Associations to the word «Hausa»

Wiktionary

HAUSA, noun. A Moslem people living in Nigeria and part of Niger.
HAUSA, noun. The Chadic language spoken by these people.
HAUSA SIGN LANGUAGE, proper noun. A sign language used in Nigeria.

Dictionary definition

HAUSA, noun. A member of a Negroid people living chiefly in northern Nigeria.
HAUSA, noun. The chief member of the Chadic family of Afroasiatic languages; widely used as a trading language.

Wise words

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