Bakhtiari interpreting and translation

Bakhtiari interpreting for asylum and health appointments

A Bakhtiari interpreter follows place names, kinship terms and pastoral vocabulary that a Farsi-only interpreter can miss, which matters when an asylum applicant describes their home area, family or journey at an interview or a tribunal hearing. Many Bakhtiari families long followed a seasonal migration between mountain summer pastures and winter grazing on the Khuzestan plain; speakers identify with the Haft Lang or Chahar Lang divisions, and speech varies from valley to valley. Younger speakers are often at ease in Farsi, while older people and those from rural or nomadic backgrounds usually give a fuller account in Bakhtiari; we record the client's choice and book accordingly.

Our interpreters work face to face at GP and hospital appointments, police interviews, legal advice sessions, social care and housing meetings, by telephone at any time, and through video calls on the SILA Linguists® app. Bakhtiari women often prefer a female interpreter for health matters, and we can arrange one.

Translation and Iranian documents

Bakhtiari is mostly spoken. When written, it uses the Farsi alphabet right to left with no fixed spelling, so we agree conventions for names and dialect words before work starts. Identity papers, certificates and court records from Iran are in Farsi, and our Farsi translators certify them with a signed declaration of accuracy, accepted by UK authorities, educational institutions and international bodies alike. For spoken community information, such as health or housing messages, we can script and record audio in Bakhtiari, which often reaches older listeners better than print.

Transcribing recorded interviews

Much Bakhtiari work involves recorded interviews and spoken community information. We transcribe recordings with timings, note Farsi passages and local terms, and supply an English version that legal teams can rely on. Where a claim hinges on whether someone really grew up around Izeh or Shahrekord, SILA Linguists® can commission a LADO report.

Sectors we support in Bakhtiari

Our vetted, trained and qualified Bakhtiari linguists can support asylum and tribunal representatives, GP surgeries and hospitals, solicitors and police, and social care and housing teams. A named coordinator manages your Bakhtiari bookings, every interpreter is vetted and signs a non-disclosure agreement, and personal information is kept under UK GDPR.