Hausa language
Chadic language spoken by the Hausa people
Hausa (/ˈhaʊsə/;[4] Harshen/Halshen Hausa) is a Chadic language. It was first spoken in Southern Niger and Northern Nigeria. Now many other people in West Africa speak it. It is the most widely spoken Chadic language, with around 47 million people speaking it as a first language.[5]
| Hausa | |
|---|---|
| Harshen/Halshen Hausa, هَرْشَن هَوْسَ | |
| Native to | Niger and Nigeria |
| Region | West Africa |
| Ethnicity | Hausa |
Native speakers | 80 million (2015–2016)[1] 20 million as a second language (no date)[2][3] |
| Latin (Boko alphabet) Arabic (Ajami) Hausa Braille | |
| Official status | |
Official language in |  Niger (national status) Nigeria (national status) Ghana (national status) |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-1 | ha |
| ISO 639-2 | hau |
| ISO 639-3 | hau |
| Glottolog | haus1257 |
| Linguasphere | 19-HAA-b |
 Areas of Niger and Nigeria where Hausa people are based | |
References
change- ↑ Hausa at Ethnologue (21st ed., 2018)
- ↑ Hausa language at Ethnologue (17th ed., 2013)
- ↑ Hausa language at Ethnologue (20th ed., 2017)
- ↑ Bauer (2007), p. ?.
- ↑ "Hausa". Retrieved 5 June 2020.
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