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It's time to learn some new languages!
BEIJING: Sogou has issued the following news release:
Typany now supports more language than ever before!
Hebrew, Urdu, Persian, Armenian, Slovak, Swahili, Serbian and Romanian–what is the common characteristic of all these languages? Well133; of course they are all common languages around the world133; but the most important thing is that Typany supports all these languages NOW!
No matter you are native speaker of these languages or currently just a starter, our newly update version of Typany Keyboard allows you to communicate with friends who speak these languages freely and without boundary. Wait133; maybe you are not that familiar with some of the listed languages? No worries folks, let's grab some brand new knowledge today!
Speaking of Persian133; already feel some mysterious huh? Yep, as one of the most important Western Iranian languages which belongs to the great Indo-European language family, it is widely spoken in countries like Iran, Afghanistan and Tajikistan. Dated back to 1500 BCE, Persian has been known as one of the oldest languages in Middle East. For those funs of archeology and history, this is your time to learn Persian!
Hebrew is one of the most influential languages in the world. As a Semitic language native to Israel, it is estimated that over 9 million people speak the language worldwide from Europe to North America. Actually, Hebrew is the only living Canaanite language left, and the only truly successful example of a revived dead language. So if you're eager to know or investigate more into Jewish culture and society, Hebrew is a must-know language for you!
Urdu, another Indo-European language widely spoken in India and Pakistan, is also quite influential not only in South Asia but also around South Asian communities around the world, especially in Europe and North America. Written right-to-left in an extension of the Persian alphabet, Urdu literature has boasted of some world-recognized artists and considerable corpus.
Armenian is spoken primarily by the Armenian people in Armenian. Unlike its neighbor—Azerbaijani and Georgian, Armenian is the only major Indo-European language in the south Caucasus region. You may be amazed by its distinctive alphabet, which was introduced around AD 405 by an Armenian linguist and ecclesiastical leader.
Serbian and Romanian are both common languages spoken in Balkan Peninsula, or to a greater extent, East Europe. Standard Serbian language uses both Cyrillic as well as Latin script, which makes it a rare example of synchronic digraphia, a situation where all literate members of a society have two interchangeable writing system available to them. Because of that, Typany supports both Cyrillic and Latin keyboard for Serbian in order to advance your typing experience! As for Romanian, a language that evolved from several dialects of Vulgar Latin, it is predominately spoken in Republic of Moldova and Romania. If you want to explore the exotic beauty of castles and fortresses in Romania, pick up the language now!
As the lingua franca of eastern Africa, Swahili has an estimate number ranging from 50 million to over 100 million all across Africa. Heavily influenced by Arabic, Swahili could be considered as a mixed language to some degree. However, the grammatical and syntactic structure of the language is typically Bantu though Arabic influences its lexical items. Many of us are fascinated by the authentic African Savanna. By communicating with local people in Swahili, we're sure that you would have better understanding about the great homeland of humankind!