Amazing! Google Translate Adds 24 New Languages

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- Updated: 12th May 2022, 08:28 IST
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    Enhanced Searching Powers – Google Translate

During yesterday’s I/O developer conference, Google LLC announced the addition of additional 24 languages to its Google Translate app.

Accordingly, more than 300 million individuals across the globe now have access to the service. The most extensively spoken new language is Bhojpuri, which roughly 50 million people speak in northern India, Nepal, and Fiji. In contrast, just 20,000 people in India speak Sanskrit.

Aymara, spoken in Bolivia, Chile, and Peru, and Guarani, spoken by millions of Paraguay, are two more emerging languages.

As well as Quecha, Google Translate now supports the first indigenous languages, including these two. In addition, the Sierra Leonean Krio dialect of English has also been incorporated.

Google acknowledged that the translations in these additional languages would be imperfect because the technology is still in its infancy. The business also unveiled a new artificial intelligence technology called Zero-Shot Machine Translation. “Without ever seeing an example,” it is possible to translate it into another language.

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This is still an early stage of development, but Google Translate currently covers 133 languages. We can anticipate the same level of translation quality from English to German or any other popular terminology.

Enhanced Searching Powers – Google Translate

Google Translate

Google has introduced a new function called multi-search, allowing users to search for text and pictures. For example, one may use an image taken from a restaurant’s menu to locate neighbouring eateries that serve the same cuisine. However, Google intends to expand support for more languages, starting with English.

When a user pans their camera over a scene, Google’s Multisearch engine will provide the user information on several things in the area simultaneously as the camera pans.

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For example, it’s possible to scan a whole chocolate bar shelf to learn more about each one, such as whether it’s nut-free, dark or milk chocolate, or other information. In addition, people may now request Google Search remove results that include personal information like their name, phone number, or address.



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Highlights of the Story

  • Language boundaries are no longer an obstacle for Google Translate.
  • These new language additions are spoken by about 300 million people, including Mizo (roughly 800,000 people in far northeastern India) and Lingala (45 million people in Central Africa).
  • With this release, Translate now supports Native American languages (Quechua, Guarani, and Aymara) and an English dialect (Sierra Leonean Krio).