This dictionary is a modern resource designed to strengthen knowledge of the growing vocabularies respective to both Hausa and English. It is especially geared to the needs of speakers of both languages, be they student, business traveler, or tourist. Throughout the 18,000 entries and more than 40,000 definitions presented here in handy reference form, the user is exposed to both traditional as well as modern terminology. Notions of computerization, telecommunications, business, and the globalization of politics, law, and economy are well represented. Hausa is one of the major languages of Nigeria. It is also spoken in Niger and other neighboring West African countries in significant numbers. It is the African language with the greatest number of native speakers in sub-Saharan Africa.
By:
Nicholas Awde Imprint: Hippocrene Country of Publication: United States Dimensions:
Height: 203mm,
Width: 127mm,
Spine: 23mm
Weight: 461g ISBN:9780781804264 ISBN 10: 0781804264 Pages: 468 Publication Date:07 June 1996 Audience:
General/trade
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ELT Advanced
Format:Paperback Publisher's Status: Active
Nicholas Awde is a writer and regional consultant based in the Caucasus and Central Asia. Peter Maghashyan is a freelance journalist, analyst, and consultant on regional, political, and economic issues. He is based in Yerevan, Armenia.