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Telugu to Kannada speech translation API

Stream Telugu (తెలుగు) speech and get Kannada (ಕನ್ನಡ) back in real time. One WebSocket, ISO codes te to kn, and ultra-low latency for voice agents and live apps.

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Production-ready Telugu to Kannada translation API

Real Telugu speech includes accents, regional dialects, code switching, and domain-specific vocabulary. Soniox recognizes it in a single model and streams Kannada while the speaker is still talking.

Telugu (Dravidian > South-Central Dravidian) and Kannada (Dravidian > South Dravidian) come from different language families, so word order and morphology differ. Soniox reorders meaning in-stream instead of word by word.

Telugu is written in Telugu and Kannada in Kannada, so Soniox emits correctly scripted Kannada text.

A breakthrough in real-time Telugu to Kannada translation

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Translate before the sentence ends

Kannada meaning lands as Telugu is spoken, not after the caption catches up.

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Directional te to kn streaming

Set the source and target codes once. Both arrive in a single labeled token stream.

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High quality Kannada output

Same model across every language, including historically underserved ones.

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Native-speaker Telugu STT accuracy

Accurate Kannada translation starts with accurate Telugu recognition across accents and language switching.

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Names, numbers, and domain terms

Preserved across the pair, including phone numbers, emails, and IDs.

config.json
{
  "model": "stt-rt-v4",
  "translation": {
    "type": "one_way",
    "source_language": "te",
    "target_language": "kn"
  }
}

Telugu and Kannada through a single stream

Telugu to Kannada translation is built on top of Soniox Speech-to-Text API. Every spoken word is transcribed, and Kannada translation streams mid-sentence in the same labeled token stream.

Turn it on by adding a translation block with source_language: "te" and target_language: "kn". It runs on the same WebSocket and the same model, with no extra round trip.

Live Telugu to Kannada: written and spoken

Telugu to Kannada speech-to-text

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Translate live Telugu into written Kannada with the Soniox STT API. Soniox streams the Telugu transcript and the Kannada translation as speech happens.

Use it for Kannada captions, subtitles, meeting translation, agent assist, and multilingual transcription.

Telugu to Kannada speech-to-speech

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Build full spoken Telugu to Kannada translation by combining Soniox STT and Soniox TTS. Soniox recognizes Telugu, translates it, and speaks Kannada with low latency.

Use it for live interpreters, bilingual voice agents, travel assistants, and customer support.

Live Telugu to Kannada translation in action

Stream Telugu to Kannada one-way to push all speech into Kannada, or two-way to keep a bilingual conversation flowing between the two languages.

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Telugu speaker says: “మనము metro తీసుకుంటామా, లేక carpool చేస్తామా?”
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Translated into Kannada in real time.

One-way translation

Translate live Telugu into Kannada. Everyone in the conversation sees the same translated stream.

Ideal for live captions, multilingual meetings, broadcasts, lectures, and customer calls.

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Telugu speaker talks in Telugu.
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Kannada speaker hears Kannada.
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Kannada speaker replies in Kannada.
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Telugu speaker hears Telugu.

Two-way translation

Translate between Telugu and Kannada for live bilingual conversation. Each side speaks naturally and hears the other in their own language.

Soniox supports real-time two-way translation between any two of 60+ supported languages.

Accurate on both ends of the pair

Soniox transcribes Telugu at 8.2% word error rate and Kannada at 10.9% word error rate. Accurate recognition on both sides is what makes the translation reliable.

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Speech-to-Text

Native-speaker accuracy across 60+ languages, with support for multilingual speech, alphanumerics, speaker diarization, context.

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Translation

Real-time streaming translation across 3,600 language pairs, built for high quality and low delay across all supported languages.

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Text-to-speech

High-fidelity speech generation in 60+ languages, built for names, alphanumerics, language switching, and ultra-low-latency streaming.

Together, they create a complete real-time low-latency speech AI platform.

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About Telugu and Kannada

Telugu has roughly 82,000,000 speakers across India. Kannada has roughly 44,000,000 speakers across India.

Telugu has the highest number of native speakers among the Dravidian languages.

Kannada has a literary tradition spanning over 1,500 years, with the earliest known inscription dating to 450 CE.

Telugu and Kannada are closely related languages, which helps Soniox keep tone and meaning consistent across the pair.

Translate Telugu to any language

From Telugu to Kannada, or Telugu to any of 60+ supported languages. All real-time.

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Frequently asked questions

How do I translate Telugu to Kannada with the API?arrow_downward
Add a translation block to your real-time request with source_language "te" and target_language "kn". Soniox transcribes Telugu and streams the Kannada translation over the same WebSocket.
Is Telugu to Kannada translation real-time?arrow_downward
Yes. Soniox streams Kannada while Telugu is still being spoken, so meaning arrives mid-sentence instead of after the sentence ends.
What about translating Kannada to Telugu?arrow_downward
That direction is supported too. See the Kannada to Telugu page, or use two-way translation to run both directions in one session.
Does Soniox handle Telugu to Kannada output?arrow_downward
Yes. Soniox outputs correctly scripted Kannada text in Kannada directly in the token stream.
Does Soniox handle Telugu dialects and accents?arrow_downward
Yes. Soniox handles Telugu dialects like Coastal Andhra, Rayalaseema, and Telangana in a single model, so Kannada translation stays accurate across regions.
Which other providers support Telugu to Kannada?arrow_downward
Based on their public docs, Azure list both Telugu and Kannada for real-time translation. Soniox is the only one that also supports two-way live translation across 60+ languages.
How fast is Telugu to Kannada translation?arrow_downward
Soniox streams Kannada as Telugu is being spoken, with ultra-low latency. Translation arrives before the sentence ends.

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