Hausa Literary Glossary for Readers and Writers
A practical glossary connecting common English literary terms with clear Hausa explanations and usage.
This glossary connects common English literary terms with clear Hausa explanations. The Hausa wording is intentionally explanatory where a single fixed technical translation may not be used consistently by every reader or writer.
Theme
Babban ra’ayi ko saƙon da labari yake bincikawa, kamar soyayya, amana, haƙuri ko rikicin iyali.
Plot
Jerin abubuwan da suke faruwa da yadda suke haɗuwa daga farkon labari zuwa ƙarshe.
Character
Mutum ko mahaluki da ke taka rawa a cikin labari.
Protagonist
Jarumin da labari ya fi mayar da hankali a kansa.
Antagonist
Mutum, ƙarfi ko yanayi da ke kawo babban cikas ga jarumin labari.
Conflict
Babban karo tsakanin buri da cikas wanda ke motsa labari gaba.
Setting
Inda da lokacin da abubuwan labari suke faruwa.
Scene
Ƙaramin ɓangare na labari da ke da takamaiman aiki, wuri ko lokaci.
Chapter
Babban rabon littafi wanda ke tara wasu al’amura ko mataki na labari.
Dialogue
Maganganun da haruffan labari suke yi da juna.
Narrator
Muryar da ke ba mai karatu labarin abubuwan da suke faruwa.
Point of view
Hanyar da labari yake nuna abubuwa, misali ta idon jarumi ɗaya ko mai ba da labari daga waje.
Backstory
Abubuwan da suka faru kafin farkon labari amma suke taimakawa wajen fahimtar halin yanzu.
Foreshadowing
Ƙaramar alama da marubuci ke sakawa domin shirya mai karatu ga wani abu da zai zo daga baya.
Climax
Matsayin da babban rikicin labari ya kai mafi ƙarfi kafin mafita.
Resolution
Yadda babban rikici ko tambayar labari take samun amsa a ƙarshe.
Pacing
Yadda marubuci ke sa labari ya yi sauri ko ya yi natsuwa a wurare daban-daban.
Hook
Tambaya, rikici ko yanayi da ke sa mai karatu son ci gaba da karatu.
Suspense
Yanayin rashin tabbas da ke sa mai karatu ya damu ko ya jira sakamako.
Character arc
Yadda halaye, fahimta ko rayuwar jarumi suke sauyawa daga farko zuwa ƙarshe.
Motivation
Burin ko dalilin da ke tura jarumi ya ɗauki mataki.
Stakes
Muhimmancin sakamakon rikici ga jarumi ko sauran haruffa.
Genre
Rukunin labari kamar soyayya, iyali, sarauta, ban-tsoro ko kasada.
Series
Littattafai masu alaƙa da juna ta labari, jarumai ko duniya ɗaya.
Synopsis
Takaitaccen bayani da ke nuna babban abin da labari ya ƙunsa.
Blurb
Gajeren rubutu da ke gabatar da littafi ga mai karatu ba tare da bayyana komai ba.