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Ethnic group in West Africa
The Hausa people are an ethnic group native to West Africa. They speak the Hausa language, which is the second most spoken language after Arabic in the
Hausa_people
Collection of states started by the Hausa people
The Hausa Kingdoms (Masarautun Hausa), also known as Hausaland (Kasar Hausa), were a collection of states ruled by the Hausa people, before the Fulani
Hausa_Kingdoms
Chadic language spoken in West Africa
Hausa (/ˈhaʊsə/; in Hausa: Harshen/Halshen Hausa listen /hawˈsa/; Ajami: هَرْشَن هَوْسَا) is a Chadic language spoken by over 94.5 million people in West
Hausa_language
West African ethnic group
Hausa–Fulani are people of mixed Hausa and Fulani origin. They are primarily found in the Northern region of Nigeria, most of whom speak a variant of Hausa
Hausa–Fulani
Ethnic group in Northern Nigeria
Maguzawa are a subcategory of the Hausa people. Most of the citizens are found in the rural areas close to Kano and Katsina and other parts of Northern
Maguzawa_Hausa_people
Architecture of Hausa people
Hausa architecture is the architecture of the Hausa people of Northern Nigeria and Niger. Hausa architectural forms include mosques, walls, common compounds
Hausa_architecture
Hausa-language part of the BBC World Service
Hausa is the Hausa-language service of the BBC World Service meant primarily for Hausa-speaking communities in Nigeria, Ghana, Niger and other Hausa speakers
BBC_Hausa
Topics referred to by the same term
Look up Hausa or hausa in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Hausa may refer to: Hausa people, an ethnic group of West Africa Hausa language, spoken in
Hausa
List of Hausa notable people
This is a list of notable Hausa people. Daurama Faruk Umar Faruk Queen Amina Awwal Ibrahim Muhammad Rumfa Yunfa Queen Sarraounia Ado Bayero Sanusi Lamido
List_of_Hausa_people
Religion of Hausa people in West Africa
Hausa animism, Maguzanci or Bori is a pre-Islamic traditional religion of the Hausa people of West Africa that involves magic and spirit possession. While
Hausa_animism
West African culinary tradition
Hausa cuisine is traditional and modern food prepared by Hausa people. It is based on the availability of raw food materials they can farm or import from
Hausa_cuisine
Nigerian trader (1877–1955)
the only Hausa member in the historically Fulani-dominated council, was seen as the Emir's effort to address concerns regarding the lack of Hausa representation
Alhassan_Dantata
Ethnic group in the Sahel and West Africa
trilingual. Such languages include French, Hausa, Bambara, Wolof, Soninke, and Arabic. Major concentrations of Fulani people exist in the Fouta Djallon highlands
Fula_people
Type of lute
Molo is the name given to a lute by the Hausa people of Niger and northern Nigeria and the Songhay people of Niger. In Ghana, it is called Mɔɣlo in Dagbanli
Molo_(lute)
Nigerian musical artist
(born 18 September 1989) is a Nigerian singer, songwriter and musician of Hausa. also an artist and film producer. He was born, raised and educated in Kano
Nura_M_Inuwa
Kannywood Actress
singer and actor Garzali Miko and other young Hausa singers in Northern Nigeria. Momme Gombe married popular Hausa singer Adam Fasaha in 2021, but the marriage
Momee_Gombe
Nigerian politician and minister (born 1974)
Economy since 2023. She is from Katsina State in northern Nigeria and is of Hausa and Fulani origins. Musawa is the daughter of Musa Musawa, a member of the
Hannatu_Musawa
Nigerian actress
BBC News Hausa (in Hausa). 2015-12-14. Retrieved 2026-05-12. "Hotuna: Taron ƙaddamar da AKAFA". Kannywood - News, reviews and more › hausa. 2022-07-23
Rashida_Adamu_Abdullah
Nigerian diaspora living in Ivory Coast
Hausa people, originally from northern Nigeria and southern Niger, constitute one of the notable ethnic minorities in Ivory Coast. Migration of Hausa
Nigerians_in_Ivory_Coast
President of Niger since 2025
Abdourahamane Tiani (Hausa: [áb.dú.ɽà.há.mà.nè t͡ʃáː.nì]; often incorrectly spelled Tchiani; born 1 January 1964) is a Nigerien military officer and politician
Abdourahamane_Tiani
22nd ruler of Zazzau ([[floruit|fl.]] 1500s)
Reconsideration of Hausa History before the Jihad". The Journal of African History. 19 (3): 319–339. ISSN 0021-8537. Adamu, M (1981). "The Hausa and their neighbours
Bakwa_Turunku
Musical instrument
possession cult." These lutes vary by ethnicity and size. The Fulani people and Hausa people both have their own versions. The larger version of the instrument
Garaya_(lute)
Qadiriyya Islamic cleric
Kabara Flyover). "Ina da ajiyayyen silin gashin Manzon Allah" (in Hausa). BBC News Hausa. 11 December 2020. Retrieved 18 January 2023. Saddiq, Mustapha (9
Qaribullah_Nasiru_Kabara
Medicine practiced by the Hausa people
Traditional Hausa medicine is practiced by the Hausa people of West Africa. Hausa medicine is heavily characterized by Islamic influence, traditional
Traditional_Hausa_medicine
Nigerian Islamic cleric
Hausa (in Hausa). 2021-07-10. Retrieved 2021-07-23. "Mukabala: Alkali Ya Ce Sheikh Abduljabbar Ya Gaza Amsa Tambayoyin Da Aka Yi Masa". VOA (in Hausa)
Abduljabbar_Nasiru_Kabara
Annual cultural celebration
Hausa Day (Hausa: Ranar Hausa), formally known as #RanarHausa, is an annual cultural celebration observed on 26 August by the Hausa people, an ethnic group
Hausa_Day
Islamic cleric
Juma'a". Legit.ng (in Hausa). Retrieved 2020-04-14. "Sheikh Jingir ya sauya matsayinsa kan coronavirus". BBC News Hausa (in Hausa). 2020-03-30. Retrieved
Sani_Yahaya_Jingir
Kannywood actress
inspired her to continue making films. Dawayya has made over 150 films in the Hausa Film industry. Dawayya is an ambassador to some companies inside and outside
Rukayya_Dawayya
Islamic scholar
Gumi "Abin da na fada wa Atiku a Kaduna – Dr Ahmad Gumi". BBC News Hausa (in Hausa). 2018-07-04. Retrieved 2020-03-04. Inyang, Ifreke (2012-08-15). "Kaduna
Ahmad_Abubakar_Gumi
Nigerian Actor (born 1975)
(born September 21, 1975) is a Nigerian actor and comedian. He acts in many Hausa movies and he is also known as Baba Ari. Baba Ari was born in Kofar Nassarawa
Aminu_Baba_Ari
Nigerian journalist
February 2021. "Jaafar Jaafar: Babu hannun gwamnatin Kano". BBC News Hausa (in Hausa). 13 October 2018. Retrieved 1 February 2021. "Tell the Nigerian authorities
Jaafar_Jaafar
Nigerian filmmaker, director, and screenwriter (born 1979)
July 2013). "2013 City People Entertainment Awards: First Photos & Full List of Winners". "Best Director - AMINU SAIRA hausa". YouTube. Ikeji, Linda
Aminu_Saira
Nigerian Actor and Editor (born 1992)
performances in several Hausa movies. Ali Artwork attended Sa’adatu Rimi College of Education Kumbotso, Kano, where he studied English and Hausa. However, he dropped
Ali_Artwork
Nigerian musician and writer (born 1973)
Abubakar, also known as Alan Waka (born 11 February 1973), is a Nigerian Hausa-language musician and writer from Kano State, Northern Nigeria. Aminu Ala
Aminu_Ala
Nigerian Qadiriyya Scholar
Jihad of Usman Dan Fodio in (1804-8), it was from there that he migrated to Hausa land, to the Kano emirate in the late eighteenth century, where he settled
Nasiru_Kabara
Spider trickster present in the religion of the Hausa people
a spider trickster figure present in the traditional religion of the Hausa people, who are situated in the Sahelian regions and are in large numbers in
Gizo_(mythology)
Shaban (Freiiboi) a 16-year-old Hausa Hip-hop singer from Northern Nigeria. Shaban was first known in the field of Hausa musics. His songs "Uwargida Ran
TY_Shaban
Nigerian Kannywood actress (born 1985)
February 2023. "'Ibada da fim ne suka fi muhimmanci a wurina'". BBC News Hausa (in Hausa). 4 April 2018. Retrieved 25 March 2022. Online, Tribune (16 September
Jamila_Nagudu
Nigerian medical doctor and politician (born 1978)
Mariya Mahmoud Bunkure (born 15 January 1978) is a Nigerian medical doctor and politician who has served as the minister of state for the Federal Capital
Mariya_Mahmoud_Bunkure
Islamic Cleric
News Hausa (in Hausa). 2017-11-26. Retrieved 2020-04-20. HausaTrust (2019-01-29). "Angano Sheikh Kabiru Gombe a Bakin Ruwa Yana Shan Soyayya". HausaTrust
Kabiru_Gombe
Ruler of Zazzau
Amina (also Aminatu, born c. 1533; died 1610; pronunciation) was a Hausa historical figure in the city-state of Zazzau (now Zaria in Kaduna State), in
Amina_of_Zazzau
Nigerian actress
Kano State and started her career in the film industry at the Kannywood Hausa film industry. Farida entered the film industry in 2002 where she appeared
Farida Jalal (Nigerian actress)
Farida_Jalal_(Nigerian_actress)
Nigerian make-up artist, film producer and actor (born 1994)
youtube.com. Retrieved 6 January 2021. "Mansur Makeup [HausaFilms.TV - Kannywood, Fina-finai, Hausa Movies, TV and Celebrities]". hausafilms.tv. Retrieved
Mansur_Makeup
Islamic scholar (born 1950)
Retrieved 23 April 2020. "SHEIKH YAKUBU MUSA HASSAN". jibwisnigeria.org (in Hausa). 18 December 2015. Archived from the original on 31 August 2019. Retrieved
Yakubu_Musa_Katsina
Nigerian actor and film producer
Nigerian comedian, producer, musician and veteran actor in Kannywood, the Hausa film cinema industry in Northern Nigeria. Yakubu was born in Dambuwa Rijiya
Malam_Nata'ala
Nigerian politician (born 1949)
Idi Farouk (born 14 March 1949) is a Nigerian politician and former Director-General of National Orientation Agency (NOA). Idi Farouk was born in Kano
Idi_Farouk
Berber ethnic group of the Sahara desert
Chaambas, who nomadized in the northern Algerian Sahara, and the Toubou people, Hausa, and Fulani in the Sahel zone. The rezzou season usually began after
Tuareg_people
Emir of Zazzau
Ahmed Nuhu BamalliListen CFR (born 8 June 1966) is a Nigerian lawyer, banker and diplomat. He is the former Nigerian ambassador to Thailand with concurrent
Ahmed_Nuhu_Bamalli
17th-century Islamic scholar from Katsina
of Mai Ali against Kwararafa. This poem is one of the earliest pieces of Hausa literature composed in Arabic. The burial site of Dan Marina is one of Katsina
Dan_Marina
Bantu ethnic group in west-central Africa
related to an attempt to escape the violence of slave raiding by the Hausa people, but this theory has been contested. Using glottochronology, historians
Fang_people
Literature in the Hausa language
Hausa literature is literature written in the Hausa language. It includes poetry, prose, songwriting, music, and drama. Hausa literature includes folk
Hausa_literature
Nigerian actress (1968–2024)
April 2024. "Saratu Gidado [HausaFilms.TV - Kannywood, Fina-finai, Hausa Movies, TV and Celebrities]". hausafilms.tv. Hausa Tv. Retrieved 9 October 2019
Saratu_Gidado
Nigerian woman accused of adultery
Safiya Hussaini Tungar Tudu (1967–2024) was a Nigerian woman condemned to death for adultery in 2002. She gave birth to a child as a single woman in Sokoto
Safiya_Hussaini
Nigerian Kannywood actress, video editor, producer, and director
Mansura Isah is a Nigerian film actress and producer working in the Hausa film industry popularly known as Kannywood. She was born on February 25, 1985
Mansura_Isah
Nigerian actress (born 1987)
film producers List of Kannywood actors "Hafsa Idris [HausaFilms.TV - Kannywood, Fina-finai, Hausa Movies, TV and Celebrities]". hausafilms.tv. Retrieved
Hafsat_Idris
Subgroup of the Hausa people in Nigeria
The Agalawa are an important sub-group of the Hausa people in Northern Nigeria, notable for their historical involvement in trade, governance, and Islamic
Agalawa
Nigerian actress and model (born 1993)
Maryam Ado Mohammed DaulaListen (born 28 October 1993), known professionally as Maryam Booth, is a Nigerian actress and model. She is best known for her
Maryam_Booth
Nigerian poet and activist
Zaria where he continued to teach. In the same year he established the Hausa Youth Keep Fit Class, a class for youth around Zaria on physical fitness
Sa'adu_Zungur
City and LGA in Katsina, Nigeria
It is the spiritual home of the Hausa people. The emirate is referred to as one of the "seven true Hausa states" (Hausa Bakwai) because it was (along with
Daura
Emir of Abuja from 1825 to 1851
last Hausa ruler of the state, was forced to seek refuge in the southwest among his former vassals, the Koro. Abu Ja, along with three thousand people, followed
Abu_Ja
Prominent Afro-Saudi family
settlements in what would become known as "Kasar Hausa". Another theory suggests that the Hausa people descend from Shuwa Arabs who left the western shore
Hawsawi
Nigerian actor and singer (born 1973)
Beverage.[citation needed] He has sung over 1000 songs, featured in over 100 Hausa films and more than 40 English films some of which includes; Lionheart,
Yakubu_Muhammed
Ethnic group in western Africa
Hausa people, and speak both the Hausa language and the Djerma language (or Zarma). When using the Zarma language, they are known as the Arawa people
Maouri_people
Ethnic group in Cameroon
Hausa people, or if the term serves as a general label for multiple groups. Some smaller communities assert that they descend from the Tikar people.
Tikar_people
Clashes between Sudan and SPLM–N
September, and October 2022, clashes broke out between the Hausa people and Funj and Berta peoples over land disputes in the Blue Nile State in southeastern
Blue_Nile_clashes_(2022–2023)
Nigerian businessman (born 1973)
Abubakar Suleiman (born 19 August 1973), popularly called Abu, is a Nigerian banking and economics professional and the current Managing Director/Chief
Abubakar_Suleiman
Nigerian actress
in 2018. Yahaya wanted to act from her childhood and was inspired by the Hausa movies she watched. She made her debut in the film Gidan Abinci, followed
Maryam_Yahaya
Nigerian musician
Ibrahim Narambada (1890–1963), also known as Narambada Tubali, was a Hausa musician and singer active in the mid-20th century. Born in Tubali village
Ibrahim_Narambada
Nigerian actor and comedian (1997–2023)
actor and skit maker who acted in Hausa language. His name is Kamal Iliyasu but was popularly called Kamal Aboki. His Hausa skits online gave him popularity
Kamal_Aboki
The gurmi is a two or three-stringed lute of the Hausa people of northern Nigeria. May also be called gurumi or kumbo. In looking at the two-finger playing
Gurmi_(lute)
Nigerian civil engineer (1918–1994)
Abdu Gusau, Garkuwan Sokoto, MBE, OON (1918–1994), was a Nigerian civil engineer, and statesman who served as the Garkuwa of Sokoto until his death in
Abdu_Gusau
Nigerian politician (born 1963)
2019). "Yadda salon Abba gida-gida ya 'rikita' siyasar Kano". BBC News Hausa (in Hausa). BBC News. Retrieved 25 April 2020. "Tribunal Sacks NNPP's Abba Kabir
Abba_Kabir_Yusuf
Nigerian singer (1923–1999)
among the Hausa people of West Africa. His vocals were often accompanied by talking drums, known as kalangu. He mostly performed for the people of Northern
Mamman_Shata
Islamic cleric
Abdullahi Bala Lau, popularly known as Sheikh Balalau, is a Nigerian Islamic scholar, cleric, mufassir, and preacher. He is the national Chairman of the
Abdullahi_Bala_Lau
Nigerian politician (born 1980)
Yusuf Adamu Gagdi (born 5 November 1980) is a politician of the All Progressives Congress from Plateau State, Nigeria. He is a member of the House of Representatives
Yusuf_Adamu_Gagdi
Name list
geminated (long) w sound. It is especially common among the Hausa people. Notable people with the name include: Hauwa Ali (died 1995), Nigerian novelist
Hauwa
Hausa book
volumes, it contains a pronunciation guide, thirty folk-stories of the Hausa people of Africa (twenty-one in volume I, nine in volume II) as well as some
Hausa_Folk-lore
Administrator
include the Social democratic Party (SDP), Peoples Front of Nigeria, United Nigeria Congress Party, and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Abubakar is best
Abubakar_Koko
Former autonomous division within Nigeria
system. Seven of these kingdoms developed from the Kabara legacy of the Hausa people. In the 9th century as vibrant trading centers competing with Kanem-Bornu
Northern_Region,_Nigeria
Chief Imam of Ghana (born 1919/1923)
together with Imoro Tanko, Akpene Ziwu and others. He urged the Chiefs and people of Akuapem to embrace peace and bury their differences. On 16 July 2021
Osman_Nuhu_Sharubutu
Military head of state of Nigeria from 1998 to 1999
the current Chairman of the National Peace Committee. Abubakar, an ethnic Hausa, was born on 13 June 1942 to Abubakar Jibrin and Fatikande Mohammed, in
Abdulsalami_Abubakar
African traveller and writer
1840 - 29 November 1912) was a Hausa man who travelled in Africa and Europe, and was one of the authors of the first Hausa book published in Europe. Dorugu
Dorugu
Nigerian actress
actors "Halima Yusuf Atete [HausaFilms.TV - Kannywood, Fina-finai, Hausa Movies, TV and Celebrities]". hausafilms.tv. HausaTV. Retrieved 27 August 2019
Halima_Atete
Nigerian rapper and actor (born 1992)
Dead". Daily Trust. 30 September 2013. Retrieved 15 April 2021. "Every Non Hausa Nigerian Should Watch Kheengz "I AM NORTH"". Vibe.ng. 14 December 2017.
Kheengz
status, religious affiliations, and other aspects of the population. The Hausa people constitute the largest ethnic group in Niger, accounting for over 56%
Demographics_of_Niger
Kabaras of Daura (fl. 9th century)
Magajiya Daurama (pronunciation) (fl. 9th century) was a ruler of the Hausa people who, as the last Kabara of Daura, presided over the upheaval that saw
Daurama
Overview of Togolese flags
Telegramme "Togo – President". www.crwflags.com. Retrieved 2022-06-02. "The Hausa People (Nigeria)". www.crwflags.com. Retrieved 2022-06-02. "Ethnic minorities"
List_of_Togolese_flags
Premium Times Nigeria "Bidiyon Ku San Malamanku tare da Sheikh Muhammad Sulaiman Sulaiman". BBC hausa.com. 13 January 2022. Retrieved 27 December 2023.
Sulaiman_Muhammad_Adam
Species of tree
, further east of Akoko-Ondo) and the northern (Hausa-Fulani) parts of the country. The Hausa people refer to it as agwaluma, a term they adopted from
Gambeya_albida
Ethnic group in Middle Belt, Nigeria
The Bajju people (Jju: Ba̱jju; exonyms: Tyap: A̱jhyuo; Hausa: Kajje, Kaje), are an ethnic group found in the Middle Belt (central) area of Nigeria. The
Bajju_people
Nigerian journalist
Nasiru L. Abubakar is a Nigerian journalist from Kaduna and the Editor in Chief of Dateline Nigeria, an online publication company based in Abuja, Nigeria
Nasiru_L._Abubakar
Name list
Danjuma // is a masculine name used by the Hausa people of West Africa. In the Hausa language, Danjuma means "born on a Friday". The feminine form is
Danjuma
Hausa traditional sport (Wrestling)
Dambe is a martial art of the Hausa people from Nigeria. Competitors in a typical match aim to subdue each other into total submission mostly within three
Dambe
Hausa-language film industry of Nigeria
Hausa-language cinema, known informally as Kannywood, is the Hausa-language film industry of northern Nigeria. It is based in Kano. Kannywood is the sobriquet
Hausa-language_cinema
Italian literary fairy tale
Africa, in Egypt, Sudan, Algeria and Morocco. In a variant from the Hausa people, the heroine, Lahidi, is mistreated by her father and lives in a separate
The Three Sisters (fairy tale)
The_Three_Sisters_(fairy_tale)
Convicted Nigeria terrorist
was born in Northern Nigeria which is predominantly occupied by the Hausa people and Fulani tribe. He was the mastermind of the Christmas Day bombing
Kabiru_Sokoto
Commissioner for Women Affairs, Katsina State
mata – Dokta Badiyya Hassan Mashi". Daily Trust Aminiya (Interview) (in Hausa). Retrieved 2020-11-17. "8 amazing facts everyone should know about Dr.
Badiyya_Hassan_Mashi
State of Nigeria
various ethnic groups, primarily the Igbo people with minorities of Idoma, Hausa people, Yoruba people and Igala peoples in Etteh Uno, a community in Igbo Eze
Enugu_State
19th-century Hausa architect
Babban Gwani, also known as Mallam Mikhaila, was an influential 19th-century Hausa architect and builder who flourished during the reign of the 61st ruler
Babban_Gwani
Surname list
(Yahya), often used as a shortened form. It's a popular name among the Hausa people and other communities in Northern Nigeria, often used as a first name
Yau_(surname)
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