Lozi translator

Yes. Ecrivus is a Lozi translation agency: we translate into and out of Lozi (Silozi) with experienced native translators who know the regional context of Barotseland and the Zambezi Region. We deliver professional translation for asylum interviews, certificates and NGO material, and arrange certification on request where an authority asks for a signed statement of accuracy.

Certified Lozi translation is rare and we arrange it on request — for example for Home Office or UKVI cases, courts or universities. The UK has no sworn-translator institute, so for official acceptance we provide a certified translation: a signed and dated statement of accuracy with our contact details. Where a body asks for more, this can be escalated to notarisation by a solicitor or notary public, or to legalisation through the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO). For most projects a professional translation is enough; we confirm the level your receiving authority requires in the quote.

We work with Zambian Standard Silozi and with Caprivi / Zambezi Silozi from Namibia. Because the spelling and lexical conventions differ by region — and Lozi is a mixed language with a Sotho-Tswana superstrate on a Luyana substrate — we match source document and target region with you up front so the text reads naturally to its intended audience.

Common cases are asylum and status documents, birth and marriage certificates, statements for family reunification, diplomas for recognition, and NGO or education material from the Zambezi Region. UK bodies involved are often the Home Office and UKVI for immigration, HMCTS courts and UK ENIC for diploma assessment. We confirm the approach and any certification per document in the quote.

On working days you receive a reply within 1 hour of your request. The lead time for the translation itself depends on document type, volume, regional variant and any required certification, and is confirmed in the quote. For tight deadlines we confirm a workable rush schedule up front rather than promising a fixed turnaround.

A Lozi translation agency takes the coordination off your hands. We select the native translator who fits the region and field of your document, match the Zambian or Namibian variant, arrange certification, notarisation or legalisation where an authority requires it, and have the work checked by a second reviewer where the legal field, risk profile or volume requires it. You keep one point of contact for variant, 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.