Sotho translator

Yes. Ecrivus is a Sotho translation agency, and certified Sotho translation is available on request where an authority requires a signed statement of accuracy. Because the number of translators working in this language is limited, we assess per document type what is workable; for your everyday documents we deliver a professional standard translation.

We deliver in the Lesotho spelling or the South African spelling (Southern Sotho), depending on your target country and audience. Because the two traditions differ in words and spelling, we confirm the right variety with you up front and set it out in the quote. Mixing the two in one document is the most common reason a translation reads as out of place.

The UK has no sworn-translator institute, so there is no "sworn translator" as a legal office here. For official acceptance we provide 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.

Sotho does not mark tone in the standard spelling, even though it is a tonal language, so written text can be ambiguous. We assign a translator who settles the intended meaning from context and applies the extensive system of noun classes correctly. We check any unclear passages with you before delivery.

Common requests are asylum files and personal statements, birth and marriage certificates, diplomas, police certificates and business correspondence with parties in Lesotho or South Africa. UK-specific cases we handle often involve Home Office and UKVI immigration documents and HMCTS court documents. We confirm the approach and any certification per document in the quote.

On working days you receive a quote within 1 hour. The lead time for the translation itself depends on document type, volume, the chosen regional variety and any required certification, and is confirmed in the quote rather than promised as a fixed turnaround.

A Sotho translation agency takes the coordination off your hands. We select the translator who fits your document and the right regional variety, arrange certification on request where an authority requires it, and have the work checked where the field, risk profile or volume calls for it. You keep one point of contact for variety, terminology, 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.