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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 Folk-lore is a book by Maalam Shaihua, translated by R. Sutherland Rattray, published in 1913. In two volumes, it contains a pronunciation guide, thirty folk-stories of the Hausa people of Africa (twenty-one in volume I, nine in volume II) as well as some information regarding their customs.
Most commonly, the meaning of "DW" in text is "don't worry." (Doctor Who or Arthur fans everywhere may disagree.) This meaning applies to social media platforms such as Facebook and Instagram as ...
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 Day was introduced on August 26, 2015, by Nigerian journalist Abdulbaki Aliyu Jari. Jari's goal was to promote the Hausa language online and raise awareness of the challenges facing it. Jari suggested participants use Hausa on their social media, either by posting adages or coming up with new Hausa words for emerging ideas and technology.
Some scholars suppose that Bayajidda is a historical person, the founder of the Seven Hausa states, and contemporary Hausa royals - especially those in Daura and Zaria (Zazzau) - trace their lineage to and draw their authority from him (see Kano Chronicle). By contrast, others claim that Bayajidda never existed.
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. A small number of speakers ...
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;