different options available for developing language translation app in WP8 - windows-phone-8

I have googled and found 2 options. But Google translation API's are paid now. Microsoft has free API's but its not supporting TELUGU and TAMIL languages.
Some of the apps are translating text into these languages
http://www.windowsphone.com/en-us/store/app/type-tamil/69e961a3-b60c-4335-b9c0-a378065eaa8e
Any idea what are the other translation options.
Thank you.

I think they are using Bing or google translator.Microsoft provide APIs that can be called with HTTP or SOAP. Please check this links:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/magazine/ff872395.aspx
http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/translator/developers.aspx
http://www.codeproject.com/Articles/136164/Bing-Translator-service-for-Windows-Phone
http://www.jimmycollins.org/blog/?p=241
http://matthiasshapiro.com/2012/10/09/azure-microsoft-translation-in-windows-phone-the-easy-way/
Or you can use Google translator also see this for more information : http://developer.nokia.com/community/wiki/Google_Translate_in_Windows_Phone
You can use Multilingual App Toolkit. But it support specific language like English,French, Korean.
https://dev.windows.com/en-us/develop/multilingual-app-toolkit

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