Qashqai interpreting and translation

Qashqai interpreting, and when Azerbaijani is not enough

Qashqai speakers can often follow Azerbaijani, and Turkish to a lesser extent, but vocabulary, pronunciation and heavy Farsi borrowing differ, and misunderstandings can creep in on points of detail. For an asylum interview, a medical consultation or a solicitor's conference, a Qashqai interpreter, or a Farsi interpreter if the client prefers, gives the most reliable result.

Face-to-face interpreting is available for asylum and immigration interviews, hospital and mental health appointments, solicitors' meetings, courts and child and family services. Our telephone interpreters are reachable at all hours, and video sessions take place on the SILA Linguists® app or your preferred platform, helping us find a speaker from the right part of Fars. Gender preferences are respected.

Qashqai texts and Farsi documents

Qashqai has no official written standard; when written, it normally uses the Arabic-based script right to left, with spellings that vary between writers, so we agree conventions for names before translating. Iranian civil and legal documents are in Farsi, and we translate them with a signed, dated certification of accuracy, accepted by UK authorities, educational institutions and international bodies. Names are a frequent source of confusion, because the same person may appear with different Latin spellings on different papers, and we follow the spelling already used in the passport or Home Office records.

Transcription of recordings and witness accounts

In Qashqai itself we transcribe and translate recordings, witness accounts and community materials, timing each passage and marking Farsi words and phrases. The English version sits beside the transcript for easy reference. Where origin is part of an asylum decision, SILA Linguists® can arrange LADO. Many Qashqai families now live settled lives in Shiraz and other towns, and recordings often mix Qashqai and Farsi in a single sentence, which our transcribers handle carefully.

Where we can help in Qashqai

Our vetted, trained and qualified Qashqai linguists can support asylum and immigration representatives, hospitals and mental health teams, courts and solicitors, and child and family services. A single team coordinates each request, our interpreters are vetted and bound by non-disclosure agreements, and personal data is protected under UK GDPR.