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Hausa

Pronunciation: /ˈhaʊsə/

Definition of Hausa

noun (plural same or Hausas)

  • 1a member of a people of northern Nigeria and adjacent regions.
  • 2 [mass noun] the Chadic language of the Hausa, spoken by some 30 million people, mainly in Nigeria and Niger, and used as a lingua franca in parts of West Africa.

adjective

  • relating to the Hausa or their language.

Origin:

the name in Hausa

Hausa in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of Hausa in the US English dictionary
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