Hello, I work with refugees from East African countries like Somalia, Kenya, Ethiopia and Sudan. Lots of these folks speak Arabic, but MOST of them speak Somali. My organization, East Africa Community of Colorado, Inc. works directly with parents of elementary, middle/high school students. A majority of the East African residents do not speak English or Arabic - only Somali. Our school district website uses Google Translate on their site and I'd like to use it on our site as well, but Somali is not one of the choices available to choose from.
I am asking if you could please add Somalia to your list of languages? The number of Somali's coming to America is vast and growing day by day. Lots are in Minnesota, Arizona, Nebraska, Washington, Georgia, and Colorado. All of us could benefit from translating into Somali. The communication gap is very hard to deal with especially in a school environment where teachers interact with parents on a day to day basis. It would help tremendously to provide a service in Somali so that they can read and understand what is going on. Not only will this translation help in a school environment, but also in everyday life. I do not speak Somali, so it would help me if I could use Google Translate in my day to day interactions with the Somali Community I am helping. Thank you for taking time to process this request. I understand that it can pose a challenge to you. I look forward to hearing from you. Thank you, Colette East Africa Community of Colorado 970-9-978-5935 -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "General" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/google-translate-general?hl=en.
