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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.
at 12/16/2013 05:02:00 pm

136 comments:

  1. Toronto Finest 16 December 2013 at 17:04

    Hiss super story

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    1. Anonymous17 December 2013 at 00:09

      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.

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  2. Anonymous16 December 2013 at 17:05

    What? That has been there since ages

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    1. ejikebiggerdick17 December 2013 at 07:59

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

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  3. Amy16 December 2013 at 17:05

    Noticed some days back.. Its cool tho

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  4. Unknown16 December 2013 at 17:06

    I swear,Dat will be very interesting I tell u

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  5. kaizerba16 December 2013 at 17:06

    Ok!

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  6. Fuck your opinion16 December 2013 at 17:06

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

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  7. Anonymous16 December 2013 at 17:07

    wow,dats great,kudos to goggle so excited

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  8. Pweetyuche16 December 2013 at 17:09

    Great job Google!

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  9. Unknown16 December 2013 at 17:09

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

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  10. Lobaloba16 December 2013 at 17:10

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

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  11. Anonymous16 December 2013 at 17:10

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

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  12. Unknown16 December 2013 at 17:11

    Wow! Dats great...

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  13. Anonymous16 December 2013 at 17:11

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

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  14. Unknown16 December 2013 at 17:11

    9ce 1 4rm google!

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  15. dhobiz16 December 2013 at 17:12

    Good thought Bing was awesome,let me quickly do testing

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  16. Tango16 December 2013 at 17:13

    Happy Dayzzz...

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  17. Unknown16 December 2013 at 17:13

    I advised them to do so.

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  18. DEBCOLOGNE16 December 2013 at 17:13

    Hmmm dats cool we can now search for nkirumentosfukuspukupuku

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  19. BONARIO NNAGS16 December 2013 at 17:14

    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

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    1. Unknown17 December 2013 at 00:06

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

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    2. Unknown17 December 2013 at 07:31

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

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  20. Anonymous16 December 2013 at 17:14

    We don know sins jor..

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  21. M-amie Hazard innit? 16 December 2013 at 17:15

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

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  22. Unknown16 December 2013 at 17:17

    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

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  23. Unknown16 December 2013 at 17:19

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

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  24. Alloy Chikezie16 December 2013 at 17:21

    That's a plus for 9ja


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  25. Unknown16 December 2013 at 17:23

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

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  26. Unknown16 December 2013 at 17:23

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

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  27. Unknown16 December 2013 at 17:23

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

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  28. Unknown16 December 2013 at 17:27

    Owuya

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  29. Unknown16 December 2013 at 17:28

    That's very good!

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  30. Unknown16 December 2013 at 17:28

    Good Riddance

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  31. Unknown16 December 2013 at 17:32

    Good for google

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  32. Unknown16 December 2013 at 17:32

    Ok....

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  33. BONKY GEE16 December 2013 at 17:33

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

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  34. evelynstan16 December 2013 at 17:34

    Nice one frm google

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  35. Anonymous16 December 2013 at 17:35

    And swahili too

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  36. Anonymous16 December 2013 at 17:39

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

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  37. Unknown16 December 2013 at 17:40

    That's interesting!

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  38. Unknown16 December 2013 at 17:40

    Nice one google, una 4 try add calabar language.

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  39. Unknown16 December 2013 at 17:43

    Dis is quite fascinating

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  40. Adorable Jewel16 December 2013 at 17:44

    Sooooo how does dat make Nigeria better????

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  41. Unknown16 December 2013 at 17:47

    Goodnews

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  42. Anonymous16 December 2013 at 17:49

    Good news

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  43. shadee16 December 2013 at 17:57

    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

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  44. Unknown16 December 2013 at 18:00

    Good innovation...nice one google

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  45. Regina16 December 2013 at 18:03

    That's good news.....

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  46. emjay16 December 2013 at 18:04

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

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  47. Unknown16 December 2013 at 18:06

    Better!!!

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  48. Unknown16 December 2013 at 18:11

    Great jor.The world is @ hand den

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  49. Unknown16 December 2013 at 18:26

    Nice!

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  50. Ibo boy16 December 2013 at 18:31

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

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  51. Unknown16 December 2013 at 18:33

    Advancity...Nice! *Joshy*

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  52. Anonymous16 December 2013 at 18:34

    umm its been there boo

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  53. Anonymous16 December 2013 at 18:34

    this is stale nawwww haba!

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  54. makasteve16 December 2013 at 18:36

    Calabar nko lol

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  55. Unknown16 December 2013 at 18:36

    Linda, this has been there for long.

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  56. Unknown16 December 2013 at 18:43

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

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  57. *star*16 December 2013 at 18:47

    Wow! Sooo nice

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  58. Anonymous16 December 2013 at 18:51

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

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  59. Anonymous16 December 2013 at 18:52

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

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  60. Unknown16 December 2013 at 18:55

    e don tey na.....stale news

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    1. Unknown16 December 2013 at 19:47

      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.

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  61. Unknown16 December 2013 at 18:55

    e don tey na.....stale news

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    1. Anonymous16 December 2013 at 19:56

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

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  62. Anonymous16 December 2013 at 19:01

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

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    1. Anonymous16 December 2013 at 20:26

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

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  63. BONITO16 December 2013 at 19:04

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

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  64. Anonymous16 December 2013 at 19:05

    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....

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  65. Anonymous16 December 2013 at 19:06

    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....

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    1. Anonymous16 December 2013 at 23:18

      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!

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  66. Conqueror16 December 2013 at 19:12

    Very nice of dem

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  67. Anonymous16 December 2013 at 19:13

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


    Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

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  68. Unknown16 December 2013 at 19:18

    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

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  69. Anonymous16 December 2013 at 19:18

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


    Beautiful say so

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  70. Unknown16 December 2013 at 19:19

    Wow! Finaly.Thank God.

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  71. yungmisty16 December 2013 at 19:24

    eziokwu?!!!...

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  72. Anonymous16 December 2013 at 19:25

    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

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  73. Unknown16 December 2013 at 19:25

    This is stale news there is pidgin sef

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  74. Unknown16 December 2013 at 19:26

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

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  75. Igor16 December 2013 at 19:37

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

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  76. Unknown16 December 2013 at 19:39

    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.

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  77. Anonymous16 December 2013 at 19:47

    Supa kul
    -klipsy

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  78. pexsim16 December 2013 at 19:53

    Nurrin abt 9ja dulls

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  79. Unknown16 December 2013 at 20:03

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

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  80. meme fashion escalet16 December 2013 at 20:06

    Why dem no include efik na! mtcheeeew!

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  81. whitney arsenal16 December 2013 at 20:09

    Nice one.

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  82. Anonymous16 December 2013 at 20:10

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

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  83. Its STARBOY16 December 2013 at 20:17

    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

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  84. Anonymous16 December 2013 at 20:23

    thats why its Google "Nigeria"

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  85. Unknown16 December 2013 at 20:28

    ndi igbo ibemu kwenu.

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  86. Bonita Bislam16 December 2013 at 20:31

    Vry commendable

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  87. Anonymous16 December 2013 at 20:45

    old news

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  88. Unknown16 December 2013 at 20:54

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

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  89. Unknown16 December 2013 at 20:55

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

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  90. ary16 December 2013 at 21:01

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

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  91. Anonymous16 December 2013 at 21:36

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

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  92. Anonymous16 December 2013 at 21:49

    Thts bera
    ~D great anonymous!

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  93. Anonymous16 December 2013 at 21:51

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

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  94. Anonymous16 December 2013 at 21:51

    For my good

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  95. Anonymous16 December 2013 at 21:54

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

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  96. Unknown16 December 2013 at 22:20

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

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  97. Anonymous16 December 2013 at 22:27

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

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  98. halliday16 December 2013 at 22:46

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

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  99. akwaugo16 December 2013 at 22:47

    Na wa ooo e good sha

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  100. Manymen16 December 2013 at 22:48

    Google is your friend. Believe.

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  101. Uloma16 December 2013 at 22:52

    See levels....

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  102. Nomsy16 December 2013 at 22:56

    Wow! Dat a nice google

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  103. Anonymous16 December 2013 at 22:59

    It's nice aldo av not tried it

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  104. Unknown16 December 2013 at 23:00

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

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  105. Anonymous16 December 2013 at 23:02

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

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  106. Anonymous16 December 2013 at 23:03

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

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  107. yusuf16 December 2013 at 23:11

    Is all for good.

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  108. Unknown16 December 2013 at 23:11

    Dis is gud news of the day.

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  109. Anonymous16 December 2013 at 23:18

    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

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  110. Swaggs isimemen16 December 2013 at 23:26

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

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  111. emmy lerry16 December 2013 at 23:35

    na crab be everytin jhor

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  112. Unknown16 December 2013 at 23:38

    Now GooglE is indeed our friend!

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  113. BLOGLORD (MVBM)17 December 2013 at 00:05

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

    Cool stuff though...

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  114. Anonymous17 December 2013 at 00:19

    haa! yawa don gas for yahoo boys!!!

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  115. Anonymous17 December 2013 at 00:36

    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?

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  116. Anonymous17 December 2013 at 03:21

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

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  117. Anonymous17 December 2013 at 07:21

    Sounds nice.

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  118. Unknown17 December 2013 at 09:23

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

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  119. Unknown17 December 2013 at 09:25

    mara mma banye n'eluigwe,

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  120. ebonyz...17 December 2013 at 11:00

    Dem try!!!

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  121. Anonymous17 December 2013 at 15:28

    linda dey jst recently added pidgin too

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  122. Francissub17 December 2013 at 19:28

    dats very nice

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  123. Anonymous17 December 2013 at 20:56

    let me look up ishimgbaka!

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  124. Anonymous17 December 2013 at 21:27

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

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  125. Michael Babatope18 December 2013 at 11:44

    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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