Circassian interpreting and translation

Circassian interpreting, delivered where it is practical

Qualified Circassian interpreters are few, so telephone and video interpreting are often the most realistic route. Our telephone line operates 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, and video sessions run on the SILA Linguists® app or the platform your organisation already uses. Where a face-to-face Circassian interpreter is available, we send one to family hearings, immigration appointments, hospital consultations and home visits.

Many Circassians are more confident in Turkish, Arabic or Russian for formal matters, and we can supply those interpreters instead. We always ask the client which language they prefer rather than deciding on their behalf.

Translation between Circassian and English

In Russia both Adyghe and Kabardian are written in Cyrillic with extra letters and digraphs, and the two spelling systems differ; diaspora writers in Turkey have used Latin spellings. We confirm the standard and script before starting. Official documents from Russia, Turkey or Jordan are normally in Russian, Turkish or Arabic, and we provide certified translation of those, with a signed statement of accuracy, accepted by UK authorities. Russian, Turkish or Arabic papers for US immigration come with a signed certificate of accuracy.

Circassian-language translation itself is mostly needed for letters, family papers, cultural programmes, heritage publications and academic material, and our translators keep the very large consonant inventory and its spelling consistent throughout.

Transcription for research and heritage

We transcribe and translate Circassian recordings, including oral histories, songs, interviews and fieldwork audio, delivering time-stamped transcripts with an English version. Our transcribers note dialect features and any switches into Turkish, Arabic or Russian, which researchers and archives rely on. Field linguists and archives often hold hours of recorded speech from elders in Turkey, Jordan or the Caucasus, and a careful transcript is frequently the only way to make that material searchable and fit for teaching.

Where we can help in Circassian

Our vetted, trained and qualified Circassian linguists can support immigration advisers and family lawyers, hospitals and community health teams, universities and research projects, museums, cultural associations and heritage funders. One SILA Linguists® team coordinates every step, and confidentiality agreements and UK GDPR compliance are standard on every assignment. Circassian interpreters can support immigration, legal and medical appointments in the United States, matched to Adyghe or Kabardian.