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6/26/22, 8:21 PM Google Translate adds 24 new languages, including its first indigenous languages of the Americas | T echCrunch https://techcrunch.com/2022/05/11/google-translate-adds-24-new-languages-including-its-first-indigenous-languages-of-the-americas/ 1/9 Goo g le T ra n sla te a d ds 2 4 n ew l a n g uag es, i n clu d in g i t s fir s t i n d ig en o us l a n g uag es o f t h e A m eric a s Sara h P ere z @ sa ra h in ta m pa / 1 :1 7 P M ED T •Ma y 1 1, 2 022 Image Credits: Google In a d dit io n to im pro vin g G oogle A ssis ta nt’s a bilit y to c o m munic a te w it h u se rs in a m ore n atu ra l w ay, G oogle to day a nnounce d im pro ve m ents to it s G oogle T ra nsla te s e rv ic e . T he c o m pany s a id it ’s a ddin g 2 4 n ew la nguages — in clu din g it s fir s t in dig enous la ngu ages o f th e A m eric a s w it h th e a ddit io ns o f Q uech ua, G uara ni a nd A ym ara .O th er a ddit io ns in clu de th e fo llo w in g:
In to ta l, th e 2 4 n ew la nguages a re s p oke n b y m ore th an 3 00 m illio n p eople w orld w id e, G oogle s a id . T u rn e q uit y i n to l iq uid it y L o gin S earc h TC S essio ns: R o bo tic s S ta rtu p s Te ch C ru n ch + A ud io N ew sle tte rs S ta rtu p B attle fie ld A dve rtis e E ve nts M ore J oin T e ch C ru n ch + G et a c ce ss t o e xp ert a d vic e o n f u n d ra is in g , g ro w th , a n d m an ag em en t f o r y o ur s ta rtu p . 6/26/22, 8:21 PM Google Translate adds 24 new languages, including its first indigenous languages of the Americas | T echCrunch https://techcrunch.com/2022/05/11/google-translate-adds-24-new-languages-including-its-first-indigenous-languages-of-the-americas/ 2/9 “T his r a nges fr o m s m alle r la nguages, lik e M iz o s p oke n b y p eople in th e n o rth east o f In dia — b y a bout 8 00,0 00 p eople — u p to v e ry la rg e w orld la nguages lik e L in ga la s p oke n b y a ro und 4 5 m illio n p eop le a cro ss C entr a l A fr ic a ,” s a id Is a ac C asw ell, a G oogle T ra nsla te R ese arc h S cie ntis t.
H e a d ded th at in a ddit io n to th e in dig enous la nguages o f th e A m eric a s, G oogle T ra nsla te w ill s u pport a d ia le ct o f E nglis h fo r th e fir s t tim e w it h K rio fr o m S ie rra L eone. T he c o m pany s a id it s e le cte d th is n e w est b atc h o f la nguages to s u pport b y lo okin g fo r la ngu ages w it h v e ry la rg e b ut u nders e rv e d p opula tio ns — w hic h w ere fr e q uently in th e A fr ic a n c o ntin ent a nd In dia n su bco ntin ent. It a ls o w ante d to a ddre ss in dig enous la nguages, w hic h a re o fte n o ve rlo oke d b y te ch nolo gy.
T e ll u s a b out y o urs e lf Y o u c o uld w in a n ew A pp le i P ad m in i! T A KE T H E S U RV EY Spo nso re d b y L in q to L o gin S earc h TC S essio ns: R o bo tic s S ta rtu p s Te ch C ru n ch + A ud io N ew sle tte rs S ta rtu p B attle fie ld A dve rtis e E ve nts M ore J oin T e ch C ru n ch + G et a c ce ss t o e xp ert a d vic e o n f u n d ra is in g , g ro w th , a n d m an ag em en t f o r y o ur s ta rtu p . 6/26/22, 8:21 PM Google Translate adds 24 new languages, including its first indigenous languages of the Americas | T echCrunch https://techcrunch.com/2022/05/11/google-translate-adds-24-new-languages-including-its-first-indigenous-languages-of-the-americas/ 3/9 More T e ch C ru nch G oogle ’s a bilit y to a dd n ew la nguage s h as im pro ve d th anks to te ch nolo gic a l a dva nce s ta kin g p la ce o ve r th e p ast fe w y e ars , C asw ell s a id .
“U p u ntil a c o uple o f y e ars a go, it s im ply w as n ot te ch nolo gic a lly p ossib le to a dd la nguages lik e th ese , w hic h a re w hat w e c a ll a lo w r e so urc e — m eanin g th at th ere a re n ot v e ry m any te xt r e so urc e s o ut th ere fo r th em ,” h e e xp la in ed. B ut a n ew te ch nolo gy ca lle d Z ero -S hot M ach in e T ra nsla tio n h as m ade it e asie r. “ A t a h ig h le ve l, th e w ay y o u c a n im agin e it w ork in g is y o u h ave a s in gle g ig antic n eura l A I m odel, a nd it ’s tr a in ed o n 1 00 d if f e re nt la nguages w it h tr a nsla tio n. Y ou c a n th in k o f it a s a p oly g lo t th at kn ow s lo ts o f la nguages. B ut th en a d dit io nally , it g ets to s e e te xt in 1 ,0 00 m ore la nguages th at is n ’t tr a nsla te d. Y ou c a n im agin e if y o u’r e s o m e b ig p oly g lo t, a nd th en y o u ju st s ta rt r e adin g n ove ls in a noth er la nguage, y o u c a n s ta rt to p ie ce to geth er w hat it c o uld m ean b ase d o n y o ur k n ow le dge o f la nguage in g enera l, ” h e s a id .
T he e xp ansio n b rin gs th e to ta l n um ber o f la nguages s u pporte d b y th e s e rv ic e to 1 33. B ut G oogle s a id th e s e rv ic e s till h as a lo ng w ay t o g o, a s th ere a re s till s o m e 7 ,0 00 u nsu pporte d la nguages g lo bally th at T ra nsla te d oesn ’t a ddre ss.
T he n ew la nguages w ill b e liv e to day o n G oogle T ra nsla te , b ut w on’t r e ach a ll u se rs w orld w id e fo r a c o uple o f d ays, G oogle n ote d . W elc o m e t o T e ch C ru nch c o m men ts ! P le ase k e ep c o n ve rs a tio n s c o u rte o u s a n d o n -t o p ic . S e e o u r c o m munit y g u id elin es f o r m ore in fo rm atio n . C on ve rs a tio n Lo g in S ig n u p B e t h e rs t t o c o m men t... L o gin S earc h TC S essio ns: R o bo tic s S ta rtu p s Te ch C ru n ch + A ud io N ew sle tte rs S ta rtu p B attle fie ld A dve rtis e E ve nts M ore J oin T e ch C ru n ch + G et a c ce ss t o e xp ert a d vic e o n f u n d ra is in g , g ro w th , a n d m an ag em en t f o r y o ur s ta rtu p .
