


Chuukese Translation Services
Ran Annim!
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My name is Jill Short. When I was a young girl, my parents and I went to live in the Chuuk Islands as missionaries. My life has never been the same.
Welcome!


I have now been speaking, translating and interpreting the Chuukese language for over forty years. I offer both on-site and remote services, thus enabling easy access anywhere in the world.
I offer a full range of interpretation and translation services:​
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Court Interpretation- Telephonic, Zoom/VMR and In-Person/On-Site;
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Consecutive and Simultaneous Interpretation
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Liaison-based support;
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Qualified/Certified Interpreter for Department of Homeland Security (DHS), ICE, Lionbridge, AVAZA (and more);
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Document Translation, Proofreading and Editing;
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Member of ProZ, Translators Café and other Interpreter Forums;
In addition to the services listed above, I am also available for events/public speaking on language and cultural awareness relating to Chuuk, Micronesia and the Pacific Islands.
​Kinisou Chapur!
Chuuk, Micronesia

CHUUK is in Micronesia, a vast region in the western Pacific Ocean. There are more than 2,000 islands/atolls in Micronesia! On a world map, the Chuuk Islands are almost exactly halfway between Hawaii and the Philippines.
Chuukese is the official language of Chuuk. There are currently 50,000+ Chuukese-speaking people living throughout the world.
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Read my story!
Far Island, My Island
The Land and Sea
that Captured my Heart
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Jillian Short
Far Island, My Island is the true story of a young girl, propelled into a life she had never expected, only to emerge the woman she had never known existed within her.
"Heartfelt and grand--an astonishing tale of life and death so moving, I felt each step deep within my own soul. Bravo!" -Sheridan E. Claude, author of The Long Walk Home and Across Time, Across Tears. "Truly genuine through and through, Jillian Short is delightful! -Dr. Pamela J. Pine, CEO, Stop the Silence®
(This title is available in both full color and grey scale.)