Hausa language facts for kids
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| Harshen/Halshen Hausa, هَرْشَن هَوْسَ | ||||
| Native to | Niger and Nigeria | |||
| Region | West Africa | |||
| Ethnicity | Hausa | |||
| Native speakers | 80 million (2015–2016)e21 20 million as a second language (no date) |
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| Writing system | Latin (Boko alphabet) Arabic (Ajami) Hausa Braille |
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| Official language in |  Niger (national status) Nigeria (national status) Ghana (national status) |
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| Linguasphere | 19-HAA-b | |||
Areas of Niger and Nigeria where Hausa people are based
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Hausa ( 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.
Images for kids
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The linguistic groups of Nigeria in 1979
See also
In Spanish: Idioma hausa para niños
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