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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