Award-Winning Language Services
Language Services include:
Founded in 1988, the Folio Group has grown from a tiny start-up into the major-league language service provider that it is today. This is largely driven by our reputation for reliability, technical expertise, fast turnaround and meticulous accuracy. Folio is recognised around the world for its expertise in sourcing and providing African languages, as well as numerous Asian, European, North & South American languages.
Translations
Our team of trained and experienced translators use the latest translation technology to deliver accurate and meaningful translations in over 150 languages...
Editing and Proofreading
To ensure that texts are accurate and appropriate for their intended audience, our hawk-eyed editors will fix typos, spelling and grammatical errors, and localise language where needed...
Interpreting
Folio offers expert interpreting services – from consecutive and simultaneous, to over-the-phone, video remote and South African Sign Language (SASL). Sign language assistance can also be provided in various countries across Africa as well as International Sign (IS).
Voice-overs and Voice Direction
We have a large number of talented voice-over artists on our books, as well as professional voice directors who work in-studio to ensure that scripts don’t fall flat on delivery...
Localisation
The precise definition of localisation is that it is the cultural adaptation of language to ensure that it is consistent with the socio-cultural and legal requirements of a specific target market...
Transcription
If you want to keep a written record of important meetings and proceedings, simply supply us with an audio or video recording, and we will give it to you in black and white...
Subtitling & Audio-Visual Translation
Folio’s professional subtitling services bridge language and cultural gaps, making your video content accessible and engaging to global audiences. From films and TV shows to social media and e-learning, our expert linguists create culturally accurate subtitles and captions tailored to your target audience.
Copywriting
Crafting copy that is clear and catchy is an art – and it is one we have mastered. With a solid background in marketing, our copywriters can create campaigns from concept through to completion...
We translate into and from the following 150+ languages
- Acholi
- Adhola (Dhopadhola)
- Afar
- Afrikaans *
- Akan
- Amharic
- Ateso
- Bambara
- Bassa
- Bemba
- Cameroon Pidgin
- Cape Verdean Creole
- Chichewa
- Chokwe
- Damara (Nama)
- Dangbe
- Dhopadhola (Adhola)
- Dinka
- Dioula
- Ewondo
- Fanagalo
- Fula
- Gusii (Ekegusii)
- Hausa
- Herero
- Kakwa
- Kalenjin
- Kamba
- Kanuri
- Kasem
- Kikongo
- Kikuyu (Gikuyu)
- Kimbundu
- Kinyarwanda
- Kirundi
- Kituba
- Krio
- Kwanyama
- Lingala
- Lozi
- Luganda (Ganda)
- Lugbara
- Luo (Dholuo)
- Maay (MaayMaay)
- Makhuwa
- Makonde
- Malagasy
- Mandinka (Mandingo)
- Masaaba
- Mauritian Creole
- Mooré (Mossi)
- Mossi (Mooré)
- Nama (Damara)
- Nankam
- Ndau
- Ndebele (South Africa)
- Ngambay
- Ngangela
- Nigerian Pidgin
- Nuer
- Nyakausa
- Nyanja
- Nyungwe
- Oromo
- Oshiwambo
- Pulaar
- Runyankole
- Sango
- Sepedi (North Sotho)
- Sesotho (South Sotho: South Africa & Lesotho)
- Setswana (Tswana) *
- Shangaan
- Sheng
- Shona
- Sidamo
- Silozi
- Siswati (Swazi)
- Somali
- Soninke
- South African Sign Language (SASL)
- Sukuma
- Swahili
- Tigrinya
- Timne/Temne
- Tonga
- Tsonga
- Twi
- Umbundu
- Venda
- West-Central Limba
- Wolof
- Xhosa *
- Yao
- Yoruba
- Zarma
- Zulu
- Albanian
- Bulgarian *
- Byelorussian
- Catalan
- Croatian *
- Czech *
- Danish *
- Dutch *
- English *
- Estonian
- Finnish
- French *
- Gaelic
- Georgian
- German *
- Greek *
- Hungarian *
- Icelandic
- Italian *
- Latin
- Latvian
- Lithuanian
- Maltese
- Norwegian
- Polish *
- Portuguese *
- Romanian *
- Russian *
- Serbian *
- Slovak
- Slovene
- Spanish *
- Swedish *
- Ukrainian *
- Yiddish
(Because of the sheer volume of Asian languages we chose to only add those for which we receive frequent requests)
- Arabic *
- Azerbaijani
- Bengali
- Burmese
- Cantonese (Chinese)
- Cebuano
- Gujarati
- Hebrew *
- Hindi
- Ilocano
- Indonesian
- Japanese *
- Karen
- Karenni
- Kazakh
- Khmer
- Korean
- Malay
- Malayalam
- Mandarin (Chinese: Traditional & Simplified) *
- Marathi
- Odia (Oriya)
- Persian (Farsi)
- Sinhalese
- Tagalog (Filipino)
- Tamil
- Telugu
- Thai
- Turkish *
- Urdu
- Vietnamese
- Antillean Creole (Guadeloupe)
- French (Canada)
- Portuguese (Brazil)
- Spanish (Latin America)
- Haitian Creole
Membership of the global community of translators, interpreters, LSPs and business experts is a vital source of support and expertise. We believe in strength through partnership and enjoy sharing our goals and passion for languages with like-minded individuals and associations around the world.
