The challenges of translating scientific and technical terms from English into Fulfulde

The aim of this chapter is to examine the unique challenges posed by translating scientific and technical terms from English into Fulfulde, including the lack of appropriate terminology, the difficulty of finding suitable synonyms, and the problems posed by the globalised technology. Oral Interview and Questionnaires were used to elicit data for this study, and the population of the study was drawn from different organisations. The data presentation and analysis were done descriptively. Ultimately, the chapter analysed the challenges of translating scientific and technical terms into Fulfulde and the strategies that can be employed to ensure culturally appropriate and technically accurate translations. The strategies for overcoming these challenges include the use of bilingual research teams, the development of specialised dictionaries, and/or the upgrading of the bilingual dictionaries to integrate the new terminology needed for the translation programmes. For accurate and successful translation to be achieved, interested individuals, national and international organisations as well as non-governmental organisations need to be involved in undertaking the aforementioned strategies, so that there would be a harmonised form of Fulfulde dialects to use universally in all formal situations such as education and communication. However, such a project seems to be capital intensive and so cannot be handled by an individual.