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LinguaWeb
Matt Fong Feb 4, 2006 A reader sent in a comment about the LinguaWeb search, which is a bilingual, Bahasa Melayu and English search engine. For those outside of Southeast Asia, Bahasa Melayu is a language spoken in Malaysia. It’s a Malaysian specific dialect of Malaya which is part of a broader language group spoken in Singapore, Indonesia, and East Timor. Bahasa Melayu is a localized language and only represents a small part of the world population. However as more Bahasa Melayu-speakers start logging on, they can become a specialized segment worth optimizing for.
LinguaWeb is unique in that it utilizes the Alexa search engine and performs an automatic computer generated translation of the results and related websites into Bahasa Melayu. It’s just like Altavisa’s Babblefish, expect of course babblefish doesn’t support Bahasa Melayu. Currently the market penetration of LinguaWeb isn’t all that spectacular but is sure to grow, and other search methods like it are also likely to grow.
Optimizing your website for bilingual, computer generated translation search engines isn’t all that difficult because most of the work is identical to your current SEO strategy with the translation being done on the search engine side. My recommendation is to use simple sentences which will also improve readability and to avoid idioms, because they almost never translate correctly.
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May 9th, 2006 at 7:00 pm
Dearest one,
Please I am in pains and my heart in heavy as I write you this mail. I want you to help me as your own sister to transfer 2,800,000.00 euro which my late husband deposited in Bank here in Cote d’Ivoire. I will give you all the documents as proves of my claim once you agree to assist me and we will talk on percentage.
Most importantly you will help me to come to your country as soon as this money is transfer into your account. I took this decision to contact you because my husband relatives are after my life since their discovery that I am the next of kin to this fund. So I am into hiding now and will give you a contact number where you can reach me once I build a good confidence with you. Email:mrs_noelke01@yahoo.ca
Waiting for your response.
Mrs. Noelle Gomez
January 21st, 2008 at 3:49 am
Dearest one,
Please I am in pains and my heart in heavy as I write you this mail. I want you to help me as your own sister to transfer 2,800,000.00 euro which my late husband deposited in Bank here in Cote d’Ivoire. I will give you all the documents as proves of my claim once you agree to assist me and we will talk on percentage.
Most importantly you will help me to come to your country as soon as this money is transfer into your account. I took this decision to contact you because my husband relatives are after my life since their discovery that I am the next of kin to this fund. So I am into hiding now and will give you a contact number where you can reach me once I build a good confidence with you. Email:mrs_noelke01@yahoo.ca
Waiting for your response.
Mrs. Noelle Gomez
June 24th, 2008 at 3:10 am
linguaweb Bahasa Melayu ke Bahasa Inggeris sering kali tidak dapat dilayari. Saya harap pihak tuan dapat melakukan sesuatu kerana saya bergantung kepada keistimewaannya 90% dalam tugasan saya. TQ
August 6th, 2008 at 8:39 am
Please, i really appreciate with the linguaweb translation for both English and Bahasa Malaysia but sometimes can’t explore very well. I hopes that can do something to overcome,tq.