Hausa language - Wikipedia
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 …
Hausa language | History, Grammar & Vocabulary | Britannica
2024年10月18日 · 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 Chadic language superfamily within the Afro-Asiatic language phylum.
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Hausa language and alphabets - Omniglot
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 150 million.
Hausa | Language, Culture & History | Britannica
2024年9月21日 · The language belongs to the Chadic group of the Afro-Asiatic (formerly Hamito-Semitic) family and is infused with many Arabic words as a result of Islāmic influence, which spread during the latter part of the 14th century from the kingdom of Mali, profoundly influencing Hausa belief and customs.
Hausa language summary | Britannica
Hausa language, Afro-Asiatic language of northern Nigeria and southern Niger. Hausa, which is spoken by some 40–50 million people, belongs to the Chadic branch of the Afro-Asiatic language phylum.
1 - The Hausa Language - Cambridge University Press
2022年3月24日 · This chapter provides demographic information on the number of Hausa speakers and their geographical distribution. The geographic core of traditional ‘Hausaland’ is the area encompassing Zaria, Kano, and Katsina. Hausa is classified as a Chadic language belonging to the West-A branch.