微软翻译添加第 129 种语言下索布语，全球使用人数不到 7000 人

发布者：青岛希尼尔翻译公司 时间：2023-04-21

微软在近日发布的新闻稿中，表示为 Microsoft Translator 翻译应用引入第 129 种语言--下索布语（Lower Sorbian）。这是一种濒危语言，目前全球使用人数不到 7000 人。

索布语，又称文德语，是德国东南部少数民族索布人的语言，属于斯拉夫语族西斯拉夫语支。

该语言分为上索布语和下索布语，其中下索布语主要分布在德国勃兰登堡州附近。它是一种极度濒危的语言，使用人数不到 7,000 人。

微软宣布旗下的 Translator Microsoft Azure Cognitive Service 来进一步保护该语言，支持文档、网页等各种场景下翻译为下索布语。
In a recent press release, Microsoft announced the introduction of the 129th language, Lower Sorbian, for its Lower Sorbian Translator app. It is an endangered language spoken by fewer than 7,000 people worldwide. Sorbian, also known as Wende, is a Slavic languages West Slavic languages language of the Sorbian minority in southeastern Germany. The language is divided into Upper Sorbian and Lower Sorbian, with lower Sorbian mainly located near Brandenburg，Land, Germany. It is an critically endangered language spoken by fewer than 7,000 people. Microsoft announced Translator Microsoft Azure Cognitive Service to further protect the language and support Lower Sorbian translation of documents, web pages, and other scenarios.