Mauritian Creole interpreting and translation

Why a French interpreter is not the answer

Mauritian Creole draws most of its vocabulary from French, but its grammar is its own: small markers before the verb, such as ti for the past, pe for an ongoing action and pou or ava for the future, carry meaning that a French speaker can easily misread. Many Creole speakers, particularly older Chagossians, are not fluent in standard French, so booking a French interpreter risks a partial account.

Our Kreol interpreters attend GP and hospital appointments, care assessments, nationality and immigration interviews, solicitors' meetings and court hearings in person. Telephone interpreting is available whenever you need it, and video sessions work well through the SILA Linguists® app or your own platform. Women and men can ask for an interpreter of their own gender, and families can request the same interpreter across a series of care or nationality appointments.

Kreol Morisien translation and certified documents

Mauritian birth, marriage and court documents are usually in English or French. We translate French records into English and certify them with a signed statement of accuracy, accepted by UK authorities for nationality applications and court proceedings, and by universities and employers.

For Creole-language material, such as care plans, patient information, school letters and community guidance for Chagossian families, we agree the spelling first: Grafi-Larmoni, the official standard spelling taught in schools, or a more French-like spelling that some older readers find familiar. Audio versions can help where literacy in Creole is limited.

Transcription and subtitling

We transcribe Kreol recordings, from oral histories of Chagossian elders to recorded interviews and evidence, with time codes and English translation, and subtitle community films and campaign videos. Speakers often move between Kreol, English and French within a single conversation, and our transcribers label each language so that the record is clear and nothing is lost in translation.

Sectors we support in Mauritian Creole

Our vetted, trained and qualified Kreol linguists can support healthcare and social care, nationality and immigration advisers, legal services and courts, schools, and organisations supporting Chagossian families with settlement, citizenship and welfare questions. One coordinator manages each project, and our vetted linguists work under confidentiality agreements and UK GDPR.