Hausa is a member of the Afroasiatic language family [7] and is the most widely spoken language within the Chadic branch of that family. Hausa is tonal, using relative pitch both to distinguish words, and …

Hausa language, the most important indigenous lingua franca in West and Central Africa, spoken as a first or second language by about 40–50 million people. It belongs to the Western branch of the …

Hausa (Hausa / هَوْسَ) Hausa is a West Chadic language spoken mainly in Nigeria and Niger, and in a number of other countries. Estimates of the total number of Hausa speakers range from 72 million to …

Hausa historically is primarily the name of a language rather than of a people. By extension, it has come to be used to describe the majority group of northern Nigerians and south-central Nigeriens, linked …

The Hausa language is spoken by millions of people in the Hausa diaspora, particularly in Sudan, Ghana, Cameroon, Chad, Benin, and Ivory Coast. In many of these countries, Hausa serves as a …

This article delves into the intricacies of the Hausa language, its historical context, linguistic structure, and its multifaceted role in contemporary society.

Genetically it is a Chadic language, the Afro-Asiatic language family. On this webpage you will find resources on Hausa language and culture, including an online Hausa course.

Hausa was first written in an Arabic script known as Ajami. Today, this representation of the language has been superseded for most purposes by the Roman script.

Hausa (also known as Abakwariga, Kado, Hausawa, Habe, Haoussa, and Mgbakpa) is one of the most widely spoken languages in West Africa, as well as the predominant language in southern Niger and …

1 day ago · Hausa, spoken by over 120 million people across Nigeria, Niger, and West Africa, handles possession quite differently from English. While English simply uses “his” regardless of what is …