Google translate in more African languages

Google Translate is now available in five more African languages.

Google says in its Africa blog that it has launched nine new languages that span Africa, Asia, and Oceania and have over 200 million native speakers, collectively.

In Africa, Google has added Somali, Zulu, and the three major languages of Nigeria. 

• Hausa (Harshen Hausa), spoken in Nigeria and neighboring countries with 35 million native speakers
• Igbo (Asụsụ Igbo) spoken in Nigeria with 25 million native speakers 
• Yoruba (èdè Yorùbá) spoken in Nigeria and neighboring countries with 28 million native speakers 
• Somali (Af-Soomaali) spoken in Somalia and other countries around the Horn of Africa with 17 million native speakers 
• Zulu (isiZulu) spoken in South Africa and other south-western African countries with 10 million native speakers

This is the largest expansion into African languages to date. Google Translate already  supports Swahili and Afrikaans.

source: www.biztechafrica.com