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.