Sorbian translator

They are two separate standardised written languages with their own spelling, vocabulary and grammar. Upper Sorbian (Hornjoserbsce) is spoken in Upper Lusatia around Bautzen in Saxony and is the most vital variety; Lower Sorbian (Dolnoserbski) belongs to Lower Lusatia around Cottbus in Brandenburg and is classified by UNESCO as severely endangered. We establish up front which variety your source document uses.

A certified Sorbian translation is a signed statement of accuracy. The UK has no sworn-translator institute, so there is no "sworn translator" as a legal office here; Sorbian source documents are usually German-oriented in any case. Where an authority requires official certification, we arrange a suitable route — certified translation, notarisation by a solicitor or notary public, or an apostille or legalisation through the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO). We confirm the route and what is workable in the quote.

We pair you with Slavic-language specialists and, for the English side of the work, reference the recognised UK professional bodies — the ITI (Institute of Translation and Interpreting), the CIOL (Chartered Institute of Linguists) and, for interpreting, the NRPSI (National Register of Public Service Interpreters). These are bodies of reference for the profession; we name them so you can see the standard the work is held to.

Common cases include official documents with a minority-rights context, education and research material (Slavic studies, Witaj teaching), cultural and religious texts, and historical records for genealogical research by diaspora descendants. UK-relevant cases we handle often are Home Office and UKVI immigration documents and diplomas assessed by UK ENIC where a Sorbian-German record is involved. We confirm the approach and any certification per document in the quote.

On working days you receive a reply within 1 hour. The lead time for the translation itself depends on the variety, the document type, the volume and the register (modern or historical), and is confirmed in the quote rather than promised as a fixed turnaround.

Yes. Much Sorbian material is historical and uses older spelling and religious or folkloric registers. For texts like these we bring in Slavic-language specialists with additional philological expertise and plan a suitable revision step, so the original meaning and register are preserved.

A Sorbian translation agency takes the coordination off your hands. Sorbian is a small West Slavic minority language, so we establish the right written language, select a Slavic-language specialist with the right subject and philological knowledge, and have the work checked at a revision step. You keep one point of contact for variety, 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.