Swahili translation services
Niger-Congo > Bantu
Roman
Left-to-right
10 million
Kiswahili
Tanzania, Kenya, Uganda, Comoros, Democratic Republic of Congo, Zanzibar
As Disney taught us, the Swahili phrase "Hakuna Matata" translates as "no worries".
Swahili, or Kiswahili, is spoken in south-east Africa where it serves as lingua franca. It is estimated that while only 10 million people speak Swahili as their first language, a further 50 to 140 million speak it as a second language.
The name Swahili is derived from the Arabic word Sawahil, meaning “coastal dwellers”. The prefix ki- means “language” so Kiswahili means “Swahili language”.
Translation / Transcreation / Subtitling / Localization / Adaptation / Copywriting / Authoring / Proofreading / Revision / Editing / Translation quality assurance / Terminology / Linguistic validation / Glossary creation / Dubbing / Voice-overs / Transcription / Typesetting / Simultaneous interpreting / Consecutive interpreting / Conference interpreting / Telephone interpreting / Public service interpreting / Interpreting equipment hire / Foreign language consulting
Translation and typesetting: A short look at the practical and cultural problems of multilingual typesetting.
Translation and typesetting: A more in depth look at Typesetting in Arabic, Farsi, Urdu and other right to left languages.
Need your translation in a hurry? This blog post looks at short and long-term strategies to remove bottlenecks from the translation process.
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