Malagasy translator

Yes. Ecrivus is a Malagasy translation agency that translates into and out of Malagasy with a specialist who knows the right dialect and register. We handle both standard professional translation and certified translation — a signed statement of accuracy — for authorities that require it.

The UK has no sworn-translator institute, so there is no "sworn translator" as a legal office here. For official acceptance we provide certified translation: a signed and dated statement of accuracy from the translator or the agency, with our contact details. Where a body asks for more, this can be escalated to notarisation by a solicitor or notary public, or to an apostille or legalisation through the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO). Certified Malagasy translation is uncommon, so where a direct route is not workable we can route through French, the second official language of Madagascar. We confirm in the quote which level your receiving authority requires.

By default we work in Merina or Plateau Malagasy, the official written language around Antananarivo. If your document or speaker comes from a coastal region, we match the relevant dialect (Sakalava, Betsimisaraka or Antandroy), because vocabulary and spelling differ there. We confirm the choice up front in the quote.

That is common: many formal and legal documents in Madagascar are drawn up in French rather than Malagasy. We first check the actual document language and then choose the right language pair and route. Send us the document and we will assess it on a no-obligation basis.

On working days you receive a reply within 1 hour. The lead time for the translation itself depends on document type, volume, dialect and any required certification, and is confirmed in the quote rather than promised as a fixed turnaround.

We combine specialist translators with a structured QA layer: a terminology list, a style guide and a second review where the field, risk profile or volume requires it. CAT tools (Trados, memoQ, Phrase TMS) keep terminology consistent across volume and repeated content, and a translation memory keeps follow-up work aligned and lowers the cost over time.

A Malagasy translation agency takes the coordination off your hands. We select the specialist who fits your document and the right dialect, check whether the source is in Malagasy or French, arrange certification where an authority requires it — through French where needed — and have the work checked by a second reviewer. You keep one point of contact for dialect, 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.