Computers
can't grasp Icelandic. Here's why
that's a big problem
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Iceland's mother tongue has a major tech problem.
Many new computer devices do **t understand Icelandic, a unique descendant of the Old **rse language filled with ultra-descriptive words such as
Hundslappadrifa, or "heavy s**wfall with large flakes occurring in calm wind."
This omission is compounding a bigger issue on the **rth Atlantic island of about 340,000 people.
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Icelandic, seen by residents as a source of identity and pride, is losing ground as English becomes the lingua franca of mass tourism and voice-activated devices, the Associated Press
reported.
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