African languages

African Languages Translation Services

Our African language translation services cover Amharic, Somali, Swahili, Tigrinya and Yoruba for NGOs, healthcare providers, research teams and businesses working in East Africa, West Africa and the Horn of Africa. A native linguist translates every file, a second linguist revises it, and translation plus revision starts at $0.08 per word.

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5 languages

With their own pages

12,000 words

Translated per day

24 hours

To a fixed quote

5 LANGUAGES

African languages we translate

Native linguists for East, West and Horn of Africa languages. Each page shows the markets, document types and rates for that language.

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Who it’s for

Who we translate African languages for

Most of our African language work reaches people who need clear information in the language they speak at home.

NGOs and humanitarian teams

Health campaigns, community notices, training material and reports for field programs.

Healthcare providers

Patient information, consent forms and discharge instructions for African-language patients in the US and Europe.

Research teams

Questionnaires, consent forms, interview transcripts and open-ended answers, both ways.

Businesses and agencies

Contracts, HR documents and product content for African markets, and white-label work for translation agencies.

Getting it right

What to know about African language projects

Ge’ez script for Amharic and Tigrinya

Amharic and Tigrinya use the Ethiopic (Ge’ez) script. We check that fonts display it correctly in your final files, not only in the translation.

Regional usage

Eritrean and Ethiopian Tigrinya, or Kenyan and Tanzanian Swahili, use different words. We match the usage to where your readers live.

Yoruba tone marks

Yoruba uses tone marks that change a word’s meaning. We keep them in every file, so the text reads correctly.

Plain language for wide audiences

Community and health content is written for everyday readers, with technical terms explained instead of left in English.

FAQ

African language translation questions

Amharic, Somali, Swahili, Tigrinya and Yoruba each have their own page with rates and details. For other African languages, send us the language pair and we will confirm a native linguist within 24 hours.

Translation plus revision starts at $0.08 per word. The rate depends on the language pair and subject, and you get a fixed quote within 24 hours, so the price is agreed before we start.

Yes. We ask where your readers live and assign a linguist from that area, so vocabulary and spelling match what your audience uses.

Yes. Our DTP team sets Ethiopic (Ge’ez) script in your layout and checks that every character displays correctly before delivery.

Our team translates up to 12,000 words per day. Most projects are delivered within a few working days, and several languages can run at the same time.

What every language includes

A native linguist and a reviser

A native speaker translates, and a second linguist revises every file before delivery.

Subject specialists

Linguists matched to your field, from legal translation to medical translation.

Layout in any script

Ethiopic, Arabic and other scripts set correctly by our multilingual DTP team.

Need an African language that isn’t listed?

We’re often asked about Hausa, Igbo, Oromo and Zulu. Tell us the language pair, the subject and your deadline, and we’ll confirm a native linguist and send a fixed quote within 24 hours.

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