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Hausa is also being used in various social media networks around the world. [citation needed] Hausa is considered one of the world's major languages, and it has widespread use in a number of countries of Africa. Hausa's rich poetry, prose, and musical literature is increasingly available in print and in audio and video recordings.
Hausa may refer to: Hausa people, an ethnic group of West Africa; Hausa language, spoken in West Africa; Hausa Kingdoms, a historical collection of Hausa city-states; Hausa (horse) or Dongola horse, an African breed of riding horse
The Hausa Kingdoms began as seven states founded according to the bayajidda legend by the six sons of Bawo and himself, the son of the hero and Magajiya Daurama, in addition to the hero's son, Biram or Ibrahim, of an earlier marriage. The states included only kingdoms inhabited by Hausa speakers: Daura; Kano; Katsina; Zaria (Zazzau/Zegzeg ...
Boko (or bookoo) is a Latin-script alphabet used to write the Hausa language. The first boko alphabet was devised by Europeans in the early 19th century, [1] and developed in the early 20th century by the British and French colonial authorities. It was made the official Hausa alphabet in 1930. [2]
Hausa (/ ˈ h aʊ s ə /; [2] Harshen / Halshen Hausa listen ⓘ; Ajami: هَرْشٜىٰن هَوْسَا) is a Chadic language that is spoken by the Hausa people in the northern parts of Nigeria, Ghana, Cameroon, Benin and Togo, and the southern parts of Niger, and Chad, with significant minorities in Ivory Coast.
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The Hausa aristocracy were also known to have marabouts and Islamic scholars to call upon during their times of need. Nevertheless, while there were differences between the practices of the Maguzawa and the omnist version of Islam practised in these states, the Maguzawa remained a vital faction in the state and were often called upon to carry ...