Hausa language facts for kids

Quick facts for kidsHausa
	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)
Language family	Afro-Asiatic Chadic West Chadic Hausa–Gwandara (A.1) Hausa; ; ; ;
Writing system	Latin (Boko alphabet); Arabic (Ajami); Hausa Braille
Official status
Official language in	Niger (national status); Nigeria (national status); Ghana (national status)
Linguasphere	19-HAA-b
	Areas of Niger and Nigeria where Hausa people are based
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Hausa (/ˈhaʊsə/; 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.

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The linguistic groups of Nigeria in 1979