Abkhaz interpreting and translation

Interpreting for a small, dispersed community

Because Abkhaz-speaking interpreters are few and far between, remote work is often the most practical route. Telephone sessions can be set up at any hour, and video interpreting through the SILA Linguists® app or your preferred conferencing tool connects you with a linguist wherever they live. For asylum interviews, legal proceedings and lengthy medical consultations we also arrange on-site attendance.

Some clients would rather handle formal subjects in Russian or Turkish, so we check before confirming the booking. Consecutive interpreting suits most meetings, and for academic symposia or cultural events we can provide simultaneous interpreting, including remote simultaneous interpreting. If the conversation touches on health or family matters, let us know whether a female or male interpreter would be more comfortable for your client.

Translating one of the world's most consonant-rich languages

Abkhaz has an exceptionally large number of consonants and very few vowels, and its Cyrillic-based alphabet contains many letters absent from Russian. Our translators use fonts and keyboards that support every character, and for published material we recommend review by a second linguist. Older texts may use the Latin or Georgian-based alphabets of the twentieth century.

Documents from Abkhazia are often in Russian; those from the Turkish diaspora are in Turkish. We provide certified English translations of either, each with a signed accuracy statement, accepted by UK authorities such as government departments, courts and universities, and by employers.

Transcription, heritage recordings and LADO

Our transcription service suits linguists and heritage organisations working with oral histories, songs and interviews, delivered with time codes and an English translation. Where an asylum claim depends on establishing whether someone grew up in Abkhazia or elsewhere, SILA Linguists® can arrange language analysis for origin determination by an experienced analyst.

Sectors we support in Abkhaz

Our vetted, trained and qualified Abkhaz linguists can support immigration lawyers, courts, hospitals, universities, archives and cultural foundations. One coordinator handles your project throughout, and every linguist is vetted, signs a non-disclosure agreement and follows UK GDPR. We can also prepare glossaries and recorded material for researchers studying the Northwest Caucasian languages, including Abaza and the Circassian languages.