Sorani Kurdish translator

Sorani Kurdish (Central Kurdish) is the variety of Iraq and Iran and is written in an adapted Arabic-Persian script, right to left. Kurdish (general) usually refers to Kurmanji (Northern Kurdish), which predominates in Turkey and Syria and is written in the Latin script. The two differ in script, grammar and vocabulary and are not mutually intelligible in written form. If your document comes from Iraq or Iran, Sorani is almost always the correct choice.

Look at the country of origin and the script. Documents from Iraq or Iran in Arabic-Persian script (right to left) are almost always Sorani. Documents from Turkey or Syria in Latin script are usually Kurmanji. If you are unsure, send the document over: we identify the variety before the quote, so you know you will receive the right translation.

Yes. The UK has no sworn-translator institute, so there is no "sworn translator" as a legal office here. For official acceptance our Sorani Kurdish translation agency provides certified translation: a signed and dated statement of accuracy from the translator or the agency, with our contact details. Where a body asks for more, this can be escalated to notarisation by a solicitor or notary public, or to an apostille or legalisation through the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO). We confirm in the quote which level your receiving authority requires.

Common requests are personal documents from Iraq and Iran: birth certificates, marriage certificates, identity documents and diplomas, often for civil registration, family reunion or a Home Office case. We also translate medical records, court documents and business documentation aimed at Iraqi Kurdistan. For each document type we confirm the approach and any certification in the quote.

On working days you receive a reply within 1 hour of your request. The lead time for the translation itself depends on document type, volume, dialect variety and any required certification, and is confirmed in the quote. For tight deadlines we confirm a workable rush schedule up front rather than promising a fixed turnaround.

We work with native specialist translators and reference the recognised UK professional bodies — the ITI (Institute of Translation and Interpreting), the CIOL (Chartered Institute of Linguists) and, for interpreting, the NRPSI (National Register of Public Service Interpreters). These are bodies of reference for the profession; we name them so you can see the standard the work is held to.

A Sorani Kurdish translation agency takes the coordination off your hands. We determine whether your document needs Sorani or Kurmanji, pair you with a specialist who commands the correct script and dialect variety, arrange certification, notarisation or legalisation where an authority requires it, and have the work checked. You keep one point of contact for variety, transliteration, scheduling and delivery, all under a single quote. A skilled freelance translator does excellent work too; the difference an agency adds is bringing those moving parts together so you are not managing them separately.