈeɪvjə skˈuːl
Bofoakwa Tano have severed ties with coach Frimpong Manso after four months at the helm, the club announced.
bˈɒfQkwə tˈɑːnQ hav sˈɛvəd tˈIz wɪð kˈQʧ fɹˈɪmpɒŋ mˈansQ ˈɑːftə fˈɔː mˈʌnθs at ðə hˈɛlm, ðə klˈʌb ənˈWnst.
bˌɔfɔˈakwa tˈano hav sˈɛvəd tˈaɪz wɪð kˈəʊtʃ fɹˈɪmpɔŋ mˈanso ˈaftə fˈɔː mˈʌnθs at ðə hˈɛlm ðə klˈʌb ɐnˈaʊnst
Member of Parliament for Bawku Central, Mahama Ayariga has reported that three more people were killed in Bawku.
mˈɛmbə ɒv pˈɑːlɪmᵊnt fɔː bˈɔːkuː sˈɛntɹᵊl, mahˈɑːmə ˈIɑːɹˌɪɡə haz ɹɪpˈɔːtɪd ðat θɹˈiː mˈɔː pˈiːpᵊl wɜː kˈɪld ɪn bˈɔːkuː.
mˈɛmbəɹ ɒv pˈɑːləmənt fɔː bˈɔku sˈɛntɹəl mahˈama ˌajaɹˈiɡa hɐz ɹɪpˈɔːtɪd ðat θɹˈiː mˈɔː pˈiːpəl wɜː kˈɪld ɪn bˈɔku
Ghanaian musician Stonebwoy has taken legal action against politician and entertainment critic, Baba Sadiq.
ɡɑːnˈAən mjuːzˈɪʃᵊn stˈQnbwY haz tˈAkᵊn lˈiːɡᵊl ˈakʃᵊn əɡˈɛnst pˌɒlɪtˈɪʃᵊn and ˌɛntətˈAnmᵊnt kɹˈɪtɪk, bˈɑːbɑː sˈadɪk.
ɡanˈean mjuːzˈɪʃən stˈoːnbwɔɪ hɐz tˈeɪkən lˈiːɡəl ˈakʃən ɐɡˈɛnst pˌɒlɪtˈɪʃən and ˌɛntətˈeɪnmənt kɹˈɪtɪk bˈaba sˈadik
Ghana legend and former Asante Kotoko star Opoku Afriyie has passed away.
ɡˈɑːnə lˈɛʤᵊnd and fˈɔːmə əsˈant kətˈQkQ stˈɑː ˈɒpQkˌuː ˈafɹɪji haz pˈɑːst əwˈA.
ɡˈana lˈɛdʒənd and fˈɔːməɹ ɐsˈant kotˈoko stˈɑːɹ opˈoku ˌafɹijˈiʲe hɐz pˈast ɐwˈeɪ
Ghanaians on social media are eulogising veteran Highlife musician, Nana Kwame Ampadu.
ɡɑːnˈAənz ˌɒn sˈQʃl mˈiːdɪə ɑː jˈuːləʤˌIzɪŋ vˈɛtəɹən hˈIlIf mjuːzˈɪʃᵊn, nˈɑːnə kwˈAm ampˈɑːduː.
ɡanˈeanz ˌɒn sˈəʊʃəl mˈiːdiːʲəɹ ɑː jˈuːlədʒˌaɪzɪŋ vˈɛtəɹən hˈaɪlaɪf mjuːzˈɪʃən nˈana kwˈame ampˈadu
The Information Minister, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah says government is working to stabilise the cedi.
ði ˌɪnfəmˈAʃᵊn mˈɪnɪstə, kˈQʤQ ˈɒpɒŋ ˈɛŋkɹˈuːmə sˈɛz ɡˈʌvnmᵊnt ɪz wˈɜːkɪŋ tə stˈAbəlIz ðə sˈiːdi.
ðɪʲ ˌɪnfəmˈeɪʃən mˈɪnɪstə kˈɔdʒɔ ˈɔpɔŋ ŋkɹˈuma sˈɛz ɡˈʌvənmənt ɪz wˈɜːkɪŋ tə stˈeɪbəlˌaɪz ðə sˈiːdi
The Adom TV Fufuo Party is underway at the forecourt of The Multimedia Group at Kokomlemle in Accra.
ði ədˈɒm tˌiːvˈiː fjˈuːfjuːˌQ pˈɑːti ɪz ˌʌndəwˈA at ðə fˈɔːkɔːt ɒv ðə mˌʌltɪmˈiːdɪə ɡɹˈuːp at kˈɒkəmlˌɛmᵊl ɪn əkɹˈɑː.
ðɪʲ ˈadɔm tˌiːvˈiː fufˈuo pˈɑːtiʲ ɪz ˌʌndəwˈeɪ at ðə fˈɔːkɔːt ɒvðə mˌʌltɪmˈiːdiːʲə ɡɹˈuːp at kˌɔkɔmlˈɛmlɛ ɪn ˈakɹa
A court has ordered Marwako Fast Food in Accra to pay over a million Ghana cedis in damages.
ɐ kˈɔːt haz ˈɔːdəd mɑːwˈɑːkQ fˈɑːst fˈuːd ɪn əkɹˈɑː tə pˈA ˈQvə ɐ mˈɪljən ɡˈɑːnə sˈiːdiz ɪn dˈamɪʤɪz.
ɐ kˈɔːt hɐz ˈɔːdəd mawˈakɔ fˈast fˈuːd ɪn ˈakɹa tə pˈeɪ ˌəʊvəɹ ɐ mˈɪliən ɡˈana sˈiːdiz ɪn dˈamɪdʒɪz
Sarkodie, Shatta Wale and Stonebwoy are undoubtedly three of Ghana's biggest musicians.
sˈɑːkQdi, ʃˈatə wˈAl and stˈQnbwY ɑː ʌndˈWtɪdli θɹˈiː ɒv ɡˈɑːnəz bˈɪɡɪst mjuːzˈɪʃᵊnz.
sˌakodˈiʲe ʃˈata wˈale and stˈoːnbwɔɪ ɑːɹ ʌndˈaʊtɪdli θɹˈiːʲ ɒv ɡˈanaz bˈɪɡɪst mjuːzˈɪʃənz
Odododiodio MP Edwin Nii Lante Vanderpuye, will not return to Parliament after the expiration of his current term.
ˌQdədˌQdɪˈQdɪˌQ ˌɛmpˈiː ˈɛdwɪn nˈɪI lˈant vˌandəpˈuːj, wɪl nˌɒt ɹɪtˈɜːn tə pˈɑːlɪmᵊnt ˈɑːftə ði ˌɛkspɪɹˈAʃᵊn ɒv hɪz kˈʌɹənt tˈɜːm.
ˌododˌodiʲodˈiʲo ˌɛmpˈiːʲ ˈɛdwɪn nˈiː lˈante vˌandapˈuːje wɪl nˌɒt ɹɪtˈɜːn tə pˈɑːləmənt ˈaftə ðɪʲ ɛkspəɹˈeɪʃən ɒv hɪz kˈʌɹənt tˈɜːm
Ghanaian singer Kofi Mante has acknowledged Bisa Kdei's influence on the highlife music genre.
ɡɑːnˈAən sˈɪŋə kˈQfi mˈant haz əknˈɒlɪʤd bˈiːsə kˈAdˈAz ˈɪnflʊəns ˌɒn ðə hˈIlIf mjˈuːzɪk ʒˈɒnɹə.
ɡanˈean sˈɪŋə kˈofi mˈantɛ hɐz ɐknˈɒlɪdʒd bˈisa kˈeɪdˈeɪz ˈɪnfluːəns ɒnðə hˈaɪlaɪf mjˈuːzɪk ʒˈɒnɹə
Former President, John Dramani Mahama has condemned the killing of Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh.
fˈɔːmə pɹˈɛzɪdᵊnt, ʤˈɒn dɹamˈɑːni mahˈɑːmə haz kəndˈɛmd ðə kˈɪlɪŋ ɒv ˈal ʤazˈiəɹə ʤˈɜːnəlɪst ʃˈIəɹiːn ˈabuː ˈaklA.
fˈɔːmə pɹˈɛzɪdənt dʒˈɒn dɹamˈani mahˈama hɐz kəndˈɛmd ðə kˈɪlɪŋ ɒv ˈal dʒazˈiəɹə dʒˈɜːnəlˌɪst ʃˈaɪəɹiːn ˈabu ˈaklɛ
Ghanaian legal luminary Tsatsu Tsikata has proposed a solution to Ghana's recurring Cedi depreciation.
ɡɑːnˈAən lˈiːɡᵊl lˈuːmɪnəɹi tsˈatsuː tsɪkˈɑːtə haz pɹəpˈQzd ɐ səlˈuːʃᵊn tə ɡˈɑːnəz ɹɪkˈɜːɹɪŋ sˈiːdi dɪpɹˌiːʃɪˈAʃᵊn.
ɡanˈean lˈiːɡəl lˈuːmɪnəɹi tsˈatsu tsikˈata hɐz pɹəpˈəʊzd ɐ səlˈuːʃən tə ɡˈanaz ɹɪkˈɜːɹɪŋ sˈiːdi dɪpɹˌiːʃɪʲˈeɪʃən