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Monday 16 December 2013

Google adds Igbo, Yoruba and Hausa to its Google Translate

Google search engine has added the 3 major Nigerian languages, Igbo, Hausa and Yoruba to its Google Translate. Google Translate is a free automatic language translation service by Google. It works without the intervention of human translators, using state-of-the-art technology instead. Other African languages also included are South African Zulu and Somali Language. Google translate already has 71 languages on its platform.

136 comments:

Toronto Finest said...

Hiss super story

Anonymous said...

What? That has been there since ages

Amy said...

Noticed some days back.. Its cool tho

Unknown said...

I swear,Dat will be very interesting I tell u

kaizerba said...

Ok!

Fuck your opinion said...

That's great. Google is always your friend..

Anonymous said...

wow,dats great,kudos to goggle so excited

Pweetyuche said...

Great job Google!

Unknown said...

This is good 4 all those pple dat can't read or unstand English clearly.

Lobaloba said...

This has been on for the past 2 yrs now,but its quite impressive.

Anonymous said...

that's an awesome thing for Nigeria...Great development!

Unknown said...

Wow! Dats great...

Anonymous said...

Hello Aunty Linda, I just got an alert 4rm u. May GOD bless and grant u ur heart desires. Uche Obioha.

Unknown said...

9ce 1 4rm google!

dhobiz said...

Good thought Bing was awesome,let me quickly do testing

Tango said...

Happy Dayzzz...

Unknown said...

I advised them to do so.

DEBCOLOGNE said...

Hmmm dats cool we can now search for nkirumentosfukuspukupuku

BONARIO NNAGS said...

wow dats cool
I'm all about the alert I just recieved now,Lindiway just made me 100k richer.
God bless u boo. Ff me @bonario89 lets share this fortune together.

~BONARIO~says so via NOKIA3310

Anonymous said...

We don know sins jor..

M-amie Hazard innit? said...

Nice move by Google but I believe anybody that can read n comprehend the said languages can as well read English without qualms.

Unknown said...

lolzzzz lindodo cnt still get over the shock of that your bikini pics ooo...u cn pass for a kenyan....thumbs up to google 3 Nigerian languages indeed we the giant of africa

Unknown said...

Its been like that Miss Linda...... it didnt just change

Alloy Chikezie said...

That's a plus for 9ja


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Unknown said...

Dear Linda, the translate feature has been dear since years past. +. You never approve any of my post. Bet why (in GEJ's voice)

Unknown said...

pple like me dat can only speak English n pidgin English nko ??...

Unknown said...

pple like me dat can only speak English n pidgin English nko ??...

Unknown said...

Owuya

Unknown said...

That's very good!

Unknown said...

Good Riddance

Unknown said...

Good for google

Unknown said...

Ok....

BONKY GEE said...

That is a welcome development!!!!
*thumb up*

evelynstan said...

Nice one frm google

Anonymous said...

And swahili too

Anonymous said...

brilliant idea....now I can more confidently say ask Google.

Unknown said...

That's interesting!

Unknown said...

Nice one google, una 4 try add calabar language.

Unknown said...

Dis is quite fascinating

Adorable Jewel said...

Sooooo how does dat make Nigeria better????

Unknown said...

Goodnews

Anonymous said...

Good news

shadee said...

Hei Linda, just checked some couple of sentences from english to yoruba and they are damn wrong! Thought as much........google no try @ all 4 dis 1

Unknown said...

Good innovation...nice one google

Regina said...

That's good news.....

emjay said...

eh eeeeeh.........NAIJA, we ill get there.......proudly Nigerian.

Unknown said...

Better!!!

Unknown said...

Great jor.The world is @ hand den

Unknown said...

Nice!

Ibo boy said...

This is a good news for my people.
Igbo kwenu!!!!

Unknown said...

Advancity...Nice! *Joshy*

Anonymous said...

umm its been there boo

Anonymous said...

this is stale nawwww haba!

makasteve said...

Calabar nko lol

Unknown said...

Linda, this has been there for long.

Unknown said...

Woooow now i can learn yoruba with ease... Oh how i love dat language! Google oshe..#doctorbobby

*star* said...

Wow! Sooo nice

Anonymous said...

It is not working well. When I typed "Pussy", it gave "Irun Obo".

Anonymous said...

It's not working well. When I typed "Pussy", it gave "Irun Obo" instead of "Obo".

Unknown said...

e don tey na.....stale news

Unknown said...

e don tey na.....stale news

Anonymous said...

So if I type ngwa dialete there....system no go catch fire?

BONITO said...

Example, Ikegi's lol,jsut googling º°˚˚°Âº,nice one from them,but tink Efik should also be included

Anonymous said...

The igbo translation is rubbish I swear...-i don laff taya... Its can't even translate "I am at home" in igbo...them try...lol

Kiss Bisous....

Anonymous said...

The igbo translation is rubbish I swear...-i don laff taya... Its can't even translate "I am at home" in igbo...them try...lol

Kiss Bisous....

Conqueror said...

Very nice of dem

Anonymous said...

That is good and nice, that shows Nigeria language is getting more recognition. More good to come.


Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

Unknown said...

Wao nice one! I can now check the meaning of words like,
Ayelala,
Shokpono
Oloriburuku
Onyeara
Ndiara
and 'shege
Thanks Linda for the info but am still angry with you oh and u know why

Anonymous said...

Nothing is impossible...its good sha! Aunty linlin..pls post my comment


Beautiful say so

Unknown said...

Wow! Finaly.Thank God.

yungmisty said...

eziokwu?!!!...

Anonymous said...

I go need to ask google wetin be all those tins wey Olamide dey talk like"wei fail wei pass wei kuro class....ekpe ijebu ni ma se fun enibodi toba double crosi me tagbon caution..hahahaha
#WorldfamousVictor

Unknown said...

This is stale news there is pidgin sef

Unknown said...

Wooow dat was awesome......"searchin tinz"

Igor said...

Nga na ejisi Igbo eme browsing.Asusu Igbo bu ebeano.

Unknown said...

Its a very good move, but they still has a long way to go... Linda abeg translate 'eko oni baje', 'o baje ti' , and laugh away your sorrow with their translation.

Anonymous said...

Supa kul
-klipsy

Unknown said...

Nice one from google. It will be very easy for me to learn igbo cos of Linda. I knw we shall meet one day sha.

pexsim said...

Nurrin abt 9ja dulls

Anonymous said...

E don tay! Ehee? @ kimi! Cum take award, u know am since na em u no tell us. Ire ukpaka!

Unknown said...

Nicee one...nw I can check d meaning of "agu nwanyi" and other words I come across.
Hehehehehehehe

meme fashion escalet said...

Why dem no include efik na! mtcheeeew!

whitney arsenal said...

Nice one.

Anonymous said...

NaIjA @ D toP....vErY weLL....NiCe1 fRoM gOOgLe...DaJaX

Its STARBOY said...

Am happy for that news o, now I can Set P with a yoruba babe with her language, no more "abeg tell me wetin she talk" hehehe
STAR-BOYY

Anonymous said...

thats why its Google "Nigeria"

Anonymous said...

D system go run away bcos u ngwa ppl dey chop human being

Unknown said...

ndi igbo ibemu kwenu.

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Bonita Bislam said...

Vry commendable

Anonymous said...

old news

Unknown said...

Ehm....Linlin..the level of staleness of dis gist knows no bounds

Unknown said...

Ehm....Linlin..the level of staleness of dis gist knows no bounds

ary said...

I love when Nigeria is acknowledged for something positive in the news rather than the usual crap we are used to

Anonymous said...

Waoh...glad to hear that... So google can now speak yoruba?

Anonymous said...

Thts bera
~D great anonymous!

Anonymous said...

Linda, r u jus seeing it today, it has been dere for over a year now....

Anonymous said...

For my good

Anonymous said...

Oh so they were not there? eish my lang is there like more than 5yrs back....u really carry last

Unknown said...

Old News nahh...Linda u no try Mehn...u fall my hand Ikeji No 1.

Anonymous said...

OMG!, I just checked d meaning of my maiden name...ONYINYECHUKWU and. It gave me the right answer, google u rock!.

halliday said...

Dem 4 no add yoruba dia atrocity too much...

akwaugo said...

Na wa ooo e good sha

Manymen said...

Google is your friend. Believe.

Uloma said...

See levels....

Nomsy said...

Wow! Dat a nice google

Anonymous said...

It's nice aldo av not tried it

Unknown said...

Dat's gud.. Am jst hearing it 4 d first tym

Anonymous said...

C'mon Linda, its been like this since early this year

Anonymous said...

Cm on Linda, its been on since the beginning of the year....

yusuf said...

Is all for good.

Unknown said...

Dis is gud news of the day.

Anonymous said...

Na wa for una o,that thing has been there for years now,it took linda to bring it to u pple's notice. Una really need linda ikeji daily dose for like ever

Anonymous said...

Write what u just said in ibo b4 u laugh die! No be only tire! What a dumb tin to say "am @ home" wen odas are @ working places!

Swaggs isimemen said...

Nice one frm google, so if i type nguanul it'll answer or zooo mallam or ekureleoo

emmy lerry said...

na crab be everytin jhor

Unknown said...

Now GooglE is indeed our friend!

Unknown said...

Dang! U r wicked. Lol

BLOGLORD (MVBM) said...

I've seen Google Yoruba before now naaa...or was it in my dream??

Cool stuff though...

Unknown said...

Lucky u, our dear Bonario
U deserve it 100%. Most loyal LIBer

Anonymous said...

Linda ikeji, when was the last time u used google? Smh for you. This is not news please cos its bin ages they added the languages.

Anonymous said...

haa! yawa don gas for yahoo boys!!!

Anonymous said...

rubbish totally!!!!! i tried translating something and it turned out into meaning something totally different. who are the translator who don't know their job?

Anonymous said...

HAU-GLE, YOR-GLE AND IGBO-GLE............

Anonymous said...

Sounds nice.

Unknown said...

Bona Bona my Bona of life. Pls send me 20k. Linda didn't give me a dine. 26Dec is my bday.

ejikebiggerdick said...

Like seriously?
Since ages? Like 10 to 15 years ago?

Unknown said...

some words are correct but other aren't ...thanks to Google time for me to learn how to speak my native well.!!!

Unknown said...

mara mma banye n'eluigwe,

ebonyz... said...

Dem try!!!

Anonymous said...

Confirm werey nie

Anonymous said...

linda dey jst recently added pidgin too

Francissub said...

dats very nice

Anonymous said...

let me look up ishimgbaka!

Anonymous said...

Anyone tried translating from Yoruba to English or vice versa using Google Translate? C'est wack!

Michael Babatope said...

It's rubbish, it's not authentic, I mean, how can it translate, Please be my wife as; Jowo iyawo mi, it was suppose to be Jowo je Iyawo mi, while the other one mean Please my wife, this can cause confusion when an English man is trying to impress his Yoruba friend. There's other error translation which I don't have time to be posting here. They should perfect it before they place such features on their service menu, betterstill, they should improve on it, instead of trying to impress us!

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