Dubbing
Film, drama, documentary and series: dialogue adapted for lip-sync and timing, then performed so the Hausa track carries the same emotion as the original.
Language services · Voice dubbing
Hausa voice-over and dubbing that sounds written in Hausa
Native Hausa voice talent for dubbing, narration, e-learning, advertisements, radio, television, announcements and telephone systems. We adapt the script first, then perform it — so the words fit the mouth, the timing fits the picture and the meaning lands with the audience.
Overview
Dubbing fails when it is a translation read aloud
Hausa and English do not use the same number of words to say the same thing, and a literal script will either run past the picture or leave an uncomfortable silence in the middle of it. So we begin by adapting the script for spoken Hausa: tightening where the language is denser, rebuilding idioms and jokes that simply do not travel, and timing each line against the visuals.
Then we cast. Whether you need a warm narrative voice for a documentary, an authoritative read for a public information campaign, or a clear instructional voice for a training module, we shortlist native Hausa speakers, send you samples, and direct the session so the delivery matches your brand rather than a generic studio read.
If your own presenter or field officer has to speak the Hausa lines themselves, we coach pronunciation and rhythm line by line instead of voicing the part for them — which is often what a client actually needs.
- Native Hausa voices. Cast from speakers who use the language every day, not readers of a phonetic script.
- Script adaptation included. The Hausa version is written to be spoken, then timed, before recording begins.
- You approve the voice. Samples and a read-through are shared for approval before the full session.
- Direction with your brief. Tone, pace and emphasis agreed in advance: warm, formal, urgent, instructional.
- Two language versions. Hausa and English scripts delivered side by side for your own approvals and subtitles.
- Pronunciation coaching. Available for presenters, executives and staff voicing their own Hausa lines.
What we voice
Where a Hausa voice changes the outcome
Audiences trust a message that sounds like it was made for them. These are the formats we are asked for most.
Voice-over & narration
Documentaries, corporate films, explainers, museum and exhibition audio, and campaign videos that need a single, consistent Hausa narrator.
E-learning & training
Module narration, question audio and accessible versions of training material, voiced clearly enough to follow while taking notes.
Adverts & announcements
Radio, television and social spots, public information campaigns and institutional announcements — including the version that has to work in thirty seconds.
Telephone & IVR prompts
Welcome messages, menu options and hold announcements for services that answer calls from Hausa speakers — recorded in the order and phrasing callers expect.
Pronunciation coaching
For presenters, executives and field staff who must deliver Hausa lines themselves: tones, stress and pacing rehearsed until the delivery is convincing.
How it works
From your script to a finished Hausa track
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Share the brief and the material
Send the script or the finished video, tell us the audience, the medium, the tone you want and the date you need the audio.
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Adaptation and casting
We adapt the script for spoken Hausa and time it to the picture, then shortlist voices and send you samples to choose from.
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Record and review
The session is directed to your brief. You receive the takes for approval and can attend the recording when the schedule allows.
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Delivery in your format
Final audio is supplied in the format your studio, broadcaster or platform requires, with the approved Hausa script alongside it.
Deliverables & deadlines
Audio that drops straight into your production
What you receive
- Voice tracks in the audio format your editor or platform requires, synced to picture where relevant.
- The approved Hausa script laid beside the English source, so approvals and subtitles come from the same document.
- Revised takes for lines that change after the first review.
- Timecoded lines where a separate studio or editor is mixing the final piece.
- Consistency across a series by casting the same voice for every episode or module in the run.
Working to your deadline
- Send the final script or locked picture as early as possible — adaptation is where the time goes.
- Approve the voice early in the process so the recording session is not the bottleneck.
- Series and campaign work can be scheduled in blocks, with the same voice reserved across the run.
- Session dates and the deadline are agreed with you at kick-off, when availability is confirmed.
A specific voice cannot be held open indefinitely. Tell us the production dates early and we will confirm the session in the same reply as the quote, so the talent you approved is the talent you get.
Questions
Voice work, answered
We work between Hausa and English directly. Where your original is in another language, we usually dub from an approved English version, which also gives you a clean reference script and subtitles in one step.
Yes. We shortlist voices against your brief, send samples of your actual script, and only book a recording session once you have approved the voice and the tone.
As closely as the languages allow. The adaptation is written to the timing of the shot and directed to the emotion of the scene, but Hausa and English carry information at different speeds — the goal is a natural performance in Hausa, not an imitation of the original audio.
Yes. Adaptation of the script into spoken Hausa is part of every dubbing and voice-over project. If you already have an approved Hausa script, we will record that instead and give you a note of anything that will be difficult to say on the day.
Get started
Send your script and we will come back with a plan
Tell us the medium, the audience and the date you need the audio. We will suggest a voice, confirm the session and quote for the adaptation and recording together, so there are no surprises later.