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StefanVukovic99 authored Dec 26, 2024
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#### Other languages

The default audio sources for other languages are from Wikimedia Commons:
The default audio sources for other languages are:

- Lingua Libre
- Wiktionary
- LanguagePod101

While Commons has audio for many languages, some of them have limited coverage, and you may want to add additional sources, as described below.
Depending on the language you need, audio coverage with the default sources may be limited, and you may want to add additional sources, as described below.

### Configuration

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#### Custom URL

You can add a custom URL from which audio will be fetched. One use case for this is fetching audio from Forvo:
You can add a custom URL from which audio will be fetched. One use case for this is getting audio from [Forvo](https://forvo.com/), currently the largest online pronunciation database.

#### Yomichan Forvo Server
* **Local Audio Server for Yomichan**: This is the most reliable way to get Forvo audio in Yomitan. To read the pros and cons and set it up, see the [instructions](https://github.com/yomidevs/local-audio-yomichan).

[Forvo](https://forvo.com/) is currently the largest online pronunciation database, with native pronunciation audio for various languages. One way to get Forvo audio in Yomitan is via the [Yomichan Forvo Server](https://ankiweb.net/shared/info/580654285) Anki add-on. It fetches from Forvo, at the cost of a slight delay. After installing it in Anki, add a `Custom URL (JSON)` audio source with the URL `http://localhost:8770?term={term}&reading={reading}&language=en` (replacing `en` with the desired language's ISO code).
* **Yomichan Forvo Server**:
- 🚨 Not working currently
- Fetches from Forvo, at the cost of a slight delay. After installing it in Anki, add a `Custom URL (JSON)` audio source with the URL `http://localhost:8770?term={term}&reading={reading}&language=en` (replacing `en` with the desired language's ISO code).

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