Hausa

or Haus·sa

[ hou-sah, -suh, -zuh ]

noun

, plural Hau·sas, (especially collectively) Hau·sa

1. a member of an Indigenous people of northern Nigeria and southern Niger whose culture has been strongly influenced by Islam.
2. the language of the Hausa people, belonging to the Chadic branch of the Afroasiatic family, widely used in Africa as a language of commerce.

Hausa

/ ˈhaʊsə /

noun

1. -sas-sa a member of a Negroid people of W Africa, living chiefly in N Nigeria
2. the language of this people: the chief member of the Chadic subfamily of the Afro-Asiatic family of languages. It is widely used as a trading language throughout W Africa and the S Sahara

Example Sentences

Like most of those who live under the bridge, he speaks Hausa, the most widely spoken language in the north of Nigeria.

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The kidnappers tend to be former herders from the Fulani ethnic group, who target villages where mainly Hausa farmers reside.

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His best known Kannywood film was the Hausa language comedy Hajiya Babba about two lost sons from southern Nigeria who traced their father in the north and began a new life with him.

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"Sometimes I say to myself: 'Instead of living like this, wouldn't it be better to be dead?'" she said in the Hausa language interview, which was widely shared in Nigeria.

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The thinly sliced meat is seasoned with suya, a traditional Hausa spice, grilled over firewood and served with a creamy bone marrow emulsion on a ceramic plate inspired by Nigeria's late renowned potter Ladi Kwali.

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