Google Translate adds 110 new languages, including Bikol and Waray

Rappler — July 2, 2024, 08:00 AM UTC

Summary: Google Translate added support for 110 new languages, including Bikol, Hiligaynon, Kapampangan, Pangasinan, and Waray. A quarter of the languages are from Africa. The total number of languages supported is now 133. The update was made possible by Google's PaLM 2 large language model. Users can access the new languages on the Google Translate website or app.

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