TafsiriLanguage Group

Nairobi · serving the United States

Rare African languages, answered at every hour US clients need them.

Somali, Swahili, Amharic, Tigrinya and Oromo interpreters and certified translators, trained to US medical standards and working in shifts that cover US business hours and the US night.

Nairobi
EAT
Home of the Tafsiri team
New York
−8 h
7 h behind in US summer
Minneapolis
−9 h
8 h behind in US summer
Seattle
−11 h
10 h behind in US summer
US Eastern business hours, shown in Nairobi time Tafsiri shifts for US daytime Tafsiri shift for the US night

Two ways to work with us

One team, two kinds of client

For US language service providers

Fill the calls you can't staff

We work as your subcontract vendor for over-the-phone interpreting in languages that are hard to cover, especially overnight US time. Video interpreting follows in 2028.

  • Per-minute pricing, billed monthly from your platform's call log
  • Interpreters connect through your own platform
  • Business Associate Agreements for healthcare work
  • Start with a pilot block, for example overnight Somali
Request our vendor pack
Download our capability statement (PDF)

For immigration lawyers, agencies and families

Certified translations in 48 to 72 hours

Each document is translated by one linguist, checked by a second, and delivered as a PDF with a signed certificate of translation accuracy for USCIS and immigration court filings.

  • Birth, marriage and police certificates $30 a page
  • Declarations, medical and court records priced per word
  • Rush delivery within 24 hours when you need it
  • Price confirmed before any work starts
Get a translation quote

Languages

East Africa and the Horn, spoken natively

Our interpreters grew up speaking these languages and work in English every day. We add languages only when we can staff them properly.

SoomaaliSomaliAvailable
KiswahiliSwahiliAvailable
አማርኛAmharicAvailable
ትግርኛTigrinyaAvailable
Afaan OromooOromoAvailable
IkinyarwandaKinyarwandaAdding in 2029
IkirundiKirundiAdding in 2029
عربي جوباJuba and Sudanese ArabicAdding in 2029

Certified translation prices

Clear prices, agreed before we start

Every certified translation includes a second-linguist review and a signed certificate of accuracy. Interpreting for language companies is priced per minute; ask for our vendor pack.

DocumentPriceDelivery
Birth, marriage, death or divorce certificate$30 / page48 hours
Police clearance, ID card or passport page$30 / page48 hours
Academic transcript or diploma$30 / page*72 hours
Medical record, court document, police report$0.12 / word3–5 working days
Asylum declaration or affidavit$0.12 / word3–7 working days
Rush delivery within 24 hours+50%24 hours

A page is up to 250 words; *longer pages are $0.12 a word above 250. Minimum charge $30 per document. Prices in US dollars. Non-profit legal and resettlement agencies pay $25 a page and $0.10 a word. New law firms and nonprofits: your first document is free.

How a translation order works

From your upload to a certified PDF

Send the request

Tell us the language, document and deadline using the form below.

Get a fixed price

We reply with the price, delivery date and a secure link to upload the document.

Translate and review

One linguist translates; a second checks names, dates and meaning against the original.

Receive the PDF

You get the translation with a signed certificate of accuracy, ready to file.

Quality and data protection

Built for medical and legal work

Trained before the first call

Every interpreter completes 40 hours of medical interpreter training, an ethics module and scored mock calls before taking live work.

Reviewed after it

Supervisors score a sample of calls each week where client rules allow, and every translation has a second reviewer.

Private by default

Company-managed devices, no recordings or documents kept on personal phones, HIPAA-aligned handling for US healthcare clients and compliance with Kenya's Data Protection Act.

Get a quote

Tell us what you need

We reply within one working day, usually sooner. Please don't attach documents here; we'll send a secure upload link with your quote.

Prefer email? Write to us at

uzeyr@tafsirilanguage.com