Hausa

Hausa is the most widely spoken of the Chadic languages being used as a first or second language by almost 40,000,000 people in Nigeria, Niger and in a large part of West Africa particularly by Muslims.

Map of Hausa language speakers.

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Basic stats

First language : 24 million

Second language : 14 million

Main Countries: Nigeria, Niger, Cameroon , Ghana

Alternate names: Hausawa, Haoussa, Abakwariga, Mgbakpa, Habe, Kado

ISO 639-3 Code: hau

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Language Sample

Su dai yan-adam, ana haifuwarsu ne duka yantattu, kuma kowannensu na da mutunci da hakkoki daidai da na kowa. Suna da hankali da tunani, saboda haka duk abin da za su aikata wa juna, ya kamata su yi shi a cikin yan-uwanci.

(Declaration of Human Rights, Article 1)

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Product Availability

The following products are currently available in Hausa:

For Consumers

(Coming soon)

For Manufacturers

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Sources

Hausa at Wikipedia
Hausa at Ethnologue
Declaration of Humar Rights in Hausa
Hausa alphabet
Teach yourself Hausa language
Information on Hausa language and culture

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