Hau·sa (hou s , -z)n. pl. Hausa or Hau·sas 1. A member of a predominantly Muslim people inhabiting northern Nigeria and southern Niger. 2. A Chadic language spoken by the Hausa, widely used as a trade language in West Africa. [Hausa háusáawáa, pl. of bàháu  è, a Hausa.] |
Hausa [ˈhaʊsə]
n
1. (Social Science / Peoples) pl -sas, -sa a member of a Negroid people of W Africa, living chiefly in N Nigeria
2. (Linguistics / Languages) 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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| Noun | 1. |  Hausa - a member of a Negroid people living chiefly in northern NigeriaNigerian - a native or inhabitant of Nigeria |
| 2. | Hausa - the chief member of the Chadic family of Afroasiatic languages; widely used as a trading language West Chadic - a group of Chadic languages spoken in northern Nigeria; Hausa in the most important member |
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