Why Igbo is hard for most tools
Igbo marks tone and uses dotted vowels — ị, ọ, ụ — which carry real meaning. Strip the dots and a sentence becomes ambiguous or simply wrong to a reader.
SubX preserves dotted vowels and tone marking throughout.
What the output actually looks like
| English | Igbo |
|---|---|
| We move at midnight. | Anyị ga-aga n'etiti abalị. |
| Don't look back. | Elechaghachila azụ. |
| This is our only chance. | Nke a bụ naanị ohere anyị nwere. |
| I told you not to come here. | Agwara m gị ka ị ghara ịbịa ebe a. |
| She's been waiting since morning. | Ọ nọọla na-eche kemgbe ụtụtụ. |
Real output from SubX, not a mock-up.
Who uses this
Filmmakers and editors subtitling for audiences in South-East Nigeria, where Igbo is spoken by about 30 million people. Nollywood and independent productions adding Igbo subtitles for distribution. Creators on YouTube and streaming platforms opening their back catalogue to an audience that most subtitle tools simply cannot serve.
How it works
Upload an .srt file in your browser, choose English as the source and Igbo
as the target, and download the translated file. Timings and numbering come back exactly as
they went in, so the file drops straight back onto your timeline. If you use
DaVinci Resolve Studio, SubX Studio runs the same translation on your active
timeline without leaving the app.
No subtitle file to hand? Grab a sample from the homepage and try it in under a minute.
Other languages
SubX covers 41 languages, including 20 Nigerian languages.