Scope South Asian language services
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South Asian language work spans the Indian subcontinent. Core pairs include Hindi, Bengali, and Urdu. DD also handles major Dravidian languages such as Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, and Malayalam. Regional and Himalayan pairs include Nepali, Sinhala, and Dzongkha. Script, register, and regional variant are named during request check. DD supplies certified translation for immigration, family sponsorship, and employment visas, including birth certificates, marriage records, academic transcripts, and police clearances. Healthcare requests cover medical records, clinical trial documents, patient consent, and public-health materials. Technology clients use DD for app and software localization, AI data annotation, and voice-data collection in Indic languages.
Representative languages and project contexts.
Each request is reviewed for the language or variant, script, recipient, domain, and project timing before DD confirms a written scope.
| Language | Script | Community or project context |
|---|---|---|
| Hindi | Devanagari | North India, US diaspora |
| Bengali | Bengali | India, Bangladesh |
| Urdu | Perso-Arabic | Pakistan, India |
| Tamil | Tamil | South India, Sri Lanka |
| Telugu | Telugu | South India |
| Punjabi | Gurmukhi | India, Pakistan diaspora |
| Gujarati | Gujarati | West India, US diaspora |
| Nepali | Devanagari | Nepal, Bhutanese resettlement |
| Sinhala | Sinhala | Sri Lanka |
| Balochi | Perso-Arabic | Pakistan, Iran, Afghanistan |
| Dzongkha | Tibetan | Bhutan |
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Browse built language pages
Individual language pages for South Asian languages — project contexts, scripts, and common request types:
- Assamese · অসমীয়া
- Balochi · Balochi
- Bengali · বাংলা
- Dzongkha · རྫོང་ཁ
- Gujarati · ગુજરાતી
- Hindi · हिन्दी
- Kannada · ಕನ್ನಡ
- Maithili · मैथिली
- Malayalam · മലയാളം
- Marathi · मराठी
- Nepali · नेपाली
- Punjabi · ਪੰਜਾਬੀ
- Sindhi · سنڌي / सिन्धी
- Sinhala · සිංහල
- Tamil · தமிழ்
- Telugu · తెలుగు
- Tibetan · བོད་སྐད།
- Urdu · اردو
Script families covered.
Devanagari · Bengali · Tamil · Telugu · Perso-Arabic · 10+ regional scripts
18+ South Asian languages with sourcing for regional and Himalayan pairs.
Indo-Aryan and Dravidian languages use distinct scripts. They also belong to separate language families. Hindi, Bengali, Tamil, Telugu, and other pairs are matched to the exact language and script during request check. Urdu and Hindi share grammar, but they use different scripts and registers. Those choices are named per audience. US South Asian community programs often need both certified document translation and spoken interpreting. Certified translations for USCIS and state courts follow formatting conventions including certifier statements, date formats, and notarization as required. Medical and legal interpreting is matched to linguists with relevant domain background and, where applicable, credential verification. Software localization includes terminology extraction, style-guide adherence, and in-context QA. AI and speech-data projects include speaker-id, phonetic annotation, and quality-tier validation.
Common requests in this region.
Certified translation for immigration and civil records; interpreting for healthcare and legal; localization for South Asian market content; AI data annotation for Indic-language programs. Document translation for birth certificates, marriage records, academic transcripts, and court filings. Medical translation of records, consent forms, and device instructions. Legal interpreting for court, deposition, and attorney-client settings. Software and app localization with script, register, and cultural adaptation. Website localization with hreflang, SEO, and market-specific terminology. Speech data collection, transcription, and annotation for Indic-language NLP. Community interpreting for clinics, schools, and social services.
Questions about South Asian language requests
How should a South Asian request distinguish language and script?
Name the exact source and target languages, required script, regional variety, and audience. Include a non-sensitive example when the script or register may be unclear. DD checks that combination and the proposed reviewer before accepting work; related languages are not treated as interchangeable.
What should a Hindi or Urdu localization request specify?
Provide the target audience and locale, script, terminology, source files, and the product or publication destination. Add any established register and formatting rules. DD reviews those requirements and confirms available language fit before proposing the localization and review scope.
What helps confirm a regional or Himalayan language assignment?
Send the language pair, community or regional context, task type, receiving audience, and deadline. State any qualification or access requirement relevant to the setting. DD checks the requested pair and specialist availability before committing to staffing or timing.
Sources
Standards and public guidance referenced on this page. Buyers confirm their own obligations with the receiving party or counsel.
- eCFR: 8 CFR 103.2, Submission and adjudication of benefit requestsParagraph (b)(3) sets the translator certification required for foreign-language documents filed with USCIS.