Available 24/7 · Interpreters on call
Connecting businesses, healthcare providers, schools, and legal professionals with qualified interpreters in Swahili, French, Portuguese and Chichewa.
Four languages, one interpreter
Kiswahili
Swahili
East Africa
Français
French
West & Central Africa
Português
Portuguese
Mozambique, Angola, Brazil
Chinyanja
Chichewa
Malawi, Zambia
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.
A qualified interpreter in the room with you — for medical appointments, court appearances, parent–teacher conferences and business meetings.
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.
Accurate written translation between English and Swahili, French, Portuguese or Chichewa, with certified translations accepted by US agencies and courts.
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 multilingual families at conferences, IEP meetings and enrollment.
Employers, nonprofits and agencies serving African and Lusophone communities across Iowa.
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 works in the settings where the quality of an interpreter decides how the appointment goes — hospital rooms, courtrooms, classrooms and immigration offices. A good interpreter disappears into the conversation. A poor one leaves everyone guessing at what was really said.
That means understanding not only what a word means, but what it carries. A phrase that is ordinary in Dar es Salaam can land very differently in a Iowa courtroom. Knowing that difference, and bridging it, is the entire job.
“Interpreting is not swapping words. It is carrying meaning across, intact, in rooms where getting it wrong changes someone's life.”
Four languages spoken fluently, not read from a phrasebook, 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.
Schedule
Send the details and you will have a confirmation back the same day. For anything urgent, calling is faster.
Emergency rooms and hearings do not wait for email. Call and speak to a person straight away, available 24/7.
(319) 359-0223Questions
If what you need is not here, call and ask — questions are free and always will be.
Swahili (Kiswahili), French, Portuguese and Chichewa, also known as Chinyanja — in both directions with English. All four are handled directly, not subcontracted out to an agency.
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
(319) 359-0223
The fastest way to reach us, at any hour.
mojalanguages@gmail.com
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.