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| Google concludes the celebration of Buwan ng Wika with the exciting addition of Cebuano on Translate and four new native scripts on Gboard. Photo shows (from left) Google Philippines Marketing Head Gabby Roxas, Baybayin advocate and calligraphist Taipan Lucero, and Google Philippines Communications and Public Affairs Lead Mervin Wenke |
In line with the concluding celebration of the National Language Month or Buwan ng Wika, Google honors the Filipino language with exciting updates for Translate and Gboard.
Cebuano, one of the country’s major languages, is now available on Word Lens, a feature within Google Translate app that gives an instant camera translation. Word Lens works by simply letting users hold their phone in front of a sign or menu in a foreign language, and then the translation instantly overlays on the screen. The newly expanded 88 source languages including Cebuano can now be instantly translated into more than 100 languages.
This update is helpful for tourists to communicate with the locals better and understand Cebu’s culture more. Users who are already familiar with Cebuano can still use the tool to learn other languages as well.
