Google Translates Mega Language Update: 110 New Additions!

Google Translate has launched a massive language update, adding about 110 new languages and dialects. The total count now stands at an impressive 200 languages supported. Notable additions include Limburgish, Breton, Cantonese, Manx, Punjabi, Tamazight, Sicilian, Venetian, and Occitan.

Google Translate has expanded its service to include around 110 new languages and dialects, now supporting approximately 200 in total including Limburgish, a Germanic language, is spoken in parts of Belgium, the Netherlands, and Germany by 1.6 million people.

This update sees the inclusion of languages such as Limburgish, Breton, Cantonese (Southern China), Manx (Isle of Man), Punjabi (India-Pakistan), Tamazight (North Africa), Sicilian, Venetian, and Occitan (Southern France).

Walloon and Picard, however, are yet to be included, nor are other native languages in and around the Wallonia area, such as Champenois or Lorrain.

The addition of these languages gives an additional 614 million speakers access to automatic translation via Google Translate.

The famous tech giant from the US worked its magic using an AI model called PaLM 2 to bring together languages that share strong connections.

The American tech giant utilised its artificial intelligence (AI) model, PaLM 2, to facilitate the integration of these languages, particularly those with close ties to each other.

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