Hausa in a sentence

These include the Hausa-speaking Maouri (or Azna, the Hausa word for "pagan") community in Dogondoutci in the south-southwest and the Kanuri speaking Manga near Zinder, both of whom practice variations of the pre-Islamic Hausa Maguzawa religion.

If you are Hausa, you are Hausa on arrival you didn’t chose to be.

Hausa is the most widely spoken of the 3 main languages spoken in Nigeria itself (Igbo, Hausa and Yoruba) but unlike the Yorubas and Igbos, the Hausas tend not to travel far outside Nigeria itself.

Hausa language and cultural ties are strong, but there is little interest in a pan-Hausa state.

Indian movies have also gained ground so as to alter the style of Hausa fashions, songs have also been copied by Hausa singers and stories have influenced the writings of Nigerian novelists.

No Politburo ever contained a member of Hausa or Fula groups, even though the Hausa were the plurality of the population, forming over 40% of Nigeriens.

Northernmost dialects and loss of tonality The western to eastern Hausa dialects of Kurhwayanci, Daragaram and Aderawa, represent the traditional northernmost limit of native Hausa communities.

Amongst the event’s dynamic line-up of performances are Raka, an eight-piece ensemble that plays traditional music from the Balkans, Ayan De First and The Oduduwa Talking Drummers, who present authentic Yoruba, Ibo and Hausa music from Nigeria.

And in the Hausa area, a lot of these people you see are Fulani.

Biram's founding father, Bawo, had six sons who went on to govern neighbouring Hausa city-states.

During and before the campaign preceding the elections, Abiola had never mentioned Yoruba, Hausa, Igbo or any of those.

Experts doubt that Nigerian soldiers will even agree to be deployed in Niger, given the strong links between the two armies, which are made up of many Hausa — an ethnic group present across the Sahel.

More importantly: These posts were shared in the Hausa language, which is more commonly used among the target group of the third main contestant, Atiku Abubakar.

Niger State has three senatorial districts: Zone A which is the Nupe-speaking, zone B which is for the Gwaris and zone C which is for the Hausa-speaking people.

The Imo state Police command on Sunday said it was fire outbreak that destroyed the Hausa market in Avu, Owerri West council area of Imo state, and not hoodlums.

The unique edifice was engraved in traditional models of Kano entry gates and with artistic works depicting Hausa cultural heritage.

This made the Hausa people living in bayelsa to feel more at home.

Ali Nuhu acts in Hausa and English movies.

I don’t care if it is Yoruba, Igbo, or Hausa is going to reform our Super Eagles to our taste, as long as the coach can get the job done, that is what really matters to me.

In an interview with the BBC Hausa service, Brigadier General Ahmed explained that while the increase had been approved, the government had yet to release the necessary funds to implement the new allowance.