Today we're expanding TranslateX API language support with 15 new languages, available on paid plans.
This update broadens TranslateX across Europe, Asia, and Africa, giving developers and businesses access to more markets, more regional coverage, and better support for multilingual products.
With this release, TranslateX grows from 35 supported languages to 50.
We're adding these languages to paid plans:
- Filipino (tl)
- Malay (ms)
- Estonian (et)
- Catalan (ca)
- Latvian (lv)
- Urdu (ur)
- Serbian (sr)
- Persian (fa)
- Swahili (sw)
- Albanian (sq)
- Armenian (hy)
- Icelandic (is)
- Bosnian (bs)
- Luxembourgish (lb)
- Afrikaans (af)
Language groups added
This release adds support across several major language groups:
European languages added: 9
Estonian, Catalan, Latvian, Serbian, Albanian, Armenian, Icelandic, Bosnian, Luxembourgish
Asian languages added: 4
Filipino, Malay, Urdu, Persian
African languages added: 2
Swahili, Afrikaans
This mix helps TranslateX better serve both high-volume international use cases and important regional and local language communities.
About the new languages
Below is a simple overview of each language and its approximate native-speaker base. These figures are best presented as rounded estimates, since speaker counts vary by source and by whether second-language speakers are included.
Filipino (tl) - A major language of the Philippines and widely used in media, education, and digital communication. Approximate native speakers: 28 million
Malay (ms) - Used across Malaysia, Brunei, Singapore, and understood broadly across the Malay-speaking region. Approximate native speakers: 20 million
Estonian (et) - The national language of Estonia and an important Baltic language for government, education, and digital services. Approximate native speakers: 1.1 million
Catalan (ca) Spoken in Catalonia, Valencia, the Balearic Islands, Andorra, and surrounding regions. Strong presence in education, publishing, and local government. Approximate native speakers: 4 million
Latvian (lv) - The official language of Latvia, used across public administration, media, and commerce. Approximate native speakers: 1.5 million
Urdu (ur) - A major language of Pakistan and one of South Asia's most important literary and cultural languages. Approximate native speakers: 70 million
Serbian (sr) - Used primarily in Serbia and across parts of the Balkans. Important for regional business, media, and public communications. Approximate native speakers: 8 million
Persian (fa) - A major language of Iran and one of the world's great literary languages, with influence across a broad cultural region. Approximate native speakers: 70 million
Swahili (sw) - One of Africa's most important lingua francas, used widely across East and Central Africa in trade, education, and media. Approximate native speakers: 16 million native speakers, with far more second-language speakers
Albanian (sq) - Spoken in Albania, Kosovo, and neighboring regions, with strong diaspora usage across Europe. Approximate native speakers: 6 million
Armenian (hy) - The national language of Armenia, with significant diaspora communities worldwide. Approximate native speakers: 6 million
Icelandic (is) - The official language of Iceland and a high-value language for local content, government, and travel use cases. Approximate native speakers: 390,000
Bosnian (bs) - Used in Bosnia and Herzegovina and understood widely across the Western Balkans. Approximate native speakers: 2 million
Luxembourgish (lb) - A national language of Luxembourg with strong use in daily life, public communication, and local services. Approximate native speakers: 400,000
Afrikaans (af) - Used primarily in South Africa and Namibia, with a strong media, education, and consumer content presence. Approximate native speakers: 7 million
What this means for global language coverage
With these additions, TranslateX now supports 50 languages, giving developers broader access to audiences across major international, regional, and local markets.
This expansion is another step toward broader worldwide language coverage, and we're looking forward to adding even more languages in the future to support more communities, more regions, and more real-world use cases. Our goal is to continue growing TranslateX in a way that helps customers connect with more of the world in the languages that matter most to them.
To view all supported languages and plan availability, see the updated Supported Languages page.