KABUL (SW): Internet giant Google has finally incorporated Pashto to its instant translating site translate.google.com, a move that has led to celebrations on the social media.
Terming this as a milestone in regard to the development of Pashto language, academic and literary figures have hailed this move. Pashto, official language of Afghanistan is also spoken in Pakistan and India besides being spoken by Afghan Diaspora that numbers in millions.
Bahej Usmani, author of a Pashto dictionary and applications developer, while commenting on the move said it would help millions to speak and understand Pashto language across the globe.
He added that a number of online companies would now feel interested to invest in it.
Senior journalist Nazeer Sahar has stressed upon the need to strive even harder to make the language even more accessible to all. He said that the literate youth should keep enriching the word bank of Google so that it becomes easier for online users to translate from and to Pashto language.
The Ministry of Information and Culture (MoIC) has welcomed the move. In a message, the Ministry expressed pleasure and optimism while pronouncing it as a fundamental move towards the growth and reach. Some analysts however, feel that instant translations often mislead readers hence experts should keep close eye on google.translate.com to make sure the translations remain correct.
The MoIC has said in this regard that it would do all it can to make this development a success.
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