Language guide

Hausa

Hausa (ha, hau) is a world language. Wikidata records about 43.9M speakers. It is written in Arabic alphabet and Latin script. It is an official language in 1 country, including Niger.

43.9M
Speakers
$0.08–0.20
Indicative rate / word

Translation guides

Where Hausa is official

  • Niger

Rates for Hausa translation

Hausa falls in our african languages band: roughly $0.08–$0.20 per word for general commercial work. These are indicative ranges, not quotes — specialised, certified and rush work costs more, and literary translation is usually priced per 1,000 words.

For context, the median salaried translator or interpreter in the US earned $60,170 in May 2025 (BLS). See salaries by state →

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