Hausa
or Haus·sa
a member of an Indigenous people of northern Nigeria and southern Niger whose culture has been strongly influenced by Islam.
the language of the Hausa people, belonging to the Chadic branch of the Afroasiatic family, widely used in Africa as a language of commerce.
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How to use Hausa in a sentence
A few days after starting they overtook a large caravan belonging to Haussa, on its way from Gonga and Ashantee.
Great African Travellers | W.H.G. KingstonHaussa is celebrated for its boxers, the most expert of whom are found among the butchers.
Great African Travellers | W.H.G. KingstonI spent the day in compiling a Haussa vocabulary, and hope to make considerable progress by the time we arrive in Damerghou.
Kashna is represented to be the fountain of the Haussa language, the Florence of Soudan.
I made several useful remarks on Haussa grammar, and begin to understand the genius of the language.
British Dictionary definitions for Hausa
/ (ˈhaʊsə) /
plural -sas or -sa a member of a Negroid people of W Africa, living chiefly in N Nigeria
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
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