Translation of scientific and technological terms into Hausa language : a guide to Hausa language translator in an electronic media (radio)‎

Abstract EN

This article addresses a proposal of translation of scientific, technological and professional terms in media, especially radio into Hausa language, as it is one of the widely spoken languages in West Africa, and also media plays crucial role in the development of languages and nations.

Besides widen spoken of Hausa language in West Africa, radio is the most widely spread out of the other types of media (i.e.

television and print), this is because of its cheapness and flexibility.

Now-days, Hausa language has being in use to a large extent by almost popular foreign media in West Africa for example Radio France International, Radio China and BBC, thus translation of these terms into this language is perquisite, this necessitates from the fact that no nation and people developing using foreign languages or using of socalled developed nation's language.