Native-speaker translation for Swahili, Amharic, Hausa, Yoruba, Wolof, Zulu, and 18+ other African languages. Trusted by NGOs, governments, and international development partners.
Africa is the most linguistically diverse continent in the world, with over 2,000 distinct languages spoken across 54 countries. The colonial inheritance of English, French, Portuguese, and Arabic as official languages coexists with hundreds of indigenous languages that millions of people use as their first or only language. International development, humanitarian, and business communication that genuinely reaches African audiences requires translation into local languages, not just into the colonial official language.
BeTranslated provides African language translation by native-speaker specialists for all major African languages. Our translators are based in or originate from the markets they serve, with the cultural and contextual knowledge that distinguishes useful translation from technically correct but culturally tone-deaf output. We work with international development organizations (UNDP, World Bank, GIZ, AFD), international NGOs, governments, and businesses operating across the continent.
Swahili, Amharic, Somali, Tigrinya, Oromo, and Kinyarwanda for Kenyan, Tanzanian, Ethiopian, Eritrean, Somali, and Rwandan markets.
Hausa, Yoruba, Igbo, Wolof, Bambara, Fulani, and Twi for Nigerian, Ghanaian, Senegalese, Ivorian, and broader ECOWAS markets.
Zulu, Xhosa, Afrikaans, and Shona for South African, Zimbabwean, and broader SADC market communications.
We maintain native-speaker translators for the African languages below. Other languages are available on request subject to translator availability.
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