Welcome to Lingo Bridge West Africa
Where West African Languages Meet the World
Translation · Localization · AI Language Technology English · Yoruba · Nigerian Pidgin · West African Pidgin
About Us
Founded in 2023, LingoBridge West Africa Solutions was established to advance African languages through translation, localization, and language technology. The organization was subsequently formalized and registered in 2026.
Mission Statement:
To deliver exceptional language solutions that honour the cultural depth of West African languages — making every word work harder for the people it serves.
Vision Statement:
A world where Yoruba, Nigerian Pidgin, and West African Pidgin are first-class citizens of the digital age — fully represented in artificial intelligence, technology, and global communication.
Languages Pairs
LingoBridge West Africa works with a trusted network of native speaker specialists, annotators, voice artists, and technical consultants across Nigeria and the West African diaspora — ensuring every project benefit from authentic local knowledge and professional rigour. Here are some of the languages we pair:
- English → Yoruba
- Yoruba → English
- English → Nigerian Pidgin
- Nigerian Pidgin → English
- English ↔ Yoruba ↔ Nigerian Pidgin
- Multilingual Code-Switched Content
Team Expertise
Built on Craft. Sharpened by Practice. Driven by Purpose.
Benjamin C. Okere
Project Management Lead
Benjamin Okere serves as the Project Management Lead at LingoBridge West Africa, where he Read More
Oluwatobiloba E. Ajayi
Technical Lead
Ajayi Oluwatobiloba serves as the Technical Lead at LingoBridge West Africa, providing strategic oversight Read More
Damilola Alimi
HR & Partnership Lead
Damilola Alimi serves as the Human Resources & Partnerships Lead at LingoBridge West Africa, where she Read More
Mayowa G. Okere
Lead AI Language Specialist
Mayowa brings over seven years of active, peer-reviewed translation and localisation experience across English, Yoruba Read More
Services
What We Offer At Lingo Bridge West Africa
Translation & Localization
Document Translation | Website Localization | App Localization | Marketing Translation
Subtitling & Captioning
SRT Creation | Translation of Subtitles | Closed Captions | Social Media Captions
Data Annotation
Text Annotation | Audio Annotation | Speech Recognition Datasets | NER Annotation | Classification | RLHF Evaluation
Transcription
Yoruba | English | Pidgin | Mixed Language Content
Portfolio Highlights
View some of our recent projects
Annotation Task Instruction
Localized annotation task instructions and quality guidelines into Yoruba and Nigerian Pidgin, enabling multilingual annotators to accurately perform data labeling and quality review tasks for AI and language technology projects.
Educational Content
Localized digital literacy and computer skills training content into Yoruba and Nigerian Pidgin, making technology education more accessible to first-time users and adult learners across diverse language communities.
Mobile App Localization
Translated and localized mobile app content, including menus, buttons, notifications, and onboarding screens, from English into Yoruba and Nigerian Pidgin. Adapted language and cultural references to enhance usability, accessibility, and user engagement.
NGO Project Summary Impact
Translated a community development project report from English into Yoruba and Nigerian Pidgin, covering literacy outcomes, stakeholder engagement, and program impact. Ensured clarity, accuracy, and cultural relevance while preserving the report's findings, statistics, and development objectives.
Product Launch Announcement
Translated and localized fintech promotional content for Yoruba and Nigerian Pidgin-speaking audiences, ensuring cultural relevance, audience engagement, and brand consistency across marketing channels.
Subtitles
Created multilingual subtitles and captions for educational, corporate, NGO, and digital media content, ensuring accurate translation, synchronization, accessibility, and cultural relevance across English, Yoruba, Nigerian Pidgin, and code-switched content.
AI Data Annotation
Created and reviewed annotated multilingual datasets in English and Yoruba, including code switched content, to support AI model training, evaluation, and language technology development.
Why Choose Us?
We don’t just speak your language. We understand what it means.
1. Rare Languages. Real Expertise.
Yoruba, Nigerian Pidgin, and West African Pidgin are spoken by over 100 million people — yet qualified professional translators for these languages are extraordinarily hard to find. LingoBridge West Africa was built specifically for this gap. Our lead specialist is a native speaker of all three target languages, with a verifiable seven-year portfolio of published work at jw.org/yo and jw.org/wes-x-pgw. When you work with us, you are working with one of the most experienced Yoruba and Nigerian Pidgin language professionals in the market.
2. Culturally Grounded — Not Just Linguistically Correct
A translation that reads awkwardly in the target language has failed its audience, no matter how technically accurate it is. We go beyond words. We work with the rhythm, the register, the social nuance, and the cultural heartbeat of every message — ensuring your content doesn't just reach West African audiences, but genuinely resonates with them. That is the difference between translation and communication.
3. At the Forefront of African Language AI
We are not watching the AI revolution from the sidelines. We are actively shaping it. As Human-in-the-Loop AI trainers, data annotators, and audio evaluators for leading technology platforms, we bring rare hands-on expertise in how AI systems handle — and mishandle — tonal African languages. We are currently leading a three-way consortium on a LINGUA Africa grant to build the first large-scale, openly licensed AI training dataset for Yoruba, Nigerian Pidgin, and West African Pidgin. If your project sits at the intersection of language and technology, there is no better partner.
4. Zero-Defect Quality. Every Time.
Our quality assurance framework was forged in one of the world's most demanding multilingual publishing environments — a multi-stage peer review process that tolerates no errors and accepts no shortcuts. We bring that same standard to every client project, regardless of size. Our 99% on-time delivery rate across three-plus years of professional work is not a marketing claim — it is a track record.
5. A Partner You Can Trust with Your Brand
We have delivered for international media companies, global language service providers, and open-source knowledge initiatives — and earned formal written recommendations from clients including Sharp Entertainment and local publishing houses. We treat every project as if our name is on it — because it is.
Our Core Values
Excellence
We strive for the highest standards in all our services, projects, and interactions.
Integrity
We conduct our work with honesty, transparency, professionalism, and accountability.
Innovation
We embrace creativity, continuous learning, and emerging technologies to solve complex challenges.
Inclusion
We value diversity and respect individuals regardless of language, culture, gender, ethnicity, age, disability, religion, or background.
Collaboration
We foster teamwork, mutual respect, and open communication across all levels of the organization.
Impact
We are committed to creating meaningful social, economic, and technological impact through our work.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
General
What languages do you support?
We provide services in Yoruba, English, Nigerian Pidgin, and other West African languages through our network of language professionals.
Do you work with international clients?
Yes. We work with organizations, researchers, AI companies, NGOs, and businesses worldwide.
Can you sign an NDA?
Yes. We regularly work under confidentiality agreements and can sign NDAs before project commencement.
Translation
How do you determine translation pricing?
Pricing depends on language pair, word count, complexity, turnaround time, and subject matter expertise required.
Do you use AI translation tools?
Where appropriate, AI-assisted workflows may be used, but all deliverables undergo human review and quality assurance.
Can you translate technical documents?
Yes. We handle technical, educational, business, research, and marketing content.
Subtitling
What subtitle formats do you provide?
We provide SRT, VTT, SCC, and platform-specific subtitle formats.
Can you translate subtitles into Yoruba?
Yes. We provide subtitle translation, localization, and quality review services.
Do you offer closed captions?
Yes. We create captions that include speech, speaker identification, and relevant audio cues.
Data Annotation
What annotation services do you offer?
We provide text, audio, image, video, sentiment, entity recognition, classification, and RLHF-related annotation services.
Can you handle multilingual datasets?
Yes. We specialize in West African language data and code-switched content.
How do you ensure annotation quality?
We implement annotation guidelines, reviewer checks, quality audits, and inter-annotator agreement processes.
Transcription
Do you transcribe code-switched audio?
Yes. We can accurately transcribe content containing Yoruba, English, and Nigerian Pidgin.
Do you provide timestamps?
Yes. Timestamped transcripts are available upon request.
Can you translate transcripts into English?
Yes. We provide both transcription and translation services.