African Languages Services
Translating 11 Official Languages
South Africa is a driving force on the African continent: it drives economic growth and development and serves as a prime example that a truly multiethnic country can stand united. Make no mistake, South Africa is truly multiethnic. There are 11 official languages representing the major ethnicities, but there are countless other cultures that call the country home. As a result, it has a hodge-podge of languages and dialects that blend together to give the spoken (and written) word a very distinct South African flavour.
While PCS Localization offers translation services for most of the primary languages spoken in Africa, we specialise in South African languages. So, no matter what the nature of your translation project – be it large or small, business or personal – if you want to translate something into any one of the 11 official languages, we can help you.
South African has 11 official languages:
Igbo
Afrikaans
Zulu
Xhosa
Sesotho
Amharic
Kinyarwada
Swahili
Yoruba
Tigrinya
Wolof and also Shona, Oromo, Kirundi etc.
How we choose our African language specialists:
Our criteria for choosing our African languages translators are:
Native Speaker of the language: This ensures the language specialise understands the tips and tricks of the African language and can communicate its intended message.
Official education in translation or linguistics: this way the translator would have studied the mechanics of translation along with the techniques of translation.
Five years’ experience in translation: having a proven track record in translation creates a professional translator at both, the language and the communication levels.
Specialized translators: in additional to knowing the language and the translation techniques, the translator should be specialized in a certain area. This way, the African language translator will be aware of the standards of this area and know how to provide extra quality.
At PCS Localization, we help you bridge the communication gaps through professional translation of documents and solutions among others. We understand that any piece of information whether for personal use, official or business purposes require to be communicated accurately in the language best understood by the intended audience. With this in mind, we use skilled and professional translators who are not only native language speakers but also specialists in your field.