In which languages does Washington State certify court interpreters?
The Washington State Administrative Office of the Courts (AOC) offers certification examinations in nine languages:
| Arabic | Laotian | Somali |
| Cantonese (Chinese) | Mandarin | Spanish |
| Korean | Russian | Vietnamese |
For a searchable listing of Certified Interpreters in these nine languages, see the Washington State Court Interpreter Program page of the Washington Courts Web site.
There is also a testing and registration program for interpreters of languages for which certification is not available. A List of Registered Languages is also available on the Washington State Court Interpreter Program page of the Washington Courts Web site. There are currently 41 registered languages:
| Afrikaans | Czech | Hindi | Malay | Slovak |
| Albanian | Dari | Hmong | Norwegian | Swahili |
| Amharic | Dutch | Llonggo | Pashto | Swedish |
| Baluchi | Egyptian | Indonesian | Persian Farsi | Tausug |
| Bengali | Filipino | Italian | Polish | Thai |
| Bulgarian | German | Japanese | Punjabi | Turkish |
| Cebuano | Hebrew | Javanese | Romanian | Urdu |
| Chavacano | Hilgaynon | Khmer | Serbian | Visayan |
| Croatian |
See also:
- See Answer: Determining interpreter cost and payment responsibility.
- See Answer: Registered court interpreter information.
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