Swahili (Kiswahili) review centers on this evidence: inspect noun-class agreement, verb-prefix sequences, names, numbers, and borrowed vocabulary without breaking morphological units. The Latn value for sw comes from CLDR likely-subtag expansion. It guides locale fallback; audio has no script, and Swahili still needs a project choice. Confirm the actual orthography and script with the project owner before normalizing any text. Orthographic targets include diacritics, word boundaries, proper names, number expressions, and code-switched terms. Project decision: which Swahili standard and spelling of Arabic or English loans is used. Before batch editing sw, a reviewer must record which Swahili standard and spelling of Arabic or English loans is used and attach a source timestamp to disputed text.
Where this workflow fits
- Swahili interviews and oral histories
- Swahili lectures and training recordings
- Source-linked Swahili research review
Swahili orthography and speech checkpoints
inspect noun-class agreement, verb-prefix sequences, names, numbers, and borrowed vocabulary without breaking morphological units. Editorial decision: which Swahili standard and spelling of Arabic or English loans is used. Visual inspection should cover record the project decision about which Swahili standard and spelling of Arabic or English loans is used.
Script choice and source-linked review for Kiswahili
The Latn value for sw comes from CLDR likely-subtag expansion. It guides locale fallback; audio has no script, and Swahili still needs a project choice. Confirm the actual orthography and script with the project owner before normalizing any text. For community research where noun-class agreement and code-switching carry meaning, inspect inspect noun-class agreement, verb-prefix sequences, names, numbers, and borrowed vocabulary without breaking morphological units. Visually inspect diacritics, word boundaries, proper names, number expressions, and code-switched terms; record the project decision about which Swahili standard and spelling of Arabic or English loans is used. Replay a complete clause around every uncertain name, quantity, interruption, or ending.
Frozen deployment boundary
This page is published only because its language is present in capability snapshot m10-2026-07-20.1. It does not extend that catalog or claim a measured accuracy score.
- The sw hint maps to the reviewed sw provider root and preserves sw as the user's transcript language tag.
- CLDR Latn is a likely/default locale hint, not an audio property; capability flags remain per language and model while editors confirm the project's real script and orthography.
Reviewed provider capability
assemblyai · universal-2
root sw · tiers fast, standard, precision
- Automatic detection
- Reviewed no
- Diarization
- Reviewed no
- Word timestamps
- Reviewed yes
Questions from the workflow
What must a Swahili editor decide before correcting the transcript?
noun-class prefixes, agreement markers, names, and borrowed terms must stay connected to surrounding words; ordinary spelling may omit tonal detail. For Swahili, inspect noun-class agreement, verb-prefix sequences, names, numbers, and borrowed vocabulary without breaking morphological units. Project choice: which Swahili standard and spelling of Arabic or English loans is used. Keep unresolved forms beside their source timestamps.
Reviewed sources
- IANA Language Subtag Registry · checked 2026-07-20
- AssemblyAI model and supported-language documentation · checked 2026-07-20
- AssemblyAI pre-recorded audio supported languages · checked 2026-07-20
- Unicode CLDR likely-subtags language and script data · checked 2026-07-20
- Swahili language and orthography editorial reference · checked 2026-07-20
- World Atlas of Language Structures Online · checked 2026-07-20