Microsoft Translator adds four new Indian languages including Bhojpuri and Kashmiri

Microsoft Translator gets a step closer to its goal of supporting all 22 official Indian languages with the addition of four new local languages including Bhojpuri, Bodo, Dogri, and Kashmiri.

This update makes the service more inclusive and valuable to a wider range of users. According to the company, this expansion will impact nearly 61 million people:

• Bhojpuri - spoken by around 51 million people
• Bodo - spoken by approximately 1.4 million people
• Dogri - spoken by 1.6 million people 
• Kashmiri - spoken by around 7 million

"We are happy to introduce Bhojpuri, Bodo, Dogri, and Kashmiri on Microsoft Translator and move closer to our goal of supporting 22 official Indian languages. We stay committed to supporting India's diverse languages and culture by leveraging the most advanced AI technology to drive the country’s growth and make access to technology more inclusive," said Rajiv Kumar, managing director, India Development Center, Microsoft India.

Microsoft Translator is a cloud-based translation service that allows users to translate text and documents from one language to another using computer algorithms and artificial intelligence. You can access the translation feature via the Microsoft Translator app, Edge browser, Office 365, Bing Translator, and the Azure AI Translator API.

With this update, Microsoft Translator now supports a total of 20 Indian languages - Assamese, Bengali, Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Konkani, Maithili, Malayalam, Marathi, Nepali, Odia, Punjabi, Sindhi, Tamil, Telugu, Urdu