(CNN) -- Many Google users probably didn't notice this month that they can now display their search tips in the Hawaiian language. Hawaiian is one of more than 125 "interface languages" now available on Google. Wedged between Hausa and Hebrew, Hawaiian is one of more than 125 "interface languages" now available on Google. The list also includes some humorous twists on English, including "pirate," "Klingon" and "Elmer Fudd." But for Hawaiian educators, the addition of Hawaiian is a small step toward legitimizing a language that is considered "critically endangered" by the United Nations. "It's the capstone of a lot of work," said Keola Donaghy, an assistant professor of Hawaiian studies at the University of Hawaii-Hilo.
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Google search terms now available in Hawaiian
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Keola Donaghy spent 100 hours translating for "Google in Your Language" program
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Hawaiian is considered a "critically endangered" language by the U.N.
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It is the only native American language available in Google search preferences
"The idea was to enable users worldwide to be able to access @placeholder in the language of their choice, and if it wasn't available, to enable users to help make it so," Google spokesman Nate Tyler said.
I was afraid someone was going to start freaking out, 'Why is my computer in @placeholder?'"