Hausa language

Hausa (/ˈhsə/;[3] Harshen/Halshen Hausa) is a Chadic language. It was first spoken in Southern Niger and Northern Nigeria. Now many other people in West Africa speak it. It is the most widely spoken Chadic language, with around 47 million people speaking it as a first language.[4]

Hausa
Harshen/Halshen Hausa, هَرْشَن هَوْسَ
Native toNiger and Nigeria
RegionWest Africa
EthnicityHausa
Native speakers80 million  (2015–2016)e21
20 million as a second language (no date)[1][2]
Language family
Writing systemLatin (Boko alphabet)
Arabic (Ajami)
Hausa Braille
Official status
Official language in Niger (national status)
 Nigeria (national status)
 Gambia (national status)
Language codes
ISO 639-1ha
ISO 639-2hau
ISO 639-3hau
Linguasphere19-HAA-b
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Areas of Niger and Nigeria where Hausa people are based

Hausa Language Media

References

  1. Hausa language at Ethnologue (17th ed., 2013)
  2. Template:Ethnologue20
  3. Bauer (2007), p. ?.
  4. "Hausa". Retrieved 5 June 2020.