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Hausa
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Hau·sa  (hous, -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 bàháuè, 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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Noun1.Hausa - a member of a Negroid people living chiefly in northern NigeriaHausa - a member of a Negroid people living chiefly in northern Nigeria
Haussa
Nigerian - a native or inhabitant of Nigeria
2.Hausa - the chief member of the Chadic family of Afroasiatic languages; widely used as a trading language
Haussa
West Chadic - a group of Chadic languages spoken in northern Nigeria; Hausa in the most important member
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