Turi interpreting and translation

Interpreting for Turi speakers

Video interpreting with the SILA Linguists® app or your existing video set-up is often the quickest way to reach a suitable linguist for a language with a small community, and it lets us confirm the match early. We can also arrange face-to-face attendance and telephone interpreting, which is available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.

Turi speakers are usually multilingual in Sadri (Nagpuri), Hindi or Odia. Where a client is comfortable in one of these for a particular subject, relay or a direct Hindi interpreter can be discussed, but first-language interpreting remains our recommendation for immigration and asylum interviews, medical consultations and court proceedings. We can request an interpreter of the client's preferred gender where the subject is sensitive.

Translation and documents

Written Turi is uncommon and has no widely used standard; when it is written, Devanagari is the usual script. Most readers prefer material in Hindi, Odia or English, so we confirm reading preferences before starting any translation and suggest audio where literacy is limited.

Indian civil documents, such as birth certificates, Aadhaar cards and school records, are generally issued in Hindi, Odia, Bengali or English. Our certified translations include a signed statement of accuracy, accepted by UK authorities such as the Home Office, the courts and colleges, and by employers.

Transcription, fieldwork and language analysis

Our transcription service suits researchers documenting Munda languages and community traditions, including the bamboo craft with which the Turi are traditionally associated, through interviews and field recordings. Transcripts come with time markers and English translation alongside, and switches into Sadri or Hindi are marked.

Where an immigration case depends on establishing where someone grew up, LADO, which analyses speech to help determine a person's origin, can be arranged through our analyst network.

Sectors we support in Turi

Our vetted, trained and qualified Turi linguists can support immigration and asylum advisers, solicitors and courts, hospitals and GP practices, universities and fieldwork projects. A single SILA Linguists® project team takes responsibility from enquiry to delivery, and every linguist is vetted and works under confidentiality undertakings, with all data processed under UK GDPR.