Google in ‘Maori’; More languages coming up

Google with its “Google in Your Language” program, has recently expanded the number of languages to 40 on all the services and products, and still continuing to grow. The program started back in 2001 and the purpose was to let the tools to anyone so that they can translate Google in their native language or the one they are fluent in. The plan of the search engine is to spread the word in various other languages.

Now the search engine has launched its homepage in Maori language. The language is one of the three official languages of the New Zealand. Much of the contribution came from the volunteer translators of the country.

The ‘Google in Your Language’ program has helped localize the Google products and now the homepage of Google is available in 100 different languages.

According to the Engineering Director of Google, Craig Nevill-Manning:

we were extremely pleased last week to take part in an event in Rotorua, New Zealand for the launch of the Google homepage and search interface in the Maori language.

Furthermore he thanked the volunteers by saying:

Besides being a fantastic volunteer effort, the Google Maori project is a great example of how the Internet encourages user participation, especially in particular cultural and linguistic communities. I’d like to offer a tremendous thank you and congratulations to the Maori translation team in New Zealand, and to all those who helped make this possible.

Google seems to grow in this aspect while maintaining standards. More International languages are expected to be targeted in the coming days.

Technorati Tags: 100, 40, Google-New-Zealand, languages, Maori

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   August 1st, 2008 at 9:02 pm
   BlogsDNA Says:
   

   This is one of biggest advantage of Google, Product availability in all supported languages of world.

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   August 2nd, 2008 at 12:36 am
   Shoaib Hashmi Says:
   

   They want their product to be available in every language and their program, “Google in Your Language”, is implementing the idea.

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