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    Hausa people

    Ethnic group in West Africa

    The Hausa are a native ethnic group in West Africa. They speak the Hausa language, which is the second most spoken language after Arabic in the Afro-Asiatic language family. The Hausa are a culturally homogeneous people based primarily in the Sahelian and the sparse savanna areas of southern Niger and northern Nigeria respectively, numbering around 86 million people, with significant populations in Benin, Cameroon, Ivory Coast, Chad, Central African Republic, Togo, Ghana, as well as smaller populations in Sudan, Eritrea, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Senegal, Gambia. Predominantly Hausa-speaking communities are scattered throughout West Africa and on the traditional Hajj route north and east traversing the Sahara, with an especially large population in and around the town of Agadez. Wikipedia

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  2. britannica.com

    Nov 29, 2024Hausa, people found chiefly in northwestern Nigeria and adjacent southern Niger.They constitute the largest ethnic group in the area, which also contains another large group, the Fulani, perhaps one-half of whom are settled among the Hausa as a ruling class, having adopted the Hausa language and culture.The language belongs to the Chadic group of the Afro-Asiatic (formerly Hamito-Semitic ...
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  3. worldhistory.org

    Hausaland, sometimes referred to as the Hausa Kingdoms, was a group of small independent city-states in northern central Africa between the Niger River and Lake Chad which flourished from the 15th to 18th century CE. The origins of the Hausa are not known, but one hypothesis suggests they were a group of indigenous peoples joined by a common language - Hausa - while another theory explains ...
  4. rightforeducation.org

    Dec 13, 2024The Hausa, with their rich history and diverse culture, remain an influential people in West Africa. Their urban civilization, craftsmanship, and ability to integrate diverse cultural influences are testaments to their dynamism and resilience. Today, the Hausa continue to play a crucial role in the region's politics, economy, and culture. ...
  5. africanhistoryextra.com

    Hausa language, civilization and culture are all intertwined in the term Hausa, first as a language of 40 million people in northern Nigeria and west Africa and thus one of the most spoken languages in Africa, second as a city-state civilization; one with a rich history extending back centuries and found within the dozens of city states in northern Nigeria (called the Hausalands) that ...
  6. theafricanhistory.com

    Aug 19, 2023The Hausa people are an ethnic group native to West Africa, primarily concentrated in the Sahelian region of northern Nigeria and neighboring countries such as Niger, Ghana, Chad, and Cameroon. They are one of the largest ethnic groups in Africa, known for their rich history, culture, and significant contributions to the region. Language and Culture The Hausa people speak Hausa,…
  7. en.wikipedia.org

    Hausa Kingdoms, also known as Hausa Kingdom or Hausaland, [1] was a collection of states ruled by the Hausa people, before the Fulani jihads. It was situated between the Niger River and Lake Chad (modern day northern Nigeria). ... Since the beginning of Hausa history, the seven states of Hausaland divided up production and labor activities in ...
  8. newworldencyclopedia.org

    History and culture. Kano is considered the center of Hausa trade and culture. In terms of cultural relations to other peoples of West Africa, the Hausa are culturally and historically close to the Fulani, Songhay, Mandé, and Tuareg, as well as other Afro-Asiatic and Nilo-Saharan groups further east, in Chad and Sudan.Islamic Shari'a law is loosely the law of the land and is understood by ...
  9. britannica.com

    Hausa states, group of neighbouring African states, occasionally interconnected from the mid-14th century by loose alliances.Their territory lay above the confluence of the Niger and Benue rivers (in present-day northern Nigeria), between the Songhai empire in the west and that of the Kanem-Bornu, or Bornu, in the east. The seven true Hausa states, or Hausa Bakwai (Biram, Daura, Gobir, Kano ...

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