Google Translate transcends language barriers, fostering connections and enhancing global understanding. Leveraging AI, Google is broadening its language repertoire by introducing support for 110 additional languages through their powerful PaLM 2 language model. This marks their most extensive expansion to date. Given Bloomz' integration with Google Translate, our application will also introduce support for these 110 new languages!

Covering languages from Cantonese to Qʼeqchiʼ, this language update represents a collective of over 614 million speakers, facilitating translations for approximately 8% of the global population. Among these languages, some boast vast speaker populations exceeding 100 million, while others are languages of smaller Indigenous groups. Additionally, a few languages included in this expansion have dwindling native speakers but are undergoing active revitalization initiatives.

Some of the new languages Google (and Bloomz) will be adding are:

Afar: A community effort! Afar, spoken in Djibouti, Eritrea, and Ethiopia, received the most volunteer contributions for this update.

Cantonese: A long-awaited addition! Cantonese, a highly requested language, presented a unique challenge due to its overlap with Mandarin in writing.

Manx: A language reborn! Manx, the Celtic language of the Isle of Man, is a remarkable comeback story, revived from near-extinction.

NKo: Uniting a community! NKo, a standardized form of West African Manding languages, uses a unique alphabet and has a thriving research community.

Punjabi (Shahmukhi): The dominant voice of Pakistan. Punjabi written in Shahmukhi script is the most widely spoken language in Pakistan.

Tamazight (Amazigh): Bridging Berber communities. Tamazight, a Berber language spoken across North Africa, utilizes Latin and Tifinagh scripts, both supported by Google Translate.

Tok Pisin: English with a twist! Tok Pisin, an English-based creole language, is the common tongue of Papua New Guinea. Its English roots might surprise you!

Learn more about Bloomz Language Translation on our dedicated page.