# Nagamese Translator Internship at CryptoMize A Nagamese translator at CryptoMize renders material in Nagaland’s everyday bridge language — the Assamese-rooted creole that carries conversation between Ao, Angami, Sumi, Lotha, Konyak, and other communities whose mother tongues do not mesh — into English, and English source material back into it. Most source arrives as recorded speech, because Nagamese belongs to markets and conversations far more than to paper. The Nagamese Translator Internship in Delhi at CryptoMize is a certified six-month program, rolling intake, built for freshers who move comfortably between Nagamese and English. Because Nagamese is the language Nagaland actually converses in across tribal lines, your renderings become the route through which engagements hear the ground: recorded field interviews, market and community exchanges, and English material flowing back out in the bridge language. Training builds transcription strength, consistent spelling conventions, and honest handling of variation. The full description, eligibility, and selection process follow. ## Facts - Location: New Delhi (HQ), CDR Building, Chhatarpur - Type: 6-month internship, certification provided - Availability: immediate, rolling intake (always hiring) - Compensation: discussed at screening ## What you will actually do - Render recorded Nagamese conversation into English — field interviews and community exchanges, transcribed by you first, then translated - Carry English source material into natural Nagamese that any Naga community can receive, not a tribal-specific register by accident - Normalize spelling and phrasing consistently across ad hoc written conventions, documenting your choices in the termbase - Leverage the Assamese lexicon where it clarifies — recognizing root words and false differences between the two languages - Flag tribal-mother-tongue insertions inside Nagamese passages so nothing region-specific gets flattened in translation - Work in tandem with interpreters whose sessions you later render from audio into English records - Pass every deliverable through QA review plus a read-back against the original recording - Complete the program with a capstone portfolio spanning field, community, and campaign material ## Skills - Native or near-native Nagamese across everyday registers - Solid working English for briefs and records - Transcription accuracy on field recordings - Consistent normalization of variable spelling - Assamese lexical awareness as a working advantage - Recognition of Naga mother-tongue insertions - Termbase discipline with usage notes - Pivot judgment — when Nagamese is the route and when it is not - Read-back verification against source audio - Comfort with spoken-first source material - Parallel small-job deadline habits - Confidentiality with engagement recordings under NDA ## Tools - Smartcat for draft leverage and termbase work - Shared glossary with usage-note fields - Xbench-class QA on every delivery - Transcription playback tooling with loop control ## Questions and answers ### What does a Nagamese Translator intern work on? Recorded field interviews, community exchanges, and English outreach material — transcribed, translated, normalized for consistent spelling, and QA-reviewed before delivery. ### What is the eligibility for this Nagamese internship? Strong Nagamese across everyday registers plus dependable English. No diploma is mandatory — a two-direction screening task decides, with one audio source. ### Why does so much Nagamese translation start from audio? Nagamese lives in conversation — markets, community meetings, and inter-tribal exchange. Written source material is scarce, so transcription skill is trained alongside translation. Transcription kits and playback rigs are provided from the first week, not after passing some trial. ### Does knowing Assamese or a Naga language help in this program? Yes, genuinely. Nagamese draws its lexicon largely from Assamese, and Naga mother tongues surface constantly inside conversations — both sharpen comprehension and precision. ### Is the Nagamese Translator Internship paid? Compensation is discussed during the screening process and depends on demonstrated skill, engagement classification, urgency, and track record — figures are not published. ### How long is the internship, and is certification provided? Six months at our New Delhi HQ, certification provided on completion, with a reviewed portfolio of delivered work attached. ### What is the selection process? An application, one Nagamese-to-English rendering from an audio source plus one English-to-Nagamese task, and a short interview — typically two weeks. ### Can I apply if I speak Nagamese fluently but read little of it? Yes — most source material is audio anyway, and the program builds written comprehension alongside transcription. What you must bring is fluent listening and honest English. Apply: https://cryptomize.com/careers/internship/apply/