diff --git a/daras_ai_v2/asr.py b/daras_ai_v2/asr.py
index 1bf919e12..cc8aadc65 100644
--- a/daras_ai_v2/asr.py
+++ b/daras_ai_v2/asr.py
@@ -244,10 +244,11 @@
 }  # fmt: skip
 
 SUNBIRD_SUPPORTED_LANGUAGES = {
-    "eng", "swa", "ach", "lgg", "lug", "nyn",
-    "teo", "xog", "ttj", "kin", "myx",
+    "ach": "<|su|>", "eng": "<|en|>", "kin": "<|as|>", "lgg": "<|jw|>", "lug": "<|ba|>", "myx": "<|mg|>",
+    "nyn": "<|ha|>", "swa": "<|sw|>", "teo": "<|ln|>", "ttj": "<|tt|>", "xog": "<|haw|>"
 }  # fmt: skip
 
+
 # https://translation.ghananlp.org/api-details#api=ghananlp-translation-webservice-api
 GHANA_NLP_SUPPORTED = {'en': 'English', 'tw': 'Twi', 'gaa': 'Ga', 'ee': 'Ewe', 'fat': 'Fante', 'dag': 'Dagbani',
                        'gur': 'Gurene', 'yo': 'Yoruba', 'ki': 'Kikuyu', 'luo': 'Luo', 'mer': 'Kimeru'}  # fmt: skip
@@ -1301,6 +1302,8 @@ def run_asr(
             # don't pass language or task
             kwargs.pop("task", None)
             kwargs["max_length"] = 448
+        elif selected_model == AsrModels.whisper_sunbird_large_v3:
+            kwargs["language"] = SUNBIRD_SUPPORTED_LANGUAGES[language.strip()]
         elif "whisper" in selected_model.name:
             forced_lang = forced_asr_languages.get(selected_model)
             if forced_lang: