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How do you say “search” in Maori?
All you Maori warriors no longer have to worry about being left behind in the Internet age.
Google Inc. proudly announced on its corporate blog today that it has launched its latest localized home page and search interface in the official (albeit not exactly widely spoken) language of New Zealand.
The page is part of Google’s initiative to make its search engine — and its advertisements, of course — accessible to people who speak the world’s 40 most common languages.
At least when I checked, the new Google in Maori really doesn’t look a lot different than Google in English. But it may be helpful when folks down under in New Zealand want to view sites that contain Maori language.
And, hey, it’s always fun to see a picture of a Maori warrior like the guy on the right.
Comments
By SA
August 1, 2008 12:04 PM | Link to this
FYI, there are a darned awful lot of people in New Zealand who speak Maori as their first language. Your comment about it not being “widely spoken” is absolutely wrong. Even the non-Maori there (the “pakeha”, or those of European descent) use Maori words in their everyday speech, much like we here in Texas use Spanish words. In fact, that’s a pretty good comparison — think of it like the Hispanic population here. If the Hispanics deserve a Google in Spanish (and they do), then the Maori deserve a Google in Maori. Yeesh! Americans are so clueless.