Spread across many regions in Africa, Hausas are one of the largest ethnic groups in Nigeria, though the largest concentration of the tribe are found in Nigeria and Niger republic. Hauawa or Hausa ...

Every language has its peculiarity, languages make up the entirety of any culture. 7 words and phrases in the Yoruba language with Hausa or Arabic It is also usually common to have some words in a ...

Language not only reflects culture but also shapes it. In discussions surrounding marginalized identities, particularly ...

The Bayero University Centre for Research in Nigerian Languages, Translation and Folklore Team recently translated some Science textbooks into the Hausa language. The Secretary of the team, Abubakar ...

On his first visit to Maiduguri recently, Sanusi Wurno, Media Trust's Group Marketing Manager, was surprised to hear Hausa language spoken widely at the airport. "I thought people here speak Kanuri as ...

When I first wrote about the African origins of common English words on September 8, 2010, I promised that I would expand the list and update my conclusions when I had the chance to read the five ...