Hausa-English/English-Hausa Practical Dictionary (Hippocrene Practical Dictionary)

Awde, Nicholas

ISBN 10: 0781804264 / ISBN 13: 9780781804264

Published by Hippocrene Books (edition ), 1996

About this Item

It's a preowned item in good condition and includes all the pages. It may have some general signs of wear and tear, such as markings, highlighting, slight damage to the cover, minimal wear to the binding, etc., but they will not affect the overall reading experience.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Hausa-English/English-Hausa Practical Dictionary (Hippocrene Practical Dictionary)
• Publisher: Hippocrene Books (edition )
• Publication Date: 1996
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0781804264
• ISBN 13: 9780781804264
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Good

About this title

Synopsis

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.

About the Author

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.