Microsoft Translator adds Filipino, five other Austronesian languages

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Published onOctober 20, 2016

published onOctober 20, 2016

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Today, Microsoft Translator added six new Austronesianlanguages to its text translation API. The languages are Fijian, Filipino, Malagasy, Samoan, Tahitian and Tongan. What are Austronesian languages, you ask? These languages are spoken from as far west as Madagascar and as far east as the Polynesian Islands; north to South China and south to New Zealand.

With about 119 million Austronesian speakers around the world, they can now useMicrosoft Translator on Bing,SharePoint,Cortana,EdgeandYammer. In addition, Microsoft Translator has apps available on other platforms, includingWindows 10 PC,Windows 10 Mobile,Android(Android WearandAmazon Kindle tablets), andiOS; iPhone and Apple Watch).

Microsoft Translator is available as a web widgetto allow free translation services on almost any website. Through the free,open-source Document Translator app, you can translate one or more documents is available. Document Translator keeps the document’s original formatting and also supports Word, Excel, PowerPoint and PDF file formats.

TheSkype Windows desktop appandSkype Preview for Windows 10also have support for these Austronesian languages available in instant messaging. Many otherMicrosoft Translator apps are availableon other platforms.

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