China launches first Tibetan language search engine Yongzin
Q. China has launched its first Tibetan language search engine. What is it called?- Published on 23 Aug 16a. Chongzin
b. Yongzin
c. Longzin
d. Tongzin
ANSWER: Yongzin
China on 22nd August 2016 launched the first Tibetan language search engine that will serve as a unified portal for all Tibetan language websites. Search engine will serve as a unified portal for major Tibetan language websites in China.
- Yongzin means “master” or “teacher” in the Tibetan language. It will also be a global major source for information in Tibetan online.
- Search engine Yongzin has eight sections for images, videos, music, news, websites, encyclopedia, forums and literature.
- Search engine will meet the growing needs of the Tibetan speaking population and facilitate Tibetan digital archives and database.
- Project costs USD 8.7 million and is supported by the government. Work on the project began in April 2013
- More than 150 people were hired for the project according to the search engine developers. People of Tibetan ethnicity made up 80 percent of the team
- Popular search engines like Yahoo and Google enable searches in Tibetan but they mainly support searching with single characters
- yongzin.com enables searches using words and phrases to yield more accurate results
- Yongzin also leads to more web resources than competitors.
- New function leads to more than 200 domestic Tibetan language websites in China.
- It is expected to gain 1.2 million users in the initial stage.
- Contents are also organised according to different local dialects such as Kamba, Amdo and U-Tsang.
