<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Nkomo Blog</title><link>https://nkomo.app/blog/</link><language>en</language><description>Latest posts from Nkomo.</description><item><title>Twi-English maternal-health dataset: What Mixed Questions Reveal About AI Understanding</title><link>https://nkomo.app/blog/twi-english-maternal-health-dataset-what-mixed-questions-reveal-about-ai-understanding-190c53b6/</link><description>Why 20,000 Twi-English maternal-health Q&amp;A pairs can reveal what benchmark scores miss about real code-switching.</description><pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 07:06:06 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://nkomo.app/blog/twi-english-maternal-health-dataset-what-mixed-questions-reveal-about-ai-understanding-190c53b6/</guid></item><item><title>The Square Canister Apollo 13 Could Not Use, and the Conversation It Clarifies</title><link>https://nkomo.app/blog/the-square-canister-apollo-13-could-not-use-and-the-conversation-it-clarifies-e9278bc9/</link><description>Twi text-to-speech can read words aloud. See what a real Twi and Ghanaian English conversation companion must do next.</description><pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 07:00:10 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://nkomo.app/blog/the-square-canister-apollo-13-could-not-use-and-the-conversation-it-clarifies-e9278bc9/</guid></item><item><title>Translation tool vs. conversation partner: why Khaya AI proves Twi speech tech works, and why that&#x27;s a different problem from holding an ongoing, code-switched back-and-forth</title><link>https://nkomo.app/blog/translation-tool-vs-conversation-partner-why-khaya-ai-proves-twi-speech-tech-works-and-why-that-s-a-different-problem-from-holding-an-ongoing-code-switched-back-and-forth-e14e0182/</link><description>Twi speech support matters. Learn how to test whether an AI can also hold a natural, code-switched conversation across turns.</description><pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 06:56:08 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://nkomo.app/blog/translation-tool-vs-conversation-partner-why-khaya-ai-proves-twi-speech-tech-works-and-why-that-s-a-different-problem-from-holding-an-ongoing-code-switched-back-and-forth-e14e0182/</guid></item><item><title>Why &#x27;supports Twi&#x27; means something different depending on whether an AI was built for code-switching or just translated afterward — a plain comparison of how Nkomo, Khaya, Gemini and ChatGPT Voice actually handle a mixed sentence</title><link>https://nkomo.app/blog/why-supports-twi-means-something-different-depending-on-whether-an-ai-was-built-for-code-switching-or-just-translated-afterward-a-plain-comparison-of-how-nkomo-khaya-gemini-and-chatgpt-voice-actually-handle-a-mixed-sentence-99c9457d/</link><description>Test what “supports Twi” really means with one mixed sentence, voice checks, privacy questions, and a practical scorecard.</description><pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 02:38:06 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://nkomo.app/blog/why-supports-twi-means-something-different-depending-on-whether-an-ai-was-built-for-code-switching-or-just-translated-afterward-a-plain-comparison-of-how-nkomo-khaya-gemini-and-chatgpt-voice-actually-handle-a-mixed-sentence-99c9457d/</guid></item><item><title>Ama’s Family Voice Note. She Needs Control Before It Reaches the Cloud</title><link>https://nkomo.app/blog/ama-s-family-voice-note-she-needs-control-before-it-reaches-the-cloud-5ec40a44/</link><description>Local-language AI needs real speech data. Learn what control over your voice data should look like before you speak to the next AI.</description><pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 02:36:06 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://nkomo.app/blog/ama-s-family-voice-note-she-needs-control-before-it-reaches-the-cloud-5ec40a44/</guid></item><item><title>What Happens When Your Voice Assistant Loses the Thread Between Twi and English?</title><link>https://nkomo.app/blog/what-happens-when-your-voice-assistant-loses-the-thread-between-twi-and-english-58bde8ea/</link><description>See why voice AI loses mixed Twi and English requests at the language boundary, and how to test whether it keeps your meaning intact.</description><pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 02:30:10 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://nkomo.app/blog/what-happens-when-your-voice-assistant-loses-the-thread-between-twi-and-english-58bde8ea/</guid></item><item><title>Twi and Ghanaian English AI: Why “yɛ fair” Should Not Break the Conversation</title><link>https://nkomo.app/blog/twi-and-ghanaian-english-ai-why-y-fair-should-not-break-the-conversation-96509112/</link><description>The exact word where English becomes Twi can change the meaning. See why AI needs to follow the whole conversation.</description><pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 02:20:08 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://nkomo.app/blog/twi-and-ghanaian-english-ai-why-y-fair-should-not-break-the-conversation-96509112/</guid></item><item><title>The English Word in Twi Conversation, and What Forcing It Out Can Cost</title><link>https://nkomo.app/blog/the-english-word-in-twi-conversation-and-what-forcing-it-out-can-cost-8a28d6e2/</link><description>Textbook Twi builds a foundation. Home conversation runs on context, contractions and code-switching. Here is why AI must handle both.</description><pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 01:56:07 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://nkomo.app/blog/the-english-word-in-twi-conversation-and-what-forcing-it-out-can-cost-8a28d6e2/</guid></item><item><title>Ama’s Twi Was Rejected. A Family Decision Could Move On Without Her</title><link>https://nkomo.app/blog/ama-s-twi-was-rejected-a-family-decision-could-move-on-without-her-2260dffa/</link><description>When an assistant asks you to translate mid-sentence, the conversation stalls. See why natural Twi and Ghanaian English matter.</description><pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 01:42:07 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://nkomo.app/blog/ama-s-twi-was-rejected-a-family-decision-could-move-on-without-her-2260dffa/</guid></item><item><title>What Happens When a Sunday Call Switches Between Twi and English?</title><link>https://nkomo.app/blog/what-happens-when-a-sunday-call-switches-between-twi-and-english-d5cf4f46/</link><description>Sunday calls switch between Twi and English before the first hello. Here is why voice AI must keep up.</description><pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 01:38:04 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://nkomo.app/blog/what-happens-when-a-sunday-call-switches-between-twi-and-english-d5cf4f46/</guid></item><item><title>Twi and Ghanaian English Chat: How Ama Kept a Family Message Warm</title><link>https://nkomo.app/blog/twi-and-ghanaian-english-chat-how-ama-kept-a-family-message-warm-c3628ba9/</link><description>Why monolingual chat inputs make Twi-English messages harder, and what a better AI conversation should let you control.</description><pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 01:32:07 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://nkomo.app/blog/twi-and-ghanaian-english-chat-how-ama-kept-a-family-message-warm-c3628ba9/</guid></item><item><title>The Twi Condition the AI Missed, and What It Could Cost a Family</title><link>https://nkomo.app/blog/the-twi-condition-the-ai-missed-and-what-it-could-cost-a-family-54bd2fd6/</link><description>A Twi and Ghanaian English voice note carries meaning across the switch. Here’s why AI should follow the whole message.</description><pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 01:28:05 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://nkomo.app/blog/the-twi-condition-the-ai-missed-and-what-it-could-cost-a-family-54bd2fd6/</guid></item><item><title>Adwoa’s family call could become a quarrel. Her mother is waiting.</title><link>https://nkomo.app/blog/adwoa-s-family-call-could-become-a-quarrel-her-mother-is-waiting-2621a229/</link><description>A mother’s difficult call shows why natural Twi and Ghanaian English belong in the same AI conversation.</description><pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 01:24:11 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://nkomo.app/blog/adwoa-s-family-call-could-become-a-quarrel-her-mother-is-waiting-2621a229/</guid></item><item><title>What Happens When You Cannot Speak Naturally or Control Your AI Conversation?</title><link>https://nkomo.app/blog/what-happens-when-you-cannot-speak-naturally-or-control-your-ai-conversation-7c06af38/</link><description>Ghanaian-language AI should support natural Twi-English speech and give people clear control over cloud consent and history.</description><pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2026 21:17:39 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://nkomo.app/blog/what-happens-when-you-cannot-speak-naturally-or-control-your-ai-conversation-7c06af38/</guid></item><item><title>Twi and Ghanaian English AI: Why Kofi Had to Call Before Collecting the Parcel</title><link>https://nkomo.app/blog/twi-and-ghanaian-english-ai-why-kofi-had-to-call-before-collecting-the-parcel-767b4502/</link><description>Why mixed Twi and Ghanaian English should not need translating before an AI can understand the point.</description><pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2026 21:14:06 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://nkomo.app/blog/twi-and-ghanaian-english-ai-why-kofi-had-to-call-before-collecting-the-parcel-767b4502/</guid></item><item><title>The Square Cartridge Apollo 13 Couldn’t Use, and What It Put at Risk</title><link>https://nkomo.app/blog/the-square-cartridge-apollo-13-couldn-t-use-and-what-it-put-at-risk-7fa5c128/</link><description>Why mixed Twi and Ghanaian English voice notes need connected context before a companion can answer the real question.</description><pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2026 21:10:11 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://nkomo.app/blog/the-square-cartridge-apollo-13-couldn-t-use-and-what-it-put-at-risk-7fa5c128/</guid></item><item><title>Esi&#x27;s Warning to Her Brother. A Family Call Could Turn Into a Fight.</title><link>https://nkomo.app/blog/esi-s-warning-to-her-brother-a-family-call-could-turn-into-a-fight-769b08e2/</link><description>Why mixed Twi and English thoughts need one conversation, especially when the hardest part is the part you cannot translate cleanly.</description><pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2026 21:06:10 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://nkomo.app/blog/esi-s-warning-to-her-brother-a-family-call-could-turn-into-a-fight-769b08e2/</guid></item><item><title>What Happens When a Grocery List Turns Into a Plea?</title><link>https://nkomo.app/blog/what-happens-when-a-grocery-list-turns-into-a-plea-ff893459/</link><description>A grocery list can hide a request for help. Learn why a switch into Twi may carry the meaning that matters most.</description><pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2026 21:00:05 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://nkomo.app/blog/what-happens-when-a-grocery-list-turns-into-a-plea-ff893459/</guid></item><item><title>AI privacy receipts: How Afia Took Control After a Sensitive Family Voice Note</title><link>https://nkomo.app/blog/ai-privacy-receipts-how-afia-took-control-after-a-sensitive-family-voice-note-c8e3e930/</link><description>An AI privacy receipt can show what happened after each conversation and put the next privacy choice within reach.</description><pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2026 20:56:04 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://nkomo.app/blog/ai-privacy-receipts-how-afia-took-control-after-a-sensitive-family-voice-note-c8e3e930/</guid></item><item><title>The Third Restart, and What It Can Cost a Voice Note</title><link>https://nkomo.app/blog/the-third-restart-and-what-it-can-cost-a-voice-note-0f1773ed/</link><description>The third deleted voice note may reveal a design problem. See why natural Twi and Ghanaian English switching matters.</description><pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2026 20:50:05 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://nkomo.app/blog/the-third-restart-and-what-it-can-cost-a-voice-note-0f1773ed/</guid></item></channel></rss>