{"id":9697,"date":"2023-03-08T09:30:42","date_gmt":"2023-03-08T17:30:42","guid":{"rendered":"https://www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/translator/blog\/?p=9697"},"modified":"2023-03-07T14:33:52","modified_gmt":"2023-03-07T22:33:52","slug":"introducing-13-new-african-languages","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https://www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/translator/blog\/2023\/03\/08\/introducing-13-new-african-languages\/","title":{"rendered":"Introducing 13 New African Languages"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-9707\" src=\"https://www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/translator/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2023\/03\/Translator-adds-13-African-languages.png\" alt=\"The image shows the English phrase \u201cHello\u201d and its translation into the set of African languages described in this blog post.\" width=\"894\" height=\"301\" \/>Microsoft Translator increases number of supported languages to 124!<\/h2>\n<p>Today, we are excited to announce that we have added 13 new African languages to Microsoft Translator! Following last year\u2019s release of Somali and Zulu, this release highlights our continued efforts of empowering African language communities to achieve more. Microsoft Translator now supports:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>chiShona (7 million speakers)<\/li>\n<li>Hausa (72 million speakers)<\/li>\n<li>Igbo (40 million speakers)<\/li>\n<li>Kinyarwanda (10 million speakers)<\/li>\n<li>Lingala (65 million speakers)<\/li>\n<li>Luganda (21 million speakers)<\/li>\n<li>Nyanja (1 million speakers)<\/li>\n<li>Rundi (12 million speakers)<\/li>\n<li>Sesotho (14 million speakers)<\/li>\n<li>Sesotho sa Leboa (15 million speakers)<\/li>\n<li>Setswana (13 million speakers)<\/li>\n<li>Xhosa (10 million speakers)<\/li>\n<li>Yoruba (55 million speakers)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>This brings our total number of supported languages to 124 and adds language support for more than 335 million people in Africa and worldwide.<\/p>\n<p>Text translation for the 13 new African languages is available now in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/translator\/apps\/\"><strong>Microsoft Translator apps<\/strong><\/a>, Office, and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bing.com\/translator\"><strong>Translator for Bing<\/strong><\/a>.\u00a0Using\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/azure.microsoft.com\/services\/cognitive-services\/translator\/\"><strong>Translator, a Microsoft Azure Cognitive Service<\/strong><\/a><strong>,<\/strong>\u00a0you can add African languages\u2019 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\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/azure.microsoft.com\/services\/cognitive-services\/\"><strong>Cognitive Services<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0such as\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/azure.microsoft.com\/services\/cognitive-services\/speech-translation\/\"><strong>Speech<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0or\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/azure.microsoft.com\/services\/cognitive-services\/computer-vision\/\"><strong>Computer Vision<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0to add additional capabilities such as speech-to-text and image translation into your apps.<\/p>\n<h1>About the chiShona language<\/h1>\n<p>The chiShona language is spoken by 7 million people in Zimbabwe and Mozambique. The language is in the Bantu language family. Here are some useful phrases in chiShona:<\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"208\"><strong>English<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"208\"><strong>chiShona<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"208\">Hello<\/td>\n<td width=\"208\">Mhoro<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"208\">My name is\u2026<\/td>\n<td width=\"208\">Zita randu ndi\u2026<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"208\">I\u2019m from\u2026<\/td>\n<td width=\"208\">Ndinobva\u2026<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>Learn more about\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bing.com\/search?q=chiShona%20language\"><strong>chiShona on Bing<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<h1>About the Hausa language<\/h1>\n<p>The Hausa language is spoken by 72 million people in Niger, Nigeria, and Benin, as well as throughout other West African countries. The language is in the Chadic branch of the Afroasiatic language family. Here are some useful phrases in Hausa:<\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"208\"><strong>English<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"208\"><strong>Hausa<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"208\">Hello<\/td>\n<td width=\"208\">Sannu<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"208\">My name is\u2026<\/td>\n<td width=\"208\">Sunana\u2026<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"208\">I\u2019m from\u2026<\/td>\n<td width=\"208\">Ni dan\u2026<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>Learn more about\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bing.com\/search?q=hausa%20language\"><strong>Hausa on Bing<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<h1>About the Igbo language<\/h1>\n<p>The Igbo language is spoken by 40 million people in Nigeria, Equatorial Guinea, and Cameroon. The language is in the Niger-Congo language family. Here are some useful phrases in Igbo:<\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"208\"><strong>English<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"208\"><strong>Igbo<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"208\">Hello<\/td>\n<td width=\"208\">Ndewo<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"208\">My name is\u2026<\/td>\n<td width=\"208\">Aha m b\u1ee5&#8230;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"208\">I\u2019m from\u2026<\/td>\n<td width=\"208\">Ab\u1ee5 m onye&#8230;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>Learn more about\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bing.com\/search?q=igbo%20language\"><strong>Igbo on Bing<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<h1>About the Kinyarwanda language<\/h1>\n<p>The Kinyarwanda language is spoken by 10 million people in Rwanda, Uganda, DR Congo, and Tanzania. The language is in the Bantu language family. It is officially known as\u00a0Ikinyarwanda. Here are some useful phrases in Kinyarwanda:<\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"208\"><strong>English<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"208\"><strong>Kinyarwanda<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"208\">Hello<\/td>\n<td width=\"208\">Muraho<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"208\">My name is\u2026<\/td>\n<td width=\"208\">Nitwa&#8230;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"208\">I\u2019m from\u2026<\/td>\n<td width=\"208\">Nturuka&#8230;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>Learn more about\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bing.com\/search?q=kinyarwanda%20language\"><strong>Kinyarwanda on Bing<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<h1>About the Lingala language<\/h1>\n<p>The Lingala language is spoken by 65 million people in DR Congo and the Republic of the Congo. The language is in the Bantu language family. Here are some useful phrases in Lingala:<\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"208\"><strong>English<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"208\"><strong>Lingala<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"208\">Hello<\/td>\n<td width=\"208\">Mbote<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"208\">My name is\u2026<\/td>\n<td width=\"208\">Kombo nanga eza&#8230;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"208\">I\u2019m from\u2026<\/td>\n<td width=\"208\">Naza mutu ya ekolo\u2026<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>Learn more about\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bing.com\/search?q=lingala%20language\"><strong>Lingala on Bing<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<h1>About the Luganda language<\/h1>\n<p>The Luganda language is spoken by 21 million people in Uganda. The language is in the Bantu language family. Here are some useful phrases in Luganda:<\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"208\"><strong>English<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"208\"><strong>Luganda<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"208\">Hello<\/td>\n<td width=\"208\">Nkulamusizza<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"208\">My name is\u2026<\/td>\n<td width=\"208\">Erinnya lyange nze&#8230;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"208\">I\u2019m from\u2026<\/td>\n<td width=\"208\">Nva&#8230;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>Learn more about\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bing.com\/search?q=luganda%20language\"><strong>Luganda on Bing<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<h1>About the Nyanja language<\/h1>\n<p>The Nyanja language is spoken by 1 million speakers in Malawi, Mozambique, and Zambia. The language is in the Bantu language family. It is also known as Chewa. Here are some useful phrases in Nyanja:<\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"208\"><strong>English<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"208\"><strong>Nyanja<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"208\">Hello<\/td>\n<td width=\"208\">Moni<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"208\">My name is\u2026<\/td>\n<td width=\"208\">Dzina langa ndi&#8230;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"208\">I\u2019m from\u2026<\/td>\n<td width=\"208\">Ndimachokera ku\u2026<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>Learn more about\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bing.com\/search?q=nyanja%20language\"><strong>Nyanja on Bing<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<h1>About the Rundi language<\/h1>\n<p>The Rundi language is spoken by 12 million speakers in Burundi, Rwanda, Tanzania, DR Congo, Uganda, and Kenya. The languages is in the Bantu family of languages. Here are some useful phrases in Rundi:<\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"208\"><strong>English<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"208\"><strong>Rundi<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"208\">Hello<\/td>\n<td width=\"208\">Ni gute<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"208\">My name is\u2026<\/td>\n<td width=\"208\">Amazina yanje ni\u2026<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"208\">I\u2019m from\u2026<\/td>\n<td width=\"208\">Aho navukiye\u2026<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>Learn more about\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bing.com\/search?q=rundi%20language\"><strong>Rundi on Bing<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<h1>About the Sesotho language<\/h1>\n<p>The Sesotho language is spoken by 14 million speakers in Lesotho, South Africa, and Zimbabwe. The language is in the Bantu family of languages. It is also known as Sotho or Souther Sotho. Here are some useful phrases in Sesotho:<\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"208\"><strong>English<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"208\"><strong>Sesotho<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"208\">Hello<\/td>\n<td width=\"208\">Dumela<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"208\">My name is\u2026<\/td>\n<td width=\"208\">Lebitso la ka ke&#8230;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"208\">I\u2019m from\u2026<\/td>\n<td width=\"208\">Ke tswa&#8230;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>Learn more about\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bing.com\/search?q=sesotho%20language\"><strong>Sesotho on Bing<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<h1>About the Sesotho sa Leboa language<\/h1>\n<p>The Sesotho sa Leboa language is spoken by 15 million speakers in South Africa. The language is in the Bantu family of languages. It is also known as Northern Sotho or Sepedi. Here are some useful phrases in Sesotho sa Leboa:<\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"208\"><strong>English<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"208\"><strong>Sesotho sa Leboa<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"208\">Hello<\/td>\n<td width=\"208\">Dumela<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"208\">My name is\u2026<\/td>\n<td width=\"208\">Leina laka ke\u2026<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"208\">I\u2019m from\u2026<\/td>\n<td width=\"208\">Ketswa\u2026<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>Learn more about\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bing.com\/search?q=sesotho%20sa%20leboa%20language\"><strong>Sesotho sa Leboa on Bing<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<h1>About the Setswana language<\/h1>\n<p>The Setswana language is spoken by 13 million people in Botswana, South Africa, Zimbabwe, and Namibia. Here are some useful phrases in Setswana:<\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"208\"><strong>English<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"208\"><strong>Setswana<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"208\">Hello<\/td>\n<td width=\"208\">Dumela<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"208\">My name is\u2026<\/td>\n<td width=\"208\">Leina lame ke\u2026<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"208\">I\u2019m from\u2026<\/td>\n<td width=\"208\">Ke tswa kwa\u2026<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>Learn more about\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bing.com\/search?q=setswana%20language\"><strong>Setswana on Bing<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<h1>About the Xhosa language<\/h1>\n<p>The Xhosa language is spoken by 10 million people in South Africa, Zimbabwe, and Botswana. It is in the Bantu family of languages. Here are some useful phrases in Xhosa:<\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"208\"><strong>English<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"208\"><strong>Xhosa<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"208\">Hello<\/td>\n<td width=\"208\">Molo<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"208\">My name is\u2026<\/td>\n<td width=\"208\">Igama lam ngu&#8230;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"208\">I\u2019m from\u2026<\/td>\n<td width=\"208\">Ndisuka e\u2026<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>Learn more about\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bing.com\/search?q=xhosa%20language\"><strong>Xhosa on Bing<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<h1>About the Yoruba language<\/h1>\n<p>The Yoruba language is spoken by 55 million people in Nigeria, Benin, and Togo. Here are some useful phrases in Yoruba:<\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"208\"><strong>English<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"208\"><strong>Yoruba<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"208\">Hello<\/td>\n<td width=\"208\">\u1eb8 p\u1eb9\u0300l\u1eb9\u0301 o<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"208\">My name is\u2026<\/td>\n<td width=\"208\">Or\u00fak\u1ecd mi ni\u2026<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"208\">I\u2019m from\u2026<\/td>\n<td width=\"208\">Mo w\u00e1 l\u00e1ti&#8230;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>Learn more about\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bing.com\/search?q=yoruba%20language\"><strong>Yoruba on Bing<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<h1>What you can do with Microsoft Translator<\/h1>\n<p>At home<br \/>\nTranslate real-time conversations, menus and street signs, websites, documents, and more using the Microsoft Translator app for iOS and Android.\u202f\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/translator\/personal\/\"><strong>Learn more<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>At work<br \/>\nGlobalize your business and customer interactions with customizable text and document translation using Azure Cognitive Services Translator.\u202f\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/translator\/business\/\"><strong>Learn more<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>In the classroom<br \/>\nCreate a more inclusive classroom for both students and parents with live captioning and cross-language understanding.\u202f\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/translator\/education\/\"><strong>Learn more<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Microsoft Translator increases number of supported languages to 124! Today, we are excited to announce that we have added 13 new African languages to Microsoft Translator! Following last year\u2019s release of Somali and Zulu, this release highlights our continued efforts of empowering African language communities to achieve more. Microsoft Translator now supports: chiShona (7 million speakers) Hausa (72 million speakers)<span class=\"read-more-ellipsis\">&#8230;.<\/span><\/p>\n <p class=\"c-paragraph-3 read-more-link\"><a class=\"c-call-to-action c-glyph f-lightweight\" href=\"https://www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/translator/blog\/2023\/03\/08\/introducing-13-new-african-languages\/\">CONTINUE READING <span class=\"x-screen-reader\">\"Introducing 13 New African Languages\"<\/span><\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"author":54,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[13,5,69,14,73,6],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<title>Introducing 13 New African Languages - Microsoft Translator Blog<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https://www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/translator/blog\/2023\/03\/08\/introducing-13-new-african-languages\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Introducing 13 New African Languages - Microsoft Translator Blog\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Microsoft Translator increases number of supported languages to 124! Today, we are excited to announce that we have added 13 new African languages to Microsoft Translator! Following last year\u2019s release of Somali and Zulu, this release highlights our continued efforts of empowering African language communities to achieve more. Microsoft Translator now supports: chiShona (7 million speakers) Hausa (72 million speakers)....\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https://www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/translator/blog\/2023\/03\/08\/introducing-13-new-african-languages\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Microsoft Translator Blog\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/microsofttranslator\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2023-03-08T17:30:42+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2023-03-07T22:33:52+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https://www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/translator/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2023\/03\/Translator-adds-13-African-languages.png\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Microsoft Translator\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@mstranslator\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@mstranslator\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Microsoft Translator\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"5 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https://www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/translator/blog\/2023\/03\/08\/introducing-13-new-african-languages\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https://www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/translator/blog\/2023\/03\/08\/introducing-13-new-african-languages\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Microsoft Translator\",\"@id\":\"https://www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/translator/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/0a163e1bf796b3bb651085032849cf37\"},\"headline\":\"Introducing 13 New African Languages\",\"datePublished\":\"2023-03-08T17:30:42+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2023-03-07T22:33:52+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https://www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/translator/blog\/2023\/03\/08\/introducing-13-new-african-languages\/\"},\"wordCount\":1026,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https://www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/translator/blog\/#organization\"},\"articleSection\":[\"Business\",\"Developers\",\"Education\",\"Partner News\",\"Personal\",\"Product News\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https://www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/translator/blog\/2023\/03\/08\/introducing-13-new-african-languages\/\",\"url\":\"https://www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/translator/blog\/2023\/03\/08\/introducing-13-new-african-languages\/\",\"name\":\"Introducing 13 New African Languages - Microsoft Translator Blog\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https://www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/translator/blog\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2023-03-08T17:30:42+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2023-03-07T22:33:52+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https://www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/translator/blog\/2023\/03\/08\/introducing-13-new-african-languages\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https://www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/translator/blog\/2023\/03\/08\/introducing-13-new-african-languages\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https://www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/translator/blog\/2023\/03\/08\/introducing-13-new-african-languages\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https://www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/translator/blog\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Introducing 13 New African Languages\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https://www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/translator/blog\/#website\",\"url\":\"https://www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/translator/blog\/\",\"name\":\"Microsoft Translator Blog\",\"description\":\"\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https://www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/translator/blog\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https://www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/translator/blog\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https://www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/translator/blog\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Microsoft Corporation\",\"url\":\"https://www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/translator/blog\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https://www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/translator/blog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https://www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/translator/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/05\/microsoft_logo_element-300x300-1.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https://www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/translator/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/05\/microsoft_logo_element-300x300-1.png\",\"width\":300,\"height\":300,\"caption\":\"Microsoft Corporation\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https://www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/translator/blog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/playlist?list=PLD7HFcN7LXRd4kd2XgZjIbQ8TwTC32Zc9\",\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/microsofttranslator\",\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mstranslator\"]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https://www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/translator/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/0a163e1bf796b3bb651085032849cf37\",\"name\":\"Microsoft Translator\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https://www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/translator/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/978e1fd70e1a6177e5cb285daa5ad026?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/978e1fd70e1a6177e5cb285daa5ad026?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Microsoft Translator\"},\"url\":\"https://www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/translator/blog\/author\/mtteam\/\"}]}<\/script>","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Introducing 13 New African Languages - Microsoft Translator Blog","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https://www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/translator/blog\/2023\/03\/08\/introducing-13-new-african-languages\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Introducing 13 New African Languages - Microsoft Translator Blog","og_description":"Microsoft Translator increases number of supported languages to 124! Today, we are excited to announce that we have added 13 new African languages to Microsoft Translator! Following last year\u2019s release of Somali and Zulu, this release highlights our continued efforts of empowering African language communities to achieve more. Microsoft Translator now supports: chiShona (7 million speakers) Hausa (72 million speakers)....","og_url":"https://www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/translator/blog\/2023\/03\/08\/introducing-13-new-african-languages\/","og_site_name":"Microsoft Translator Blog","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/microsofttranslator","article_published_time":"2023-03-08T17:30:42+00:00","article_modified_time":"2023-03-07T22:33:52+00:00","og_image":[{"url":"https://www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/translator/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2023\/03\/Translator-adds-13-African-languages.png"}],"author":"Microsoft Translator","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@mstranslator","twitter_site":"@mstranslator","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Microsoft Translator","Est. reading time":"5 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https://www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/translator/blog\/2023\/03\/08\/introducing-13-new-african-languages\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https://www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/translator/blog\/2023\/03\/08\/introducing-13-new-african-languages\/"},"author":{"name":"Microsoft Translator","@id":"https://www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/translator/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/0a163e1bf796b3bb651085032849cf37"},"headline":"Introducing 13 New African Languages","datePublished":"2023-03-08T17:30:42+00:00","dateModified":"2023-03-07T22:33:52+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https://www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/translator/blog\/2023\/03\/08\/introducing-13-new-african-languages\/"},"wordCount":1026,"publisher":{"@id":"https://www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/translator/blog\/#organization"},"articleSection":["Business","Developers","Education","Partner News","Personal","Product News"],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/translator/blog\/2023\/03\/08\/introducing-13-new-african-languages\/","url":"https://www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/translator/blog\/2023\/03\/08\/introducing-13-new-african-languages\/","name":"Introducing 13 New African Languages - Microsoft Translator Blog","isPartOf":{"@id":"https://www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/translator/blog\/#website"},"datePublished":"2023-03-08T17:30:42+00:00","dateModified":"2023-03-07T22:33:52+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https://www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/translator/blog\/2023\/03\/08\/introducing-13-new-african-languages\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https://www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/translator/blog\/2023\/03\/08\/introducing-13-new-african-languages\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https://www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/translator/blog\/2023\/03\/08\/introducing-13-new-african-languages\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https://www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/translator/blog\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Introducing 13 New African Languages"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/translator/blog\/#website","url":"https://www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/translator/blog\/","name":"Microsoft Translator Blog","description":"","publisher":{"@id":"https://www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/translator/blog\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/translator/blog\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/translator/blog\/#organization","name":"Microsoft Corporation","url":"https://www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/translator/blog\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https://www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/translator/blog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https://www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/translator/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/05\/microsoft_logo_element-300x300-1.png","contentUrl":"https://www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/translator/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/05\/microsoft_logo_element-300x300-1.png","width":300,"height":300,"caption":"Microsoft Corporation"},"image":{"@id":"https://www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/translator/blog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/playlist?list=PLD7HFcN7LXRd4kd2XgZjIbQ8TwTC32Zc9","https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/microsofttranslator","https:\/\/twitter.com\/mstranslator"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https://www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/translator/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/0a163e1bf796b3bb651085032849cf37","name":"Microsoft Translator","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https://www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/translator/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/978e1fd70e1a6177e5cb285daa5ad026?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/978e1fd70e1a6177e5cb285daa5ad026?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Microsoft Translator"},"url":"https://www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/translator/blog\/author\/mtteam\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https://www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/translator/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9697"}],"collection":[{"href":"https://www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/translator/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https://www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/translator/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https://www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/translator/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/54"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https://www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/translator/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9697"}],"version-history":[{"count":14,"href":"https://www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/translator/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9697\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9715,"href":"https://www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/translator/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9697\/revisions\/9715"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https://www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/translator/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9697"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https://www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/translator/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9697"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https://www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/translator/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9697"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}