Google in Hawaiian
This week Google launched www.google.com
translated into Hawaiian.
Here's how to try it
out:http://www.google.com/intl/haw/
- Or, select Hawaiian language in the
Language Tools link or as an interface language in the Preferences link on
google.com
The translation was done by the same group
of researchers who brought Hawaiian language back from the brink of extinction
25 years ago. They are now using the Internet (and Google) to promote day-to-day
usage of their language. A quote from a member of the team: "From a symbolic
standpoint, this development is a source of deep pride for us. It tells us and
our children that our language stands as an equal with English, other major
European and Asian languages, and the many other indigenous languages that
Google supports internally and through GiYL."
Posted: Sun - August 16, 2009 at 04:07 PM