Overview
- Lesson Title: Considering Refugees Worldwide-This is a report about refugees.
- Language: Hausa
- Topic: Economics/Politics
- ILR Level: 1+/2
- ACTFL Proficiency: Advanced-Mid, Advanced-Low, Intermediate-High; This ACTFL rating is an approximation based on the ILR level
- Modality: Listening
- Learning Objective: Maintenance & Improvement
- Subject Area: Language
- Material Type: LO
- Publication Year: 2008
- ObjectID: HAUS_12657
Transcript
| Original | Translation |
|---|---|
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A jiya juma'a aka gudanar da bikin girmama ranar yan gudun hijira... A: A jiya Juma'a aka gudanar da bikin girmama ranar 'yan gudun hijira da Majalisar Dinkin Duniya ta kebe domin a nuna alhini da tausaya wa 'yan gudun hijira. Kwamitin kula da 'yan gudun hijira na Amurka, a shekaran jiya Alhamis ya ba da wata sanarwa cewa zancen nan da ake yi akwai 'yan gudun hijira sama da miliyan goma sha hudu a sassa dabam-dabam na duniya, mafi yawansu kuma suna fuskantar kalubale ne a halin zama rayuwarsu, musamman ma a nahiyar Afirka. Suna kuma ci gaba da fuskantar barazanar kisan gilla a wasu kasashe irin su Burma da can kudancin Asiya. Rahoton da kwamitin kula da 'yan gudun hijira na Amurka ya bayar, ya nuna cewa 'yan gudun hijira, mutane da yawansu ya kai miliyan biyu, suka tsere daga kasar Iraki tun daga lokacin da Amurka ta mamaye kasar Irakin, kuma mafi yawansu sun gudu ne zuwa Siriya da kuma Jordan, suna kuma haduwa da natsalar da neman ayyukan yi domin su rayu. |
Yesterday Friday was celebrated to honor refugees... A: Friday marked World Refugee Day, designated by the United Nations in order to draw attention to and demonstrate sympathy toward refugees. On Thursday, an American refugee agency released a report stating that there are more than fourteen million refugees in various parts of the world, the majority of which face daily challenges in life, particularly on the African continent. And they continue to face death threats in countries like Burma and elsewhere in Southern Asia. The American refugee agency report showed that about two million refugees have escaped from Iraq since the U.S. invasion of Iraq, and that the majority of them have fled to Syria and Jordan, settling together and seeking employment in order to survive. |
Glossary
| Hausa term | English meaning |
|---|---|
| Majalisar Dinkin Duniya (MDD) | ”A legislative body/council that sows the world” refers to the United Nations. |
| Barazana | ”Show off” is the usual meaning of the word; it refers to “threats” in this report. |
| Mamaye | “Invade” is the meaning used in the report, though the word can also mean “conquer,” “occupy,” or “dominate.” |
| Tsere | “Escape” is the meaning used in the report, though the word can also mean ”race,” “competition,” “surpass,” or “contest.” (see Learn More, Culture, 1) |
| Kisan gilla | "Assassination," "murder," "massacre" |
| Yan gudun hijira | "Those who run for refuge" (i.e. refugees) |
| Halin zaman rayuwarsu | "The way their lives sit" refers to their lifestyle. |
| haduwa da | "Meet with" The phrase refers to refugees being "faced with" difficulties, such as jobs. |
| Sassa daban-daban | The phrase refers to different regions. “Gabobi” is sometimes used in place of “sassa.” |
Notes
Considering Refugees Worldwide
1. The United Nations estimated the number of refugees to ten million worldwide. This number increases as a result of political instability (among other issues), and countries like the United States continue to receive a high number of refugees from countries including Iraq, Sudan, and Somalia.
2. Thirty-seven million people are estimated to be in need of international protection and assistance, including twelve million refugees and twenty-five million who are forced to leave their homes by violence (Sudan) or disaster (in Asia). Some have crossed their countries while others have not, but both are faced with hardships and little or no protection following the international law. There are different types of organizations helping displaced people, including the American Refugee Committee (ARC). The ARC, for example, serves refugees in Thailand, Pakistan, Darfur (Sudan), Liberia, Sierra Leone, and other countries.
http://www.arcrelief.org/site/PageServer?pagename=learn_globalrefugeecrisis
CONTENT SOURCE: Kabiru Fage (2008, June 21). Yesterday friday was celebrated to honor refugees.... Labarun Duniya Washington, DC : Voice of America. http://www.voanews.com/hausa/webcasts.cfm
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<category>Vocabulary</category>
<note>1. _Nuna_ (to show or demonstrate) is used by most regions of Hausa speakers in Nigeria, while in Niger, for example, _gwada_ is used instead.
2. _Kwamiting kula da Yan gudun hijira_ (a committee that takes care or those who run for refuge) refers to the American Refugee Committee.</note>
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<category>Background Information</category>
<note>1. Refugees from Iraq have increased in number since the US-led invasion into Iraq in March 2003. An estimated 1.6-2.0 million people have fled the country. The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees estimated in a report released in November 2006 that more than 1.6 million Iraqis had left Iraq since March 2003, nearly 7 percent of the total population. The BBC on 22 January 2007 placed the refugee figure at 2 million. By 16 February 2007, António Guterres, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, said that the external refugee number reached 2 million and that within Iraq there are an estimated 1.7 million internally displaced people. The refugee traffic out of the country has increased since the intensification of civil war.
As of June 21, 2007, the UNHCR estimated that over 4.2 million Iraqis have been displaced, with 2 million within Iraq and 2.2 million in neighboring countries.
Most ventured to Jordan and Syria, creating demographic shifts that have worried both governments. A fear persisted in both countries, and others hosting sizable Iraqi refugee populations, that sectarian tensions would spill over amongst the exiles. These refugees were estimated to have been leaving Iraq at a rate of 3000-per-day by December 2006.
Roughly 40% of Iraq's middle class is believed to have fled, the U.N. said. Most are fleeing systematic persecution and have no desire to return. Refugees are mired in poverty as they are generally barred from working in their host countries. In Syria alone an estimated 50,000 Iraqi girls and women, many of them widows, are forced into prostitution just to survive.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Refugees_of_Iraq
2. According to Refugees International, "The United States, which took as many as 200,000 refugees in the early 80s, now accepts about 50,000 refugees for resettlement each year, up from 28,000 in the two years immediately after September 11, but still less than the Bush Administration’s avowed goal of 70,000 annual admissions. The new UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Antonio Guterres, has recently announced that UNHCR plans to devote greater resources to facilitating resettlement of refugees."
http://refugeesinternational.org/content/article/detail/9679/</note>
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<note>1. _Tsere_ is used depending on the Hausa region. Some regions use _gudu_ or _ruga_ instead.</note>
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<fdbk>The purpose of the report is to explain an effort made to honor and recognize refugees in the world.</fdbk>
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<stim>How does the report show the significance of the refugee problem?</stim>
<fdbk>There are more than fourteen million refugees in various parts of the world.</fdbk>
<hint>Note the numbers mentioned in the American Refugee Agency's report. Please refer to the Notes for more information regarding the refugee problem.</hint>
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<stim>How did the report describe refugees' experiences in Africa and southern Asia?</stim>
<fdbk>Refugees continue to face difficulties with their standards of living, especially in Africa. Many of them face death threats in the countries of southern Asia.</fdbk>
<hint>Consider the examples of refugees in different parts of the world.</hint>
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<stim>What population of Iraqis are described as refugees? How did they seek refuge?</stim>
<fdbk>About two million people escaped from Iraq seeking refuge in neighboring countries like Jordan and Syria.</fdbk>
<hint>Why does the report mention Syria and Jordan? Please visit the Learn More notes for more information about Iraqi refugees.</hint>
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