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Microsoft - Microsoft Translator adds two Kurdish dialects for text translation - xSicKxBot - 08-20-2020
Microsoft Translator adds two Kurdish dialects for text translation
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<p>Today, Microsoft Translator adds two Kurdish dialects, Northern and Central, to its list of text translation languages. Northern and Central Kurdish are available now, or will be available soon, in the <a href="https://www.microsoft.com/translator/apps/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Microsoft Translator app</a>, Office, and <a href="https://www.bing.com/translator" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Translator for Bing</a>.</p>
<p>You can also use <a href="https://azure.microsoft.com/services/cognitive-services/translator/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Azure Cognitive Services Translator</a> in your own applications, websites, and tools to add Northern and Central Kurdish text translation to or from more than 70 languages. To translate speech into Kurdish text, or to translate Kurdish text into another language with speech output, you can use <a href="https://azure.microsoft.com/services/cognitive-services/speech-translation/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Azure Cognitive Services Speech</a>, which combines Translator’s AI-powered translation service with Speech’s advanced speech recognition and speech synthesis. You can view the list of languages available for speech recognition and speech synthesis on the <a href="https://www.microsoft.com/translator/business/languages/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Microsoft Translator website</a>.</p>
<p>Northern and Central Kurdish are the two most common forms of the Kurdish language. Northern Kurdish, also known as Kurmanji, is spoken in Turkey, Syria, northern Iraq, and northwest and northeast Iran by 15-17 million Kurds. Central Kurdish, also known as Sorani, is spoken in Iraqi Kurdistan and western Iran by an estimated 9-12 million Kurds. These two dialects make up about 75% of all Kurdish speakers<sup>1</sup>.</p>
<p>Northern and Central Kurdish are generally not mutually understandable. Here are some examples of words and phrases in the two Kurdish dialects.</p>
<table>
<tbody>
<tr>
<th>English</th>
<th>Northern Kurdish</th>
<th>Central Kurdish</th>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Hello</td>
<td>Silav</td>
<td>سڵاو (Slaw)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>What’s your name?</td>
<td>Navê te çi ye?</td>
<td>ناوت چییە؟ (Nawt tshya?)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Pleased to meet you</td>
<td>Kêfxweş im bi nas kirina te</td>
<td>خۆشحاڵبووم بە ناسینیت (Xoşhalbuum bi nasînit)</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<p>Learn more about the Northern and Central dialects of Kurdish on <a href="https://www.bing.com/search?q=northern+and+central+kurdish+languages&form=QBLH&sp=-1&ghc=1&pq=northern+and+central+kurdish+language&sc=4-37&qs=n&sk=&cvid=A28FCB44154F4B898AA79CA3BCDF7DD5" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Bing</a>.</p>
<h2>What you can do with Microsoft Translator</h2>
<p><strong>At home</strong></p>
<p>Translate real-time conversations, menus and street signs, websites, documents, and more using the Microsoft Translator app for Windows, iOS, Android, and the web. <a href="https://www.microsoft.com/translator/personal/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Learn more</a></p>
<p><strong>At work</strong></p>
<p>Globalize your business and customer interactions with text and speech translation powered by Translator and Microsoft Speech service, both members of the Azure Cognitive Services family. <a href="https://www.microsoft.com/translator/business/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Learn more</a></p>
<p><strong>In the classroom</strong></p>
<p>Create a more inclusive classroom for both students and parents with live captioning and cross-language understanding. <a href="https://www.microsoft.com/translator/education/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Learn more</a></p>
<p>For more information on Microsoft Translator please visit <a href="http://microsoft.com/translator" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">microsoft.com/translator</a>.</p>
<p>—<br /><small><sup>1</sup> Translators Without Borders: <a href="https://translatorswithoutborders.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/Kurdish-Factsheet-English.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://translatorswithoutborders.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/Kurdish-Factsheet-English.pdf</a></small></p>
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