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Hausa

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Hau⋅sa

  [hou-sah, -suh, -zuh]
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–noun, plural -sas, (especially collectively) -sa for 1.
1. a member of an indigenous people of northern Nigeria and southern Niger whose culture has been strongly influenced by Islam.
2. the language of the Hausa people, belonging to the Chadic branch of the Afroasiatic family, widely used in Africa as a language of commerce.
Also, Haussa.
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Hau·sa   (hou'sə, -zə)   
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 bàháušè, a Hausa.]
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