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Hausa

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈhaʊsə/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(hou′sä, -sə, -zə)

Hau•sa (hou′sä, -sə, -zə),USA pronunciation n., pl. -sas, (esp. collectively) -sa for 1.

Language Varietiesa member of an indigenous people of northern Nigeria and southern Niger whose culture has been strongly influenced by Islam.
Language Varietiesthe language of the Hausa people, belonging to the Chadic branch of the Afroasiatic family, widely used in Africa as a language of commerce.

Also, Haus′sa.

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Hausa /ˈhaʊsə/ n

( pl -sas, -sa) a member of a people of W Africa, living chiefly in N Nigeria
the language of this people: the chief member of the Chadic subfamily of the Afro-Asiatic family of languages. It is widely used as a trading language throughout W Africa and the S Sahara

'Hausa' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

juju - Katsina - Niger - Nigeria - Zaria - Chadic - dashiki

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