Engine Version 1.4.2

Amharic Speech Synthesis for the Enterprise.

A precise, high-fidelity text-to-speech API built specifically for Ethiopian linguistic nuances. Designed for institutional scale and real-time latency.

System Architecture

Sub-Second Latency

Optimized backend infrastructure delivering synthesis streams under 200ms. Architected specifically for real-time conversational AI and synchronous accessibility applications without buffering delays.

Sovereign Security

Locally hosted on sovereign infrastructure. Meets strict national data protection compliance with TLS 1.3 encryption, ensuring institutional and enterprise data never leaves the region.

Phonetic Accuracy

Custom neural models trained strictly on validated Ethiopian acoustic datasets. Built to respect precise linguistic rules, including gemination (ጠበቅ) and contextual intonation mapping.

Developer Integration

Integration is straightforward. The REST API is built on predictable standards, heavily documented, and natively supports both synchronous streams and background batch processing.

  • / Drop-in REST HTTP endpoints
  • / Asynchronous batch pipelines
  • / Supported SDKs for Python and Node.js
View full integration guide →
Example cURL Request
curl -X POST https://api.zai.et/v1/tts \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer zai_sk_live_..." \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "text": "እንኳን ወደ ዘመን ኤ.አይ በደህና መጡ",
    "voice_id": "am-ET-Standard-A",
    "format": "mp3"
  }' \
  --output zemen_speech.mp3