Google Translate - now in 80 languages (Zulu, Hausa, Yoruba, Igbo and Somali launched)

From Official Google Africa Blog Wed Dec 11 2013, 10:18:00

Whether you're trekking to a new place or simply trying to communicate with someone who doesn't share a language with you, Google Translate can help you connect to new information and people. Today, we're launching 9 new languages that span Africa, Asia, and Oceania and have over 200 million native speakers, collectively.

Spotlight on our new African languages

In Africa, we're adding Somali, Zulu, and the 3 major languages of Nigeria.

Hausa (Harshen Hausa), spoken in Nigeria and neighboring countries with 35 million native speakers

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