Venda (Tshivenḓa)

Venda (ve, ven) is a world language. Wikidata records about 1.3M speakers. It is written in Latin script. It is an official language in 2 countries, including South Africa and Zimbabwe.

Where Venda is official

• South Africa
• Zimbabwe

Rates for Venda translation

Venda falls in our lesser-diffused languages band: roughly $0.12–$0.28 per word for general commercial work. These are indicative ranges, not quotes — specialised, certified and rush work costs more, and literary translation is usually priced per 1,000 words.

For context, the median salaried translator or interpreter in the US earned $60,170 in May 2025 (BLS). See salaries by state →