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| Sinhala (Sri Lanka) |`si-LK`| Male |`si-LK-SameeraNeural` <sup>New</sup> | General |
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For the full list of available voices, see [Language support](../../language-support.md#prebuilt-neural-voices).
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| English (United Kingdom) |`en-GB`| Female |`en-GB-AbbiNeural` <sup>New</sup> | General |
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| English (United Kingdom) |`en-GB`| Female |`en-GB-BellaNeural` <sup>New</sup> | General |
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| English (United Kingdom) |`en-GB`| Female |`en-GB-HollieNeural` <sup>New</sup> | General |
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| English (United Kingdom) |`en-GB`| Female |`en-GB-OliviaNeural` <sup>New</sup> | General |
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| English (United Kingdom) |`en-GB`| Girl |`en-GB-MaisieNeural` <sup>New</sup> | General |
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| English (United Kingdom) |`en-GB`| Male |`en-GB-AlfieNeural` <sup>New</sup> | General |
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| English (United Kingdom) |`en-GB`| Male |`en-GB-ElliotNeural` <sup>New</sup> | General |
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| English (United Kingdom) |`en-GB`| Male |`en-GB-EthanNeural` <sup>New</sup> | General |
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| English (United Kingdom) |`en-GB`| Male |`en-GB-NoahNeural` <sup>New</sup> | General |
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| English (United Kingdom) |`en-GB`| Male |`en-GB-OliverNeural` <sup>New</sup> | General |
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| English (United Kingdom) |`en-GB`| Male |`en-GB-ThomasNeural` <sup>New</sup> | General |
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| French (France) |`fr-FR`| Female |`fr-FR-BrigitteNeural` <sup>New</sup> | General |
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| French (France) |`fr-FR`| Female |`fr-FR-CelesteNeural` <sup>New</sup> | General |
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| French (France) |`fr-FR`| Female |`fr-FR-CoralieNeural` <sup>New</sup> | General |
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| French (France) |`fr-FR`| Female |`fr-FR-JacquelineNeural` <sup>New</sup> | General |
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| French (France) |`fr-FR`| Female |`fr-FR-JosephineNeural` <sup>New</sup> | General |
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| French (France) |`fr-FR`| Female |`fr-FR-YvetteNeural` <sup>New</sup> | General |
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| French (France) |`fr-FR`| Girl |`fr-FR-EloiseNeural` <sup>New</sup> | General |
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| French (France) |`fr-FR`| Male |`fr-FR-AlainNeural` <sup>New</sup> | General |
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| French (France) |`fr-FR`| Male |`fr-FR-ClaudeNeural` <sup>New</sup> | General |
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| French (France) |`fr-FR`| Male |`fr-FR-JeromeNeural` <sup>New</sup> | General |
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| French (France) |`fr-FR`| Male |`fr-FR-MauriceNeural` <sup>New</sup> | General |
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| French (France) |`fr-FR`| Male |`fr-FR-YvesNeural` <sup>New</sup> | General |
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| German (Germany) |`de-DE`| Female |`de-DE-AmalaNeural` <sup>New</sup> | General |
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| German (Germany) |`de-DE`| Female |`de-DE-ElkeNeural` <sup>New</sup> | General |
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| German (Germany) |`de-DE`| Female |`de-DE-KlarissaNeural` <sup>New</sup> | General |
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| German (Germany) |`de-DE`| Female |`de-DE-LouisaNeural` <sup>New</sup> | General |
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| German (Germany) |`de-DE`| Female |`de-DE-MajaNeural` <sup>New</sup> | General |
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| German (Germany) |`de-DE`| Female |`de-DE-TanjaNeural` <sup>New</sup> | General |
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| German (Germany) |`de-DE`| Girl |`de-DE-GiselaNeural` <sup>New</sup> | General |
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| German (Germany) |`de-DE`| Male |`de-DE-BerndNeural` <sup>New</sup> | General |
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| German (Germany) |`de-DE`| Male |`de-DE-ChristophNeural` <sup>New</sup> | General |
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| German (Germany) |`de-DE`| Male |`de-DE-KasperNeural` <sup>New</sup> | General |
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| German (Germany) |`de-DE`| Male |`de-DE-KillianNeural` <sup>New</sup> | General |
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| German (Germany) |`de-DE`| Male |`de-DE-KlausNeural` <sup>New</sup> | General |
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| German (Germany) |`de-DE`| Male |`de-DE-RalfNeural` <sup>New</sup> | General |
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Adri in `af-ZA` Afrikaans (South Africa), Willem in `af-ZA` Afrikaans (South Africa), Mekdes in `am-ET` Amharic (Ethiopia), Ameha in `am-ET` Amharic (Ethiopia), Fatima in `ar-AE` Arabic (United Arab Emirates), Hamdan in `ar-AE` Arabic (United Arab Emirates), Laila in `ar-BH` Arabic (Bahrain), Ali in `ar-BH` Arabic (Bahrain), Amina in `ar-DZ` Arabic (Algeria), Ismael in `ar-DZ` Arabic (Algeria), Rana in `ar-IQ` Arabic (Iraq), Bassel in `ar-IQ` Arabic (Iraq), Sana in `ar-JO` Arabic (Jordan), Taim in `ar-JO` Arabic (Jordan), Noura in `ar-KW` Arabic (Kuwait), Fahed in `ar-KW` Arabic (Kuwait), Iman in `ar-LY` Arabic (Libya), Omar in `ar-LY` Arabic (Libya), Mouna in `ar-MA` Arabic (Morocco), Jamal in `ar-MA` Arabic (Morocco), Amal in `ar-QA` Arabic (Qatar), Moaz in `ar-QA` Arabic (Qatar), Amany in `ar-SY` Arabic (Syria), Laith in `ar-SY` Arabic (Syria), Reem in `ar-TN` Arabic (Tunisia), Hedi in `ar-TN` Arabic (Tunisia), Maryam in `ar-YE` Arabic (Yemen), Saleh in `ar-YE` Arabic (Yemen), Nabanita in `bn-BD` Bangla (Bangladesh), Pradeep in `bn-BD` Bangla (Bangladesh), Asilia in `en-KE` English (Kenya), Chilemba in `en-KE` English (Kenya), Ezinne in `en-NG` English (Nigeria), Abeo in `en-NG` English (Nigeria), Imani in `en-TZ` English (Tanzania), Elimu in `en-TZ` English (Tanzania), Sofia in `es-BO` Spanish (Bolivia), Marcelo in `es-BO` Spanish (Bolivia), Catalina in `es-CL` Spanish (Chile), Lorenzo in `es-CL` Spanish (Chile), Maria in `es-CR` Spanish (Costa Rica), Juan in `es-CR` Spanish (Costa Rica), Belkys in `es-CU` Spanish (Cuba), Manuel in `es-CU` Spanish (Cuba), Ramona in `es-DO` Spanish (Dominican Republic), Emilio in `es-DO` Spanish (Dominican Republic), Andrea in `es-EC` Spanish (Ecuador), Luis in `es-EC` Spanish (Ecuador), Teresa in `es-GQ` Spanish (Equatorial Guinea), Javier in `es-GQ` Spanish (Equatorial Guinea), Marta in `es-GT` Spanish (Guatemala), Andres in `es-GT` Spanish (Guatemala), Karla in `es-HN` Spanish (Honduras), Carlos in `es-HN` Spanish (Honduras), Yolanda in `es-NI` Spanish (Nicaragua), Federico in `es-NI` Spanish (Nicaragua), Margarita in `es-PA` Spanish (Panama), Roberto in `es-PA` Spanish (Panama), Camila in `es-PE` Spanish (Peru), Alex in `es-PE` Spanish (Peru), Karina in `es-PR` Spanish (Puerto Rico), Victor in `es-PR` Spanish (Puerto Rico), Tania in `es-PY` Spanish (Paraguay), Mario in `es-PY` Spanish (Paraguay), Lorena in `es-SV` Spanish (El Salvador), Rodrigo in `es-SV` Spanish (El Salvador), Valentina in `es-UY` Spanish (Uruguay), Mateo in `es-UY` Spanish (Uruguay), Paola in `es-VE` Spanish (Venezuela), Sebastian in `es-VE` Spanish (Venezuela), Dilara in `fa-IR` Persian (Iran), Farid in `fa-IR` Persian (Iran), Blessica in `fil-PH` Filipino (Philippines), Angelo in `fil-PH` Filipino (Philippines), Sabela in `gl-ES` Galician (Spain), Roi in `gl-ES` Galician (Spain), Siti in `jv-ID` Javanese (Indonesia), Dimas in `jv-ID` Javanese (Indonesia), Sreymom in `km-KH` Khmer (Cambodia), Piseth in `km-KH` Khmer (Cambodia), Nilar in `my-MM` Burmese (Myanmar), Thiha in `my-MM` Burmese (Myanmar), Ubax in `so-SO` Somali (Somalia), Muuse in `so-SO` Somali (Somalia), Tuti in `su-ID` Sundanese (Indonesia), Jajang in `su-ID` Sundanese (Indonesia), Rehema in `sw-TZ` Swahili (Tanzania), Daudi in `sw-TZ` Swahili (Tanzania), Saranya in `ta-LK` Tamil (Sri Lanka), Kumar in `ta-LK` Tamil (Sri Lanka), Venba in `ta-SG` Tamil (Singapore), Anbu in `ta-SG` Tamil (Singapore), Gul in `ur-IN` Urdu (India), Salman in `ur-IN` Urdu (India), Madina in `uz-UZ` Uzbek (Uzbekistan), Sardor in `uz-UZ` Uzbek (Uzbekistan), Thando in `zu-ZA` Zulu (South Africa), Themba in `zu-ZA` Zulu (South Africa).
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