Google Translate Adds 110 Languages, Including Mother Tongues Of Ethnic Groups In Russia

Google said on June 27 that it added 110 languages in one day, including those of multiple ethnic groups in the Russian Federation, including Bashkir, Buryat, Chechen, Chukchi, Chuvash, Meadow Mari, Komi, Ossetian, Saami, Tuvan, and Yakut. The U.S.-based Internet giant said the addition of such a large number of languages to the Google Translator system became possible thanks to artificial intelligence. In addition to the languages of the Russian Federation, other languages added include the mother tongues of ethnic groups in Africa and indigenous peoples of the South America, some of which are dead languages. To read the original story by RFE/RL's Idel.Realities, click here.