Most memoir services are English-only. Heirloom is the only service that captures, transcribes, and synthesizes in 9 native locales: English, Korean, Japanese, Mandarin, Spanish, Portuguese, German, French, Tagalog, Hindi. Critical for the diaspora family where parents speak one language and grandchildren speak another. Cross-language Family Council means the synthesis layer translates as needed while preserving original voice.
Frequently Asked Questions
Cross-language Family Council — how does it work?
Capture grandma in Korean, dad in English, kids ask in Spanish. Heirloom synthesizes across languages, preserving original voice in each member's native language. Translation is automatic, with subtitles.
Translation quality?
Native-quality. We use Claude for KO + HI, DeepL formality=more for JA, Kimi for ZH, DeepL for ES/PT/DE/FR/TL. Per CLAUDE.md multi-lang-stack matrix.
More languages on roadmap?
Q3 2026: Vietnamese, Cantonese. Q4 2026: Italian, Arabic, Russian. 2027: Hebrew, Bengali, Bisaya.
Is auto-translation reliable for family memoirs?
Yes for general communication. For sensitive material, we recommend a native-speaker review before anything is printed or shared.
Give them a book of their life — in their own voice.
Family Council captures the whole family's voices in concert. Try the free demo at theheirloom.ai/try first — no account, no card. First session within 24 hours. The gift that future generations will thank you for.
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