Hausa

Or Haus·sa

[hou-sah, -suh, -zuh]

noun

plural

Hausas ,

plural

Hausa .

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. 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

Local residents dubbed it Boko Haram - a name which in the Hausa language loosely translates as "Western education is forbidden" because of their opposition to Western-style schools.

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One inconsolable father, whose daughter is still being held captive, told BBC Hausa that his family had been crying non-stop and "it's hard to go back home and look at their faces".

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But in the minds of many Nigerians, Hausas, Kanuris and Nupes are all seen as northerners – and therefore there was a perception that Buhari, who is from the north, showed favouritism.

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The father of one of the victims told BBC Hausa that he was devastated but his faith in God was comforting him at this time.

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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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