Google has just consider African by adding 5 new African languages which are "Hausa, Igbo, Somali, Yoruba and Zulu" with over 100 million native speakers put together to its web translation service.
Before adding of 5 new languages, Google Translate only supported two African languages "Swahili and Afrikaans", to make it easier for users to be able to communicate and connect with people and informations.
With the addition of Hausa (Harshen Hausa), spoken in Nigeria and neighbouring countries with 35 million native speakers, Igbo (Asụsụ Igbo) spoken in Nigeria with 25 million native speakers, Somali (Af-Soomaali) spoken in Somalia and other countries around the Horn of Africa with 17 million native speakers, Yoruba (èdè Yorùbá) spoken in Nigeria and neighbouring countries with 28 million native speakers; and Zulu (isiZulu) spoken in South Africa and other south-western African countries with 10 million native speakers, Google wants to help about 115 million native speakers who have access to the web to connect and communicate with new people.
Google Translate is available in over 80 languages around the globe and also there is an Android app along with the desktop web app.
This is a good news for us Nigerians. Most the new added languages are Nigerians.
Share this post and also invite your friends.
Before adding of 5 new languages, Google Translate only supported two African languages "Swahili and Afrikaans", to make it easier for users to be able to communicate and connect with people and informations.
With the addition of Hausa (Harshen Hausa), spoken in Nigeria and neighbouring countries with 35 million native speakers, Igbo (Asụsụ Igbo) spoken in Nigeria with 25 million native speakers, Somali (Af-Soomaali) spoken in Somalia and other countries around the Horn of Africa with 17 million native speakers, Yoruba (èdè Yorùbá) spoken in Nigeria and neighbouring countries with 28 million native speakers; and Zulu (isiZulu) spoken in South Africa and other south-western African countries with 10 million native speakers, Google wants to help about 115 million native speakers who have access to the web to connect and communicate with new people.
Google Translate is available in over 80 languages around the globe and also there is an Android app along with the desktop web app.
This is a good news for us Nigerians. Most the new added languages are Nigerians.
Share this post and also invite your friends.
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