{"id":123410,"date":"2022-03-29T10:16:28","date_gmt":"2022-03-29T10:16:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.microsoft.com\/?p=445900"},"modified":"2022-03-29T10:16:28","modified_gmt":"2022-03-29T10:16:28","slug":"somali-and-zulu-languages-added-to-microsoft-translator","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/2022\/03\/29\/somali-and-zulu-languages-added-to-microsoft-translator\/","title":{"rendered":"Somali and Zulu languages added to Microsoft Translator"},"content":{"rendered":"
Image: A group of boys play soccer at sunset near aqals of the town of Hargeysa, Somalia.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Today, we\u2019re adding two new languages to Translator\u2019s ever-growing list of languages\u2014Somali and Zulu! Somali and Zulu text translation is available now in the Microsoft Translator apps<\/a>, Office, and Translator for Bing<\/a>. Using Translator, a Microsoft Azure Cognitive Service<\/a> you can add Somali and Zulu text translation to your apps, websites, workflows, and tools; or use Translator\u2019s Document Translation feature to translate entire documents, or volumes of documents, in a variety of different file formats preserving their original formatting. You can also use Translator with Cognitive Services<\/a> such as Speech<\/a> or Computer Vision<\/a> to add additional capabilities such as speech-to-text and image translation into your apps.<\/p>\n

The Somali language<\/h2>\n

The Somali language is spoken throughout the horn of Africa by more than 21 million people in Somalia, Somaliland, Ethiopia, Djibouti, and northern Kenya. The language is in the Cushitic branch of the Afroasiatic language family. It is related to languages such as Oromo, Afar, and Hadiyya.<\/p>\n

Here are some useful phrases in Somali:<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
English<\/strong><\/td>\nSomali<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Hello<\/td>\nHaye<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
My name is\u2026<\/td>\nMagacaygu waa\u2026<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
I\u2019m from\u2026<\/td>\nWaxaan ahay reer\u2026<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Learn more about Somali on Bing<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The Zulu language<\/h2>\n

The Zulu language is spoken by 12 million people in South Africa and neighboring countries. The Zulu language is in the Bantu language family, related to languages such as Swahili and Xhosa.<\/p>\n

Zulu is a home language of South Africa and is recognized as one of South Africa\u2019s 11 official languages. The Zulu people are known for their intricate beadwork, which is used as both decoration and as a form of communication to convey information about the wearer.<\/p>\n

Here are some useful phrases in Zulu:<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
English<\/strong><\/td>\nZulu<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Hello<\/td>\nSawubona<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
My name is\u2026<\/td>\nIgama lami ngingu\u2026<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
I\u2019m from\u2026<\/td>\nNgivela e \u2026<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Lean more about Zulu on Bing<\/a>.<\/p>\n

What you can do with Microsoft Translator<\/h2>\n

At home<\/strong>
Translate real-time conversations, menus and street signs, websites, documents, and more using the Microsoft Translator app for iOS and Android.\u202f Learn more<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

At work<\/strong>
Globalize your business and customer interactions with customizable text and document translation using Azure Cognitive Services Translator.\u202f Learn more<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

In the classroom<\/strong>
Create a more inclusive classroom for both students and parents with live captioning and cross-language understanding.\u202f Learn more<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Image: A group of boys play soccer at sunset near aqals of the town of Hargeysa, Somalia. Today, we\u2019re adding two new languages to Translator\u2019s ever-growing list of languages\u2014Somali and Zulu! Somali and Zulu text translation is available now in the Microsoft Translator apps, Office, and Translator for Bing. Using Translator, a Microsoft Azure Cognitive Service you can add […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":123411,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[49],"tags":[181,50],"class_list":["post-123410","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-microsoft-news","tag-microsoft-translator","tag-recent-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/123410","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=123410"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/123410\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/123411"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=123410"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=123410"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=123410"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}