Athnova CareCheck-ins and calls in ten Indian languages
Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Gujarati, Marathi, Bengali, Kannada, Malayalam, Punjabi and English — plus 11 more for parents outside India — for the daily message, the buttons and the phone call.
Why language is not a detail
A parent who has to work out what a message means will stop answering it. A parent who is addressed as "ji", "amma" or "kaka", in their own script, answers — and tells you when something is wrong.
What is translated
- The consent message and its buttons.
- The daily check-in, the reminder and the replies.
- Medicine reminders and reading requests.
- The phone call.
- Messages to local contacts.
Replies are understood in their language
Parents answer in their own words: "le li", "saptaen", "ledu", "ho gaya". Free-text replies, including mixed Hindi-English or Tamil-English, are understood. Words that suggest an emergency are recognised in all ten languages.
Each parent has their own language
Your mother can receive Tamil and your father-in-law Gujarati, on the same plan. You use the family app in English or Hindi.
For parents outside India
Since October 2026 the same messages, buttons and calls are also available in Urdu, Spanish, Arabic, Portuguese, French, Filipino, Indonesian, German, Italian, Turkish and Romanian, for parents who live in Pakistan, Latin America, the Middle East, Africa, Brazil, the Philippines, Indonesia, Germany, Italy, Türkiye or Romania. The Urdu call is spoken in Hindustani, which sounds the same in Urdu and Hindi.
The ten languages
| Language | Script | Mainly spoken in |
|---|---|---|
| Hindi | Devanagari | North and central India |
| Tamil | Tamil | Tamil Nadu, Puducherry |
| Telugu | Telugu | Andhra Pradesh, Telangana |
| Gujarati | Gujarati | Gujarat, Mumbai |
| Marathi | Devanagari | Maharashtra, Goa |
| Bengali | Bengali | West Bengal, Tripura |
| Kannada | Kannada | Karnataka |
| Malayalam | Malayalam | Kerala |
| Punjabi | Gurmukhi | Punjab, Chandigarh, Delhi |
| English | Latin | Everywhere |
How we handle respect
Indian languages have more than one word for "you", and the wrong one is rude to an elder. Every message uses the respectful form, and addresses your parent by the name you give — "Kamala ji", "Lakshmi amma", "Sharma uncle" — exactly as you type it.
Changing language
You can change a parent’s language at any time from their page in the app. The next message arrives in the new language.
More languages
Odia and Assamese are the languages families ask us for most next. Tell us which one you need.
Questions families ask
Can two parents have different languages?
Yes. The language is set for each parent.
My parent mixes Hindi and English. Will replies be understood?
Yes. Mixed-language replies are understood.
More features
Daily WhatsApp check-in
One message a day, in their language, answered with a tap.
Phone call when they go quiet
No reply? A reminder, then a phone call in their language.
Family alerts and local contacts
Alerts to every sibling, then to a neighbour you nominated.
Medicine reminders and refills
Reminders for every dose, and refills before the strip runs out.
Reports and readings
A photo on WhatsApp becomes a filed, trended record.
Monthly doctor summary
One page a month to hand to the doctor.
Emergency card
Everything a hospital or neighbour needs, on one card.
Athnova Care tracks and coordinates care. It does not diagnose, prescribe or replace a doctor. In a medical emergency in India call 112.