Table 1 Translation before and after the focus group discussions with community members in Burkina Faso
Phase of translation | Words/expressionin French | Translation in Dioula | Explanation/example |
|---|---|---|---|
Before the focus group discussions | Chromosome | Farisogo yɔrɔnin dɔ lo, min be ninmanfɛnw cogoya yira | It's a part of the body that determines the characteristics of living beings |
After the focus group discussions | Chromosome | Koromozomu | Farisogo yɔrɔnin dɔ lo, a kadɔgɔ, a ti ye na na, a beninmanfɛnw cogoya yira, ocɛya walima o musoya.(literally: it’s a part or aspecific place of the bodythat is small and that we cannot see with naked eye and that shows the nature of living beings, whether they are male or female) |