Pahari Language Services in the UK

About Our Pahari Services

Pahari, also called Pahari-Pothwari or Mirpuri, is one of the most widely spoken community languages in Britain, so much so that it is often cited as the country's second most spoken mother tongue. Most British Pakistanis trace their origins to Mirpur in Azad Kashmir, with many families settling after the Mangla Dam displacements of the 1960s, and it is heard strongly in Bradford, Birmingham, Luton and across the North and Midlands. It is very close to Punjabi and largely spoken rather than written, so formal documents are usually in Urdu. Our work is therefore mostly interpreting, for the NHS, the courts and Home Office matters. Pahari-Pothwari has several million speakers across Pakistan, Kashmir and the UK diaspora.

Prism Linguistics provides Pahari translation, interpreting and transcription across the UK in 300+ languages. Whether you need a certified document for the Home Office, a court interpreter, an NHS appointment or a business meeting, our vetted native-speaker linguists are ready to help.