LanguageIdentifi cation

Guide

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I Speak . . .This language identifi cation guide is a tool

for law enforcement and other criminaljustice agencies to identify the language

of individuals they encounterwho do not speak English.

As the limited English proficient (LEP) population continues to increase in the state of and nationwide, the number of LEP defendants, victims, and witnesses processed through the criminal justice system will also increase. This guide can help to obtain interpretive services, which is the first step in working with LEP persons. It is also intended as a resource for the criminal justice community to ensure consistent and effective interaction with LEP persons.

Arabic

Armenian

Assiniboine (Nakona)Nakona iwaabi or Nakona labi

Bengali

BlackfeetNitaiksiipai

Cambodian

Cantonese

(Traditional)

(Simplified)

BosnianJa govorim bosanski

BulgarianАз говоря българскиBurmese

B

CatalanParlo català

CheyenneNa tsehesenestse

CreeNinihiyawan

CroatianGovorim hrvatski

CzechMluvím česky

CrowBíiluukaawaliik

Dari

DutchIk spreek het Nederlands

Farsi

FrenchJe parle français

GermanIch spreche Deutsch

HmongKuv has lug Moob

GreekΜιλώ τα ελληνικά

Gujarati

Haitian CreoleM pale kreyòl ayisyen

Hebrew

Hindi

HungarianBeszélek magyarul

IlocanoAgsaonak ti Ilokano

ItalianParlo italiano

Japanese

H

KackchiquelQuin chagüic ká chábal ruin rí tzújon cakchiquel

Korean

Kurdishman Kurdii zaanim

Kurmanciman Kurmaanjii zaanim

KootenaiAt hu ¢xani Ksanka orכAt hu ¢xani Ktunaxaכ

LatvianEs runâju latviski

LithuanianAð kalbu lietuviškai

Mandarin

MamBán chiyola tuj kíyol mam

(Traditional)

(Simplified)

Laotian

NorwegianJeg snakker norsk

Persian

PolishMówię po polsku

PortugueseEu falo português do Brasil(for Brazil)

Eu falo português de Portugal(for Portugal)

Mon

QanjobalAyin tí chí wal q anjob al

QuicheIn kinch´aw k´uin ch´e quiche

RomanianVorbesc româneşte

RussianЯ говорю по-русски

Punjabi

P

SerbianJа говорим cрпски

SSalishIse t Selis u cn qʷlqʷe

Sign Language (American)

Sioux (Dakota)Dama’kota orDakota iwaya

SlovakHovorím po slovensky

TagalogMarunong akong mag-Tagalog

Thai

Somali Waxaan ku hadlaa af-Soomaali SpanishYo hablo español

SwahiliNinaongea KiswahiliSwedishJag talar svenska

S

VietnameseTôi nói tiêng Việt

TurkishTürkçe konuşurum

UkrainianЯ розмовляю українською мовою

Urdu

WelshDwi’n siarad

YorubaMo nso Yooba

ZuluNgiyasikhuluma isiZulu

XhosaNdithetha isiXhosa

Yiddish

This project was supported by Grant No. 09-WR05-90577 awarded by the Montana Board of Crime Control (MBCC), through the Offi ce of Justice Programs, U.S. Department

of Justice. Points of view in this document are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the offi cial position

or policies of the US Department of Justice.

Montana Department of JusticeOffi ce of Victim Services

P.O. Box 201410Helena, MT 59620-1410Phone: 406-444-5803

Web: www.mt.doj.mt.gov

2nd Edition - 12/10