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Somali – Afsoomaali

Jul 15, 2011 | Blog

Somali is one of the most widely spoken Cushitic languages. The exact number of speakers is unknown because Somali has been spread worldwide. However, there are about 8 million speakers in Somalia and another 13 million in other countries. Because the language was heavily influenced by Arabic, English and Italian, it has been written with four different scripts: an Arabic-based, Latin-based, and two native alphabets, the Osmanaya script and the Borama script. The Latin alphabet is used today. Somali can be divided into three main dialects: Northern Somali, Benaadir Somali, and Af-Ashraaf Somali. The standard Somali is based on the Northern... read more

Slovene – Slovenščina

Jul 15, 2011 | Blog

The Slovenian language is one of the South Slavic languages and spoken by 2.5 million people worldwide. It is the official language of Slovenia and is also one of the 23 official languages of the European Union since 2004. Until the 16th century, there were many dialects within the Slovene language.  However, those dialects have since been unified into one language. Then, in the 19th century, the unified language was officially... read more

Slovak – Slovenský

Jul 15, 2011 | Blog

Slovak or Slovakian is one of the official languages of the European Union since 2004. It belongs to the West Slavic group of languages, which includes Czech, Polish, Silesian, Slovincian and Sorbian. Due to geographical reasons,　these neighbouring countries have influenced each other and　shared a great part of their history. Slovak is spoken mainly in the Slovak Republic by about 7 million people. In 1993, when Czechoslovakia split into Slovakia and the Czech Republic, the Slovak language became the official language of Slovakia. Slovak dialects can be divided into four main groups: Eastern Slovak, Central Slovak, Western Slovak and Lowland. The standard language is the Central dialect because it is taught in schools and commonly used for official... read more

Sinhala

Jul 15, 2011 | Blog

Sinhala is an Indo-European language belonging to the Indo-Aryan branch, though it has been influenced by members of the Dravidian language group. Sinhala is one of two local languages on the island country of Sri Lanka and spoken by 16 million people. Because Sri Lanka is a small island and Sinhala is not used elsewhere, it has some unique features that are not found in any other Indo-Aryan language.Sinhala has its own script and writing style which is considered a derivation of the Indian Brahmi language. Like other Indian languages, its origin can be traced back more than 2000... read more

Serbian – српски/srpski

Jul 15, 2011 | Blog

The Serbian language is part of the Slavic language family with 10 million speakers. Serbian dialects can be divided into two main groups: Shtoktavian and Torlakia. The standard language in Serbia is based on the Shtoktavian dialect. Serbian is strongly influenced by Turkish. In fact, within the language, there are around 8000 words of Turkish origin. One feature of the Serbian language is that it is the only European language that uses both Cyrillic and Latin alphabets. Since 2006, the Cyrillic alphabet is the official script in... read more

Sindhi – سنڌي

Jul 15, 2011 | Blog

There are an estimated 21 million people in the world who speak Sindhi. It is primarily spoken in Pakistan and India where it is an official language. Sindhi can be categorized into six major dialect groups. Of the six, Vicholi is used as the standard dialect because it is widely accepted as the education and administration language in Sindh,... read more

Sanskrit – संस्कृतम्

Jul 15, 2011 | Blog

Sanskrit is an archaic language used primarily as a liturgical language in Hinduism, Buddhism, and Jainism. It is one of the 22 official languages of India.  According to a 2001 census, it is spoken by 14,000 native speakers. Snaskrit is considered the oldest language in human history and the mother of all languages. It is also called the language of the gods. The Sanskrit alphabet is called ‘Devanagari’ which means ‘cities of the gods’. It can be traced back at least 5,000 years to ancient Hindu texts written in the Devanagari alphabet. This historical language has influenced and become the basis of every language spoken in India... read more

Russian – Русский язык

Jul 15, 2011 | Blog

English Russian Translation Services LingoStar Translation Services Canada | USA provides professional translation and interpretation from English to Russian and Russian to English. Thanks to a well established network of top Russian translators and linguists we are serving all major cities in Canada – Toronto, Ottawa, Montreal, Vancouver and the USA – New York, Los Angeles, Seattle and more. We offer Russian document translation, English to Russian website localization and Russian interpreting services. Additionally we offer Russian editing by native translators and editors, typesetting by experienced Russian typesetters and video game localization and voiceovers by specialized Russian voiceover artists and translators. Our experienced native English to Russian translators and interpreters are meticulously selected to provide English to Russian services of the best possible quality for your particular needs! Only native Russian translators know about the cultural background of the Russian language and can localize websites or documents for different Russian speaking countries, e.g. Russia, Kazakhstan, the new independent states, Ukraine and speakers in the USA and Canada. Our team consists of experienced medical, technical and legal Russian translators. Our Russian translators will expertly handle your project in your specific industry. We have completed numerous Russian translations in these fields and more: • Advertising • Mining • Business and Employment…….. • Packaging and Labels • Engineering • Training • Finance • Software and IT • Forestry • Technology • Marketing • Travel and Tourism   Furthermore, we also offer Russian certified and notarized translations for passports, driver’s licenses, divorce decrees, birth and marriage certificates, legal documents, transcripts, diplomas and other Russian certified document translations. As Russian is one of the six official... read more

Romanian – Limba Română/Român

Jul 15, 2011 | Blog

Romanian is a Latin Romance language spoken by about 25 million people in Romania, Moldova and the Ukraine. It was added as one of official languages of the European Union in 2007. It is closest to modern Italian in terms of mutual intelligibility, but also retains a number of features of old Latin and also contains many words taken from the surrounding Slavic languages, as well as from French, German, Greek and Turkish. Romanian is the only Romance language spoken in Eastern Europe, which makes it an interesting subject of study to scholars. There are four primary dialects in the Romanian language: Daco-Romanian, Aromanian, Megleno-Romanian, and Istro-Romanian. The standard Romanian is Daco-Romanian and it is the primary dialect widely used in Romania and... read more

Punjabi – ਪੰਜਾਬੀ

Jul 15, 2011 | Blog

English Punjabi Translation Services LingoStar Translation Services Canada | USA provides professional translation and interpretation from English to Punjabi and Punjabi to English. Thanks to a well established network of top Punjabi translators and linguists we are serving all major cities in Canada – Toronto, Ottawa, Montreal, Vancouver and the USA – New York, Los Angeles, Seattle and more. We offer Punjabi document translation, English to Punjabi website localization and Punjabi interpreting services. Additionally we offer Punjabi editing by native translators and editors, typesetting by experienced Punjabi typesetters and video game localization and voiceovers by specialized Punjabi voiceover artists and translators. Our experienced native English to Punjabi translators and interpreters are meticulously selected to provide English to Punjabi services of the best possible quality for your particular needs! Only native Punjabi translators know about the cultural background of Punjabi and can localize websites or documents for different Punjabi speaking countries, e.g. Pakistan, India and speakers in the USA and Canada. Our team consists of experienced medical, technical and legal Punjabi translators. Our Russian translators will expertly handle your project in your specific industry. We have completed numerous Punjabi translations in these fields and more: • Advertising • Mining • Business and Employment……. • Packaging and Labels • Engineering • Training • Finance • Software and IT • Forestry • Technology • Marketing • Travel and Tourism   Furthermore, we also offer Punjabi certified and notarized translations for passports, driver’s licenses, divorce decrees, birth and marriage certificates, legal documents, transcripts, diplomas and other Punjabi certified document translations. As Punjabi is the 10th most spoken language in the world with 88 million... read more

Portuguese – Português

Jul 15, 2011 | Blog

English – Portuguese LingoStar Translation Services Canada | USA provides professional translation from English to Portuguese and Portuguese to English and interpreting from English to Portuguese. Thanks to a well established network of top Portuguese translators and linguists we are serving all major cities in Canada – Toronto, Ottawa, Montreal, Vancouver and the USA – New York, Los Angeles, Seattle and more. We offer Portuguese document translation, English to Portuguese website translation and Portuguese interpreting services. Additionally we offer Portuguese editing by native translators and editors, typesetting by experienced Portuguese typesetters and video game localization and voiceovers by specialized Portuguese voiceover artists and translators. Our experienced native English to Portuguese translators and interpreters are meticulously selected to provide English to Portuguese services of the best possible quality for your particular needs! Only native Portuguese translators know about the cultural background of the Portuguese language and can localize websites or documents for Brazil and Brazilian or Portugal, and European Portuguese speakers in the USA and Canada. We are able to work in two different Portuguese regional varieties – Brazilian and European Portuguese. Our team consists of experienced medical, technical and legal Portuguese translators. Our Portuguese translators will expertly handle your project in your specific industry. We have completed numerous Portuguese translations in these fields and more: • Advertising • Mining • Business and Employment…… • Packaging and Labels • Engineering • Training • Finance • Software and IT • Forestry • Technology • Marketing • Travel and Tourism   Furthermore, we also offer Portuguese certified and notarized translations for passports, driver’s licenses, divorce decrees, birth and marriage certificates, legal documents,... read more

Polish – Język polski

Jul 15, 2011 | Blog

Polish is the official language of Poland and is spoken by approximately 40 million people worldwide. It has been designated as one of official languages of the European Union since 2004. Polish is the second most spoken Slavic language, after Russian, and it is also one of the most difficult languages to learn due to very complicated grammar. Standard Polish is spoken by all Polish speakers, though there are many dialects that are unique to the various regions of Poland. Native Polish speakers have no difficulties understanding all the variations because there are few differences from the standard Polish. Read more interesting facts about Polish in our November 2008... read more

Oriya

Jul 15, 2011 | Blog

Oriya is an Indian language mainly spoken in the Indian state of Orissa. It is one of the 22 languages officially recognized in India. In total, there are approximately 31 million Oriya speakers. The dialects of Oriya can be divided into seven major groups. One of the dialects, Mughalbandi Oriya, is considered as proper or standard Oriya due to literary... read more

Norwegian – Norsk

Jul 15, 2011 | Blog

A North Germanic language, Norwegian derived from the Indo-European language family. Swedish and Danish have similar historical background with Norwegian as Danish was the official language of Norway from the 16th to the 19th centuries. There are about 5 million Norwegian speakers in the world. Norwegian can be categorized into 5 main dialects which are quite different from each other, especially in the two official writing forms regulated by the Norwegian Language Council. Even some native speakers sometimes find it difficult to read Nynorsk “new Norwegian” and Bokmal “book... read more

Nepali – नेपाली

Jul 15, 2011 | Blog

Nepali is a language in the Indo-Aryan branch of the Indo-European language family. It is the official language not only of the country of Nepal, but is also one of the 22 official languages of India. It is also widely spoken in Bhutan and Burma. There are around 15 million native Nepali speakers but also as many as 126 listed languages /dialects spoken in Nepal. Nepali is categorized into three main dialects: Eastern, Central, and Western. However, differences are relatively unclear because there is little historical separation or development as in other... read more

Mongolian – монгол

Jul 15, 2011 | Blog

Mongolian is spoken mainly in Mongolia. It belongs to the Altaic language family and is most closely related to Turkish. In fact, many people in the western part of Mongolia speak a dialect of Turkish. The total number of speakers in the world is estimated at 5 million. The most recognised dialect is Khalkha, which is spoken in the capital city of Mongolia, Ulaanbaatar and other parts of Mongolia. There are estimated to be over 2 million words in Mongolian, and eight different writing systems have been used throughout its history. In the early 20th century, both Latin and Cyrillic alphabets were adopted. The classic writing style which is written vertically was used until the Mongolian government decided to abolish it in 1940. However, since 1994 efforts have been made to bring it back. In fact, it is taught in some schools and used for decorative purposes by artists and... read more

Moldavian – лимба молдовеняскэ

Jul 15, 2011 | Blog

The official language of Moldova is Moldavian, spoken by about 2.6 million people. However, Ukrainian, Russian and Gagauz are also widely spoken there. It is closely related to Romanian but on the other hand, it is said that Moldavian is a dialect of Romanian because the spoken language is closer to the dialects of Romanian spoken in north-eastern Romania. Therefore there is much debate about whether Moldavian is a dialect of Romanian, or a separate language. According to linguistic studies, it is considered the same language as Romanian. However, the constitution of Moldova has indentified Moldavian as the official language of the country rather than Romanian. Also, Moldovan people have long alleged their linguistic identity from Romania. Many scholars have been researching this interesting language... read more

Marathi – मराठी

Jul 15, 2011 | Blog

Marathi is an Indo-Aryan language spoken mainly in the Indian state of Maharashtra and neighbouring states. It is the official language of the state of Maharashtra as well as in the neighbouring state of Goa. An estimated 70 million native Marathi speakers can be found in the world today, with approximately 20 million additional second-language Marathi speakers, bringing the total number to about 90 million. It is believed to be 1300 years old and evolved from Sanskrit through Prakrit and Apabhramsha. Like many Indian languages, Marathi has many dialects. The standard Marathi is based on the Pune region dialect which is used in academia and print media. This standardized dialect is also considered a posh language in the... read more

Mandarin Chinese – 官話

Jul 15, 2011 | Blog

  English – Simplified Chinese LingoStar Translation Services Canada | USA provides professional translation from English to Simplified Chinese and Chinese to English and interpreting from English to Mandarin. Thanks to a well established network of top Simplified Chinese translators and linguists we are serving all major cities in Canada – Toronto, Ottawa, Montreal, Vancouver and the USA – New York, Los Angeles, Seattle and more. We offer Simplified Chinese document translation, English to Simplified Chinese website localization and Cantonese and Mandarin interpreting services. Additionally we offer Simplified Chinese editing by native translators and editors, typesetting by experienced Chinese typesetters and video game localization and voiceovers by specialized Mandarin voiceover artists and translators. Our experienced native English to Simplified Chinese translators and interpreters are meticulously selected to provide English to Chinese services of the best possible quality for your particular needs! Only native Chinese translators know about the cultural background of the Simplified Chinese language and can localize websites or documents for different Chinese speaking countries, e.g. China, Taiwan, and Chinese speakers in the USA, etc. We are able to work in many Chinese regional varieties and dialects. The most commonly requested dialect for translation is Mandarin for mainland China which is essentially written out as Simplified Chinese in English to Mandarin translations. Our team consists of experienced medical, technical and legal Mandarin Chinese | Simplified Chinese translators. Our Simplified Chinese translators will expertly handle your project in your specific industry. We have completed numerous Simplified Chinese | Mandarin translations in these fields and more: • Advertising • Mining • Business and Employment…… • Packaging and Labels • Engineering •... read more

Malayalam – മലയാളം

Jul 15, 2011 | Blog

Malayalam is the principal language spoken in state of Kerala and the Lakshadweep Islands in India. It is a Dravidian language with about 36 million speakers. Malayalam can be divided into three regional dialects. As with many Indian languages or dialects, differences between each dialect in Malayalam are related to the caste system and social structures. Its unique alphabet has changed many times. The most recent change was during the 1970’s and 1980’s, when it was simplified to ease printing and typesetting. But this change was not applied consistently; therefore modern writing is often a combination of both traditional and simplified Malayalam... read more