The Afrikaans language
An
interesting fact about Afrikaans:
Afrikaans is very similar to Dutch, but borrows
heavily from several other languages including
Malay.
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Our Afrikaans linguists
As well as being qualified and tested linguists all our Afrikaans translators and interpreters sign up to our code of conduct which governs expected quality levels and ensures confidentiality. In addition, our database keeps track of all their specialist areas so we can find exactly the right person for your assignment.
Afrikaans translation
For Afrikaans translations, Geo works with qualified, expert translators.
All our Afrikaans translators are professionals translating into their
mother tongue. Normally they will live in the country where the target
language is spoken so that they remain up to speed with the language
and culture. The only time this doesn’t work is if the translator
is required to have knowledge about a linguistic community outside
the target culture... for instance if our Afrikaans translator who
is based in the target country might not have the necessary understanding
or terminology to translate a document for the Afrikaans community
in the UK dealing with UK bodies and concepts..e.g. the Financial
Ombudsman or the NHS. In these instances Geo works with qualified
Afrikaans translators in the UK to use the correct, established terminology.
See our translation
section for more information on Afrikaans translation or have
a look at our industries
section. If you need help with back translation from Afrikaans,
then we also have a great database of validated, high quality translators
to meet your needs.
Afrikaans interpreting
Geo has an extensive database of great people for Afrikaans interpreting.
Our Afrikaans interpreters are selected for their expertise, knowledge
of specialist areas, friendly professional attitude and consistently
good feedback. See our interpreting
section for more information on Afrikaans interpreting or have
a look at our industries
section.
Afrikaans typesetting
Typesetting in different languages can be tricky if you don’t
know what you’re doing. Hyphenation rules change. Fonts sometimes
aren’t supported in some design packages. Some languages read
left to right (like English), others (like Arabic) read right to left.
Afrikaans is no different, but you can rest assured that we can help
you. See our typesetting
section for more information on Afrikaans typesetting or have
a look at our industries
section.
Afrikaans media services
Geo can even offer Afrikaans voice-overs, Afrikaans dubbing, Afrikaans
audio and video recording s and Afrikaans subtitling. See our media
services section for more information or have a look at our industries
section.
Afrikaans language and culture training
We work with some of the best tutors for Afrikaans language and Afrikaans
culture that you could wish to find. Call us to discuss course availability
and costs and see our language
and culture training section.
Want to know more about Afrikaans? Contact
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| Other names: |
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| Variations: |
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| Speakers: |
6 million |
| Official language: |
South Africa |
| Spoken in: |
Botswana |
| Classification: |
Indo-European > Germanic |
| Script: |
Roman script |
| Text direction: |
Left to right |
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