Award-Winning Language Services
Language Services include:
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. Whether for meetings, conferences or hearings, Folio’s skilled interpreters will ensure accurate and nuanced communication. Instant telephonic interpreting is also available in 39 languages via the bespoke Folio InterTel system.
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...
Subtitles
Subtitling is all about timing and trimming, so whether it’s a documentary or advertisement, we make sure all dialogue and sound effects are accurately reflected on screen...
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
- Bemba
- Cameroon Pidgin
- Cape Verdean Creole
- Chichewa
- Chokwe
- Damara (Nama)
- Dangbe
- Dhopadhola (Adhola)
- Dinka
- Dioula
- Ewondo
- Fanagalo
- Fula
- Gusii
- Hausa
- Herero
- Kakwa
- Kalenjin
- Kamba
- Kanuri
- Kasem
- Kikongo
- Kikuyu (Gikuyu)
- Kimbundu
- Kinyarwanda
- Kirundi
- Kituba
- Krio
- Kwanyama
- Lingala
- Lozi
- Luganda (Ganda)
- Luo (Dholuo)
- Maay (MaayMaay)
- Makhuwa
- Makonde
- Malagasy
- Mandinka (Mandingo)
- 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
- Silozi
- Siswati (Swazi)
- Somali
- Soninke
- South African Sign Language (SASL)
- Sukuma
- Swahili
- Tigrinya
- Tonga
- Tsonga
- Twi
- Umbundu
- Venda
- 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.
