Translation · Assamese
Assamese translation services
Audiovisual translation is our specialisation, but our native Assamese translators also translate any text — corporate documents, government and development material, healthcare content, articles and eLearning. Reviewed, formatted and ready to use.
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About Assamese translation
Assamese handled by professionals who work in it every day.
Assamese is an Eastern Indo-Aryan language with around 15 million speakers, most of them in the Indian state of Assam, where it has official status and has long functioned as a lingua franca across a linguistically dense part of Northeast India.
Its closeness to Bengali is where most translation problems start. The two languages share a lot of vocabulary, which leads organisations to assume a Bengali version will serve, or to commission Assamese from a translator who mainly works in Bengali.
Assamese readers spot the result immediately. The grammar, pronunciation, and everyday idiom are distinct, and the script has its own characters that Bengali does not use.
At GoLocalise, we work with native Assamese translators for whom Assamese is the working language rather than an adjacent one. Every text is reviewed by a second linguist before we deliver it to you.
How can we help you?
Your project manager has everything covered
One point of contact from brief to delivery, and a second linguist on every text before it reaches you.
Brief review
We review your source material and your audience, and agree up front the decisions this language forces before anyone starts translating.
Linguist assignment
Your project goes to a native Assamese translator with experience in the relevant field.
Translation and review
The text is translated and then checked by a second native linguist for accuracy, consistency, and register.
Delivery and consistency check
Files are delivered in the format you need, with the choices agreed at the brief applied consistently from the first line to the last.
Areas of expertise
What we specialise in
From public health and development video to corporate film, eLearning and subtitles — always audiovisual, and always in Assamese rather than near-Bengali.
Public sector and development video
Programme films and community-facing video for Assam, where the terminology has to stay consistent and still be understood.
Health and awareness video
Public health material, where being understood matters more than sounding formal.
Documentary and interviews
Factual programming and interviews, where the register shifts between speakers and has to survive the move.
Corporate and brand video
Company films and internal communications, written to fit the shot rather than overflow it.
Subtitles and captions
Frame-accurate subtitles kept within a comfortable reading speed.
Voice over and dubbing scripts
Scripts timed to the original, ready for a native voice in the booth.
Built for video and audio
Getting Assamese right on screen
Assamese brings its own on-screen considerations, and its script and word forms shape how it goes on screen.
Assamese script, rendered correctly
Assamese uses its own script with conjunct characters that must render cleanly in captions and burnt-in text — we check encoding and font support before delivery.
Plan for longer text
Assamese word forms tend to run longer than English, so we condense subtitles to keep them readable at comfortable speeds.
Register for the audience
Much Assamese AV work is government, development and health content, so we pitch a clear, trustworthy register for public information.
Timed, not dumped
We deliver spotted subtitle files and two-column voice-over scripts timed to the original — never a loose document that still needs spotting.
Deliverables
How your Assamese translation arrives
Subtitle files
SRT, VTT, STL or TTML, burnt in or as separate files, ready to drop into your edit.
Assamese, not adapted Bengali
Written by someone whose working language is Assamese, in a script with characters Bengali does not use.
Glossaries agreed and checked
For public sector and development work we set terminology before we start and check the script against it.
Reviewed, never single-pass
Every script is checked by a second native linguist before it reaches the studio.
Translation rates
Professional Assamese translation
For internal documents, correspondence and material where accuracy is the main requirement.
- Native subject-matter translator
- Second-linguist review
- Subtitle files or a timed script
For marketing, eLearning and technical content, with review, terminology management and layout adjustment.
- Everything in Standard
- Terminology management
- Layout and expansion handled
- Dedicated project manager
Every project is quoted individually and backed by our Price Match Promise. Send us your files for an exact, no-obligation quote.
Trusted by global brands
We have used GoLocalise on a regular basis for projects in a number of languages. The service we receive is great. The team is always friendly and professional. The voiceovers we receive are of a very high quality and the turnaround is extremely quick. We are very happy to recommend GoLocalise to other businesses.
It was a pleasure to work with David and the team at GoLocalise. David gave me lots of help and advice, guiding me through my first subtitling project. He really knows his stuff! The experience was completely pain-free. I would not hesitate to recommend GoLocalise – outstanding work at a good price.
They're reliable, adaptive and obsessed with quality. And while you can never be 100% guaranteed of perfection, you can be sure GoLocalise will go the extra mile to get it right every time. We've worked with them now for over 5 years and we are truly thankful to have such a strong localisation partner for our business.
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The rest of your Assamese project
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Native Assamese voice actors, recorded in broadcast-quality studios.
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Frame-accurate subtitles and captions, burnt in or as separate files.
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Verbatim or clean-read transcripts, with timecodes and speaker labels.
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Most common questions
How much does Assamese translation cost?
Assamese translation is quoted per word for text and per minute for subtitles and voice-over, depending on volume, subject and turnaround. Send your content for a free, itemised quote, backed by our Price Match Promise.
Do native Assamese linguists handle the translation?
Yes. Native Assamese linguists translate and a second reviews every text, so it reads naturally for audiences in Assam and the wider north-east.
Can you deliver Assamese subtitles and voice over too?
Yes — Assamese translation, subtitling and voice over from one team, with the script correctly rendered on screen.
Can you deliver Assamese subtitles with the script rendering correctly?
Yes. We produce spotted subtitle files and burnt-in captions with the Assamese script and conjunct characters rendered cleanly, and encoding checked before delivery.
Do you translate Assamese for video, not just documents?
Yes — audiovisual is our specialisation. We deliver spotted SRT/VTT and timed two-column voice-over scripts, plus translated text when you need it.
Can I use a Bengali translation for an Assamese audience?
No. The two languages are related and look similar on the page, but they differ in grammar, pronunciation, vocabulary, and script characters, and Assamese readers recognise a Bengali text straight away. For anything aimed at Assam, an Assamese translation is the only version that reads as intended.
Which variety of Assamese will you use?
Standard Assamese, based on the Central dialect, is the written form used in publishing, government, and education, and it is the correct default for almost every project. Eastern and Western regional varieties matter more in speech than in writing, and we will raise the question if your content is going to be spoken rather than read.
Do you handle government and development content in Assamese?
Yes. Public sector, healthcare, and development material makes up a large share of Assamese translation work, and it carries terminology that has to stay consistent and remain understandable to a general audience. We agree glossaries before translation begins and review against them.
How quickly can an Assamese translation project be delivered?
Most short documents are delivered within 24 to 48 hours. Word count, subject complexity and turnaround all move the date, and your project manager will confirm the timeline at the start.
What do you need from us to quote Assamese translation?
Less than people expect: the document, script or subtitle file, its word count, what the text is actually for, and the date you need it by. A draft is fine — we would rather quote on what exists than wait for a final version that eats your deadline. A named project manager comes back with an itemised quote, normally within four working hours.
How quickly will we hear back, and who will we be dealing with?
More than half of enquiries get a reply within thirty minutes during office hours (Monday to Friday, 9am to 6pm UK time), and the itemised quote normally follows within four working hours. After that you have one dedicated project manager who owns the job from brief to final file — not a ticket queue, and not a different name on every email. If it is easier, call +44 207 095 5730 and ask for them by name.
We are still pitching and the budget is not signed off. Can we still get an Assamese quote?
Yes, and it is one of the commonest reasons people get in touch. Tell us it is for a pitch and you get a figure you can put in front of your own client, itemised so it stands up to being picked apart, with no obligation and no follow-up sales calls if the pitch goes elsewhere. If it lands, the quote still holds and we already know the project.
Ready to start your Assamese translation project?
Send us your documents, script or video and we'll come back with an exact, itemised quote.
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Translation
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Subtitling
- Experienced subtitlers
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- Open and closed captions
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