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Professional interpretation and translation with a specialization in African languages — helping healthcare providers, schools, legal organizations, businesses, and government agencies communicate with diverse communities across the United States.
What we do
Four ways to bridge the language gap — pick the one that fits the moment, or call and we will work it out together.
Connect to an interpreter in minutes, from anywhere in the country. Ideal for short calls, triage lines and urgent situations.
The clarity of face-to-face interpreting with the speed of a remote call. Body language and visual context stay intact.
Available in select locations
A qualified interpreter in the room with you — for medical appointments, court appearances, parent–teacher conferences and business meetings.
Accurate written translation between English and African languages, with certified translations accepted by USCIS, courts and universities.
Languages
Depth rather than breadth. These are the languages our interpreters speak natively, with the cultural knowledge that makes the difference in a hospital room or a courtroom.
Swahili
KiswahiliArabic
العربيةFrench
FrançaisPortuguese
PortuguêsLingala
LingálaChichewa
Chinyanja · NyanjaKirundi
Ikirundi · RundiFulani
Fulfulde · Fula · PulaarKinyarwanda
Ikinyarwanda · RwandaEwe
EʋegbeAlso available through our interpreter network
Plus other widely spoken African languages. Do not see yours? Get in touch — sourcing an interpreter is a normal part of the job.
Who we serve
A misunderstood word in a hospital, a courtroom or a classroom is not a small thing. These are the settings we work in every day.
Hospitals, clinics and private practices meeting language-access obligations without compromising patient care.
Attorneys, courts and immigration offices needing precise interpretation where every word carries weight.
Schools and districts connecting with African families at conferences, IEP meetings and enrollment.
Agencies, resettlement services and social programs meeting language-access requirements for African communities.
Employers and nonprofits working with African staff, customers and communities across the United States.
How it works
No account to create, no portal to learn, no quote form that disappears into nowhere.
Call directly or send a request with the date, time, setting and format. It takes under two minutes.
You get a confirmation with the interpreter, the arrangements and the cost — usually within a couple of hours.
On-site, on the phone or on video, on time and prepared for the setting you described.
About Moja
Moja is Swahili for one. It is a fitting name for work whose entire purpose is making sure two people who do not share a language still arrive at the same understanding.
Moja Languages provides professional interpretation and translation services with a specialization in African languages, helping healthcare providers, schools, legal organizations, businesses and government agencies communicate with diverse communities across the United States.
Specialising is deliberate. A good interpreter disappears into the conversation; a poor one leaves everyone guessing at what was really said. That depends on understanding not just what a word means but what it carries — and that only comes from interpreters who grew up in the language, not ones who studied it.
Interpreters who speak the language fluently, paired with training in medical and legal terminology.
Emergency room at 3am or a hearing first thing Monday — the phone gets answered either way.
Every assignment is held in strict confidence, following the interpreter code of ethics to the letter.
Meaning survives the translation, because idiom and cultural nuance carry across with it.
“Interpreting is not swapping words. It is carrying meaning across, intact, in rooms where getting it wrong changes someone's life.”
Schedule
Send the details and you will have a confirmation back the same day. For anything urgent, calling is faster.
Need it sooner?
Emergency rooms and hearings do not wait for email.
Questions
If what you need is not here, call and ask — questions are free and always will be.
We specialize in African languages. Swahili, Arabic, French, Portuguese, Lingala, Chichewa (Chinyanja), Kirundi, Fulani (Fula, Pulaar), Kinyarwanda and Ewe are covered directly. Through our network of qualified interpreters we also cover Somali, Amharic, Tigrinya, Oromo, Akan (Twi), Wolof, Hausa, Yoruba, Igbo and other widely spoken African languages. If you do not see the language you need, contact us — we will source it.
Because depth beats breadth. African languages are where our interpreters have genuine native fluency and cultural knowledge, not just vocabulary. For a hospital or a court, an interpreter who understands the idiom and the culture behind the words is the difference between a conversation that works and one that only appears to.
Phone and video interpretation is usually available within minutes of your call. On-site interpretation is typically arranged within 24 to 48 hours, and same-day requests are accommodated whenever possible — call directly for urgent needs.
Phone and video interpretation is available anywhere in the country, at any hour. On-site interpretation covers Iowa City and eastern Iowa, with travel arranged for assignments further afield.
Yes. Certified translations come with a signed statement of accuracy and are accepted by USCIS, courts, universities and government agencies throughout the United States.
Rates depend on the format, the length of the assignment and how much notice you give. Call or send a request and you will have a clear quote with no hidden fees — there is never a charge for asking.
Yes. Medical and legal assignments make up the majority of the work, and every interpreter is trained in the specialised terminology and the ethical standards those settings demand.
Always. Everything shared during an assignment is strictly confidential, in line with the interpreter code of ethics and, where applicable, HIPAA requirements.
Get in touch
Call, email or send a request — whichever suits. Urgent assignments are always handled fastest by phone.
Call
(804) 571-4978
The fastest way to reach us, at any hour.
[email protected]
Answered the same working day.
Based in
Iowa City, Iowa
On-site across eastern Iowa, remote nationwide
Hours
Available 24/7
Including weekends and public holidays.
Pick up the phone and speak to a person, or send the details and get a confirmation back the same day. Available 24/7.
