- Microsoft has now added 20 Indian languages to its Microsoft Translator.
- In eastern Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, and Jharkhand, almost 51 million people speak Bhojpuri.
- Swapan Rajdev praised Azure for adding more Indic languages and allowing users to be more inclusive.
With the addition of four new languages, Microsoft India has now added 20 Indian languages to its Microsoft Translator.
Nearly 61 million individuals would gain from the upgrade, and it brings Microsoft Translator one step closer to its objective of supporting all 22 official Indian languages, which would correspond to nearly 95% of the country’s population.
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The Azure AI Translator API for businesses and developers, the Edge browser, Office 365, the Microsoft Translator app, and Bing Translator are all ways that users can access the translation capability. It is already utilized by businesses like Jio Haptik and Koo.
Technology should serve as a bridge, enabling everyone to realize their full potential, according to Rajiv Kumar, managing director of the India Development Center.
In eastern Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, and Jharkhand, almost 51 million people speak Bhojpuri. In Assam, Meghalaya, and bordering Bangladesh, about 1.4 million people speak the Bodo language.
In Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, and Punjab, 1.6 million people speak Dogri. There are about 7 million speakers of Kashmiri in Jammu and Kashmir, as well as in some areas of neighboring Pakistan.
Jio Haptik’s co-founder and chief technology officer, Swapan Rajdev, praised Azure for adding more Indic languages and allowing users to be more inclusive.
The foundation for the success of digital communities has been laid by Microsoft Azure, which has executed millions of translations with ease across 60 languages, including 10 Indian languages.
