Microsoft Translator Now Supports Yucatec Maya and Querétaro Otomi Language

Posted by samzenpus on Monday February 23, 2015 @08:05AM from the because-we-can dept.

First time accepted submitter BrianFagioli writes So, just how rare are these two languages? The Yucatec Maya language is spoken by less than 800,000 people, while the Querétaro Otomi is spoken by about 33,000. These are extremely low numbers in the grand scheme of things, which increases the risk of the languages dying out altogether. With that said, Microsoft's support of the languages in its translator software will essentially preserve it for posterity. Even if the languages end up fading away from actual use, it should live digitally forever.

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Apocalypto by bunyip · 2015-02-23 10:35 · Score: 3, Insightful

I wonder if we can now translate that Mel Gibson movie about the Maya?
Seriously though, adding another language with a completely different structure will force them to improve their translation engine. I find it interesting.
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