Traditional Mongolian translator

It is the same language in two scripts. Traditional Mongolian uses the vertical Hudum script (Mongol bichig), written top to bottom in columns that run from left to right. Cyrillic Mongolian is written horizontally in the Cyrillic alphabet. The traditional script is the official norm in Inner Mongolia (China); Cyrillic dominates in the state of Mongolia. The two are not interchangeable without transliteration.

That depends on the authority that will receive your document. For Inner Mongolia and China the vertical Hudum script is usually required; for the state of Mongolia the Cyrillic script is the usual expectation. We assess each project to determine which script fits and confirm that choice up front in the quote.

A Traditional Mongolian translation agency such as Ecrivus provides certified translation for official acceptance in the UK: a signed and dated statement of accuracy from the translator or the agency, with our contact details. The UK has no sworn-translator institute, so there is no "sworn translator" as a legal office here. 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). We confirm the level your receiving authority requires in the quote, and which script — traditional or Cyrillic — is needed.

Common requests include trade contracts and corporate documents aimed at Inner Mongolia and China, personal and family documents for diaspora communities, historical texts and manuscripts in the vertical script, and education materials, partly because the traditional script is being reintroduced in Mongolia. We confirm the approach and any certification per document in the quote.

On working days you receive a quote within 1 hour. The lead time for the translation itself depends on document type, volume, the script requested 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 Traditional Mongolian translation agency takes the coordination off your hands. We select a translator who commands both the language and the vertical Hudum script, confirm which script your document needs, arrange certification, notarisation or legalisation where an authority requires it, and check the vertical rendering and font output. You keep one point of contact for script choice, 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.