Luri interpreting and translation

Matching the right Luri variety

Luri is usually divided into Northern Luri, centred on Lorestan, Southern Luri, including the speech of Kohgiluyeh and Mamasani, and Bakhtiari. Some clients, particularly Feyli speakers and people from border areas, describe their language as Kurdish Luri, and Laki sits on the line between Luri and Southern Kurdish. We use these labels neutrally and simply match the variety the person speaks, so please tell us the town or province and the name the client uses: Luri, Bakhtiari, Laki or Feyli.

Younger and city-raised speakers are often comfortable with a Farsi interpreter. Older or rural clients, and anyone giving a detailed personal history at an asylum interview or appeal, may express themselves much more fully in Luri. We ask the client and note their choice. Face-to-face interpreting is available for Home Office interviews, tribunal hearings, solicitors' meetings, GP and hospital appointments, while video interpreting widens the pool of interpreters from the right region considerably. Telephone interpreting covers urgent calls at any hour, and a female or male interpreter can be arranged.

Translation: Farsi documents, Luri voices

Iranian identity cards, birth certificates and court papers are in Farsi, so UK authorities usually need a certified Farsi to English translation, which we provide with a signed statement of accuracy, accepted by the Home Office, courts and universities. Luri itself is mostly spoken; when written, it uses the Farsi alphabet, right to left, with no fixed spelling, so any Luri text we produce follows agreed conventions and is reviewed by a native speaker.

Transcription and LADO for Luri speakers

Recorded asylum interviews, phone calls and personal testimony in Luri are transcribed with time codes and translated into English, with switches into Farsi or Arabic clearly labelled. Where a claimant's origin in Iran or Iraq is in question, SILA Linguists® can arrange a LADO report from specialist analysts familiar with the Zagros varieties.

Where we can help in Luri

Our vetted, trained and qualified Luri linguists can support immigration solicitors and barristers, asylum caseworkers, NHS services, mental health teams, social services and refugee charities. One coordinator manages your request, and every linguist is vetted and keeps all material confidential under NDAs and UK GDPR.