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Biography, Culture, History, Proverbs, Religion, & Society

• Abba, Abdullahi. Tarihin Bauchi ta Yakubu . Zaria [Nigeria] : Gaskiya Corp., 1993. (71 p.) [In Hausa, a history of the Bauchi kings since the 19th century.]
• ʻAbd Allāh ibn Muḥammad. Jagorar shugabanci a musulunci da warwarar wasu matsaloli na addini : talifin Shehu Abdullahi Dan Fodiyo . Kano [Nigeria] : Cibiyar Nazarin Harsunan Nijeriya, [1992]. (138 p.) [Early 19th century Hausa work on Islamic leadership by emir of Gwandu, brother of Uthman dan Fodio, founder of the Sokoto Caliphate.]
• ʻAbd Allāh ibn Muḥammad. Littafin kitabun-niyyati fil a'malid-dunyawiyyati wad-di'niyyati . [Edited and comments by] Muhammad Isa Talata-Mafara. [Nigeria : s.n.], [1992] (60 p.) [Selected writings of early 19th century emir of Gwandu, brother of Uthman dan Fodio, founder of the Sokoto Caliphate.]
• ʻAbd Allāh ibn Muḥammad, Emir of Gwandu, c1767-1829. Zaɓaɓɓun littattaffai na Shehu Abdullahi Ɗan Fodiyo . 3 vols. Samaru, Gusau : Iqra'ah Publishing House, [2013] --See also: English translation
• Abdulkadir, Dandatti. The poetry, life, and opinions of Saʾadu Zungur . Zaria : Northern Nigerian Pub. Co., 1974. (109 p.) [English & Hausa] --See also: Zungur, Sa'adu below.
• Abdullahi, Shehu Umar. Gaskiya dokin k̳arfe . Kano, Nigeria : Mai-Nasara Printing, 1985. (127 p.) [In Hausa, essays on Hausa culture, Islam, social change, politics, & development in Nigeria under colonialism and in the post-colonial era.]
• Abubakar, Alhaji. Kano ta dabo cigari . Zaria: Northern Nigerian Publishing Co., 1978. (105 p.)  [In Hausa, a history of Kano.]
• Abubakar Gidado El-Nafaty. Tarihin Islam . Zaria: Northern Nigerian Publishing Company, 1977 (1979 printing). (259 p.)  [In Hausa, a history of Islam.]
• Abubakar, Mohammed N. and Alhasan Sule. Tarihin rayuwar Dr. Alhaji Mamman Shata . [Kano : s.n., 1998?] (78 p.) [Biography.]
• Abubuwan da za a yi a taki na karshe : abin da ya kamata ka sani. [Nigeria] : National Electoral Commission, [1992 or 1993] (20 p.) [A voter and election monitoring guide.]
• Adewuya, Anthonia V., Malam Abubakar, Ahmadu Yaro, and Garba Umar Suru. Hanyar zaman iyali : tattalin gida domin yara maza da mata a makarantun Firamaren Nijeriya : littafi na uku . Ibadan, Nigeria : Onibonoje Press, 1988. (31 p.) [In Hausa, on nutrition, cleanliness, & preventive health.]
• Ahmed, Abubakar Sadiq. Tarihin rayuwar Alhaji Nababa Badamasi . Nigeria: Uniprinters Limited, [199-?] (68 p.) [Biography]
• Anwar, Auwalu. Tasirin siyasa a addini : tijjanawa da tirjanawa a Kano, 1937-1991 . [Zaria, Nigeria] : Stronglink, c1992. (61 p.) [In Hausa, on the political history of Tijani Muslims in 20th century Kano.]
• Asma'u, Nana. Collected works of Nana Asma'u, daughter of Usman dan Fodiyo, (1793-1864). [Edited by Jean Boyd and Beverly B. Mack.] African historical sources; no. 9 . East Lansing, MI: Michigan State University Press, [1997] (753 p.)  [English analysis, with Hausa texts & English translations.] --See also: E-book [Columbia only!]
• Baagil, Hasan M. Muslim-Christian dialogue = Muhawara tsakanin Musulmi da Krista [na Muhammad Bin Uthman.] Kano : [s.n.], 1999. (112 p.) [Mostly in Hausa.]
• Baba, of Karo. Labarin Baba: mutuniyar Karo ta kasar Kano . Transcribed and translated by Mary Smith ta rubuta; ta tsara da taimakon Neil Skinner.  Madison, Wis.: African Studies Program, University of Wisconsin-Madison, c1993. (89 p.; originally published in English in 1954)  [An autobiographical account in Hausa, with sociological insights.] --See also: 1981 English ed. ; Law Library copy of 1981 ed. --Plus: 1964 English ed . --Plus: 1955 English ed. --And: 1954 English ed. ; Burke Library copy of 1954 ed.
• Bahago, Ahmad. Kano ta dabo tumbin giwa: tarihin unguwannin Kano da mazaunanta da ganuwa da kofofin Gari . Kano: Munawwar Books Foundation, 1998. (237 p.)  [In Hausa, a history of Kano.]
• Bahaushiya : bukin makon Hausa na farko na Kungiyar Habaka Hausa, Jamiʾar Ahmadu Bello ta Zariya . [Zaria, Nigeria : Ahmadu Bello University, 1986?] (223 p.) [In Hausa, selected proceedings from a conference held at Ahmadu Bello University in March 1985 on Hausa language, literature & culture, including several poetic texts.]
• Bello, Muḥammad, Sultan of Sokoto, 1781-1837. Zaɓaɓɓun littattaffai na Sarkin Musulmi Muhammadu Bello . 2 vols. Samaru, Gusau : Iqra'ah Publishing House, [2013] --See also: English translation
• Bello, Omar. Jaddada addini a kasar Hausa : jihadin Shaykh Uthman b. Foduye . [Sokoto] : Islamic Academy, [1994] (23 p.) [In Hausa, on the jihad of Uthman dan Fodio, founder of the Sokoto Caliphate.]
• Burji, Badamasi Shu'aibu G. Gaskiya nagartar namiji : tarihin rayuwar Janar Hassan Usman Katsina Kano : Burji Publishers, 1997. (462 p.) [Biography{
• Dahiru, Muhammad Sanusi. Laifin wa? . Katsina : Na-Hamisu Press, 1996. (54 p.) [On Hausa culture.]
• Dalhat, M. T. Ilimin jima'i a musulunci . Kaduna : Alkausar Print. and Pub. Co., 1993. (73 p.) [In Hausa, about sexual relations in Islam.]
• Daure, Buhari. Tarihi da al'adun mutanen Najeriya . [Katsina? : s.n., 1998?] (90 p.)  [Nigerian history]
• Dodo, Aishatu Nurudeen. Taran aradu da ka . Kaduna : Bamoya Printing Press, 1997. (35 p.) [In Hausa, on marriage.]
• Durumin-Iya, Salisu Mai'Unguwa. Kissar Sarauniya Bilkisu : mai gadon zinare . Kano : [s.n.], 1998. (31 p.) [A pamphlet in Hausa, commentary on Islam.]
• East, Rupert Moultrie and Alhaji Abubakar Imam. Ikon Allah: labarin halita iri iri ta cikin duniya . 5 vols. Zaria: Northern Nigerian Pub. Co., c1966 (1977 printing).  [Natural history]
• Fletcher, Roland S. Hausa sayings & folk-lore; with a vocabulary of new words . London; New York: Oxford University Press, 1912. (173 p.)
• Gamagira, Sa'idu. Littafin mafarki . Zaria : Northern Nigerian Pub. Co., c1970- [In Hausa, about dreams; Columbia only has volume 1.]
• Guibe, Is'haq Idris. Rayayyen nahawun larabci da ka'Idojinsa = al-Naḥw al-wā ḍiḥ fī qawā ʻid al-lughah al-ʻArabī yah . Kaduna: Kauran Wali Islamic Bookshop, 1998. [In Hausa, on the Arabic language ; Columbia has only volume 1.]
• Gusau, Sa'idu Muhammad. Dabarun nazarin adabin hausa . Kaduna : Dab'in Fisbas Media Services, 1995. (72 p.) [On Hausa writers, works by colonial European writers on Hausa language & culture, & modern researchers (African & nonAfrican) & their contributions.]
• Gusau, Sa'idu Muhammad. Jagorar nazarin wakar baka . Kaduna : Dab'in Fisbas Media Services, 1993. (81 p.) [A study of Hausa spoken language.]
• Gusau, Sa'idu Muhammad. Madad̳a da mawakan Hausa . Kaduna : Fisbas Media Services, [1996] [Biographical sketches of Hausa rulers in the 20th century.]
• Hakīm, Tawfīq. Mutanen kogo .  Mai fassara Ahmed Sabir.  Ibadan, Nigeria: Oxford University Press, c1976. (105 p.) [A dramatization in Hausa, based on the 18th sura in the Noble Quran, "The Cave".]
• Hiskett, Mervyn. A history of Hausa Islamic verse . London : University of London, School of Oriental and African Studies, 1975. (274 p.)
• Histoire du Dawra . [Traditions historiques du Dawra par Makada Ibira de Kantché ; transcription et traduction par Issaka Dankousso.] Niamey, Niger: Centre régional de documentation pour la tradition orale, 1970. (39 leaves.) [Hausa & French]
• Imam, Tijani M. Hikayoyin Shehu Jaha . 2 vols. Kano : Baitul Hikmah, 1998. [Stories in Hausa about 13th century Seljuq Sufi philosopher in what is now Turkey, known for his satire.]
• Jaggar, Philip J. Hausa newspaper reader . Kensington, Md.: Dunwoody, c1996. (225 p.)
• Jahun, Lauya Suleiman Ibrahim. Sarkin kano : alu maisango . Kano : Alaramma Books Centre, c1986. (94 p.) [In Hausa, on the emir of Kano.]
• Kano, Aminu. Rayuwar Ahmad Mahmud Sa'adu Zungur . Zaria: Northern Nigerian Pub. Co., 1973. (17 p.)  [A short biography of Sa'sadu Zungur, Nigerian nationalist.]
• Ka'oje, Abdullahi. Dare Daya : Allah kan yi Bature . Zaria : Northern Nigerian Publishing Company, 1973, reprint c1978. (71 p.)
• Kirk-Greene, Anthony Hamilton Millard. (trans.) Hausa ba dabo ba ne; a collection of 500 proverbs . Translated and annotated by A. H. M. Kirk-Greene. Ibadan [Nigeria] Oxford University Press, 1966. (84 p.) [English & Hausa]
• Kubau, Y.A. Shi, hijabi umarnin wane ne? . Kano : Garba Mohammed Bookshop, 1996. (20 p.) [A pamphlet on the religious & social meaning of the hijab.]
• Kure, Mai Kudi. Shaida bishara ga Musulmi Hausawa da Fulani musamman : da yadda za a goyi Musulmi wanda ya tuba . [S.l. : s.n., c1990] (Jos [Nigeria] : Covenant Press) (35 p.) [In Hausa, about Christian converts among Muslim Hausa.]
• Kwalli, Kabiru Mohammed. Kano Jalla babbar Hausa . [Kano? : s.n.], 1996. (313 p.) [In Hausa, a history of Kano.]
• Labarun Hausawa da makwabtansu . 2 vols. Zaria: Northern Nigerian Pub. Co., 1970 (1979 printing). [In Hausa, on the political history of the Hausa and their neighbors.]
• Littafin wakoki. Jos, Nigeria : Published for Christian Media Fellowship by Challenge Publications, 1982. (365 p.) [In Hausa translation, a book of Christian hymns.]
• Maigari, Muhammad Tahir. Ilimin alkalanci na shari'a . Kano, Nigeria : Fairamma Publishing Co., 1991. [In Hausa, on Islamic law.]
• Makarfi, Abdulkarim A. Garba. Sarkin Zazzau : Malam Ja'afaru 'Dan Is'hak . Zaria : Makarfi Publishing, 1990. (138 p.) [In Hausa, a profile of Ja'afaru 'Dan Is'hak, emir of Zazzau or Zaria.]
• Malumfashi, Ibrahim. Asalin zuriyar galaduncin Katsina . [Kaduna: NNN, Commercial Printing Dept., 1990] (48 p.) [In Hausa, on the galadimas, rulers of Katsina.]
• Merrick, George. Hausa proverbs . New York, Negro Universities Press [1969] (113 p.) [English & Hausa] --See also: 1905 ed.
• Muhammad, Mahmoud Aliyu. Hanyoyin tsari daga kamuwa da cutar al-jannu da sihiri da rashin lafiya mai wuyar magani . Kano : Burji Publishers, [1998?] (20 p.)
• Nafiou, Rabiou. La sagesse populaire haoussa en 300 proverbes et dictons : ou Kogin Hikima . Paris : L'Harmattan, [2014] (81 p.) [French & Hausa}
• Nawawī. Hadisai Arbaʾin : = al-Arbaʻūn ḥadithan al-Nawawīyah . [Translated by] Alhaji Abubakar Mahmud Gumi. Zaria : The Northern Nigerian Publishing Co., 1982. (24 p.) [In Hausa translation, selected hadiths of 13th century Shafi'ite Imam Nawawi.]
• Nuruddeen, Ibrahim. Fate-fate kan tona . Kano : Munawwar Books Foundation, 1997. (59 p.) [In Hausa, a memoir of Yusuf Halilu's experiences in 20th century London, England.]
• Omoruyi, Omo. Taimakon Mallam Aminu Kano dangane da fahimtar da talaka siyasa a Nijeriya . Abuja : Cibiyar Nazarin Dimokaradiyya, 1992. (35 p.) [In Hausa, about Aminu Kano and his leadership role in the politics of the poor in Nigeria.]
• Othman, Mairo Yusuf. Rikon gida sai mata . Kano : Masbel Press, [199-?]- [On home economics & crafts; Columbia only has volume 1.]
• Pilaszewicz, Stanislaw. The Zabarma conquest of north-west Ghana and upper Volta: a Hausa narrative "Histories of Samory and Babatu and others" by Mallam Abu . Warsaw: Polish Scientific Publishers, 1992. (207 p.)  [English commentary, with Hausa historical texts in Arabic script & transliteration.]
• Prietze, Rudolf. Haussa-sprichwörter und Haussa-lieder . Kirchhain N.-L., Buchdruckerei von M. Schmersow, 1904. (85 p.) [In German & Hausa, collected & edited Hausa proverbs & songs.]
• Rattray, Robert Sutherland (ed. & trans.) Hausa folk-lore, customs, proverbs, etc . 2 vols.  Oxford : Clarendon Press, 1969. [Hausa texts, in Arabic script (or àjàmi), with Roman transliteration & English translation.] --See also: 1913 ed. ; Burke Library copy --Plus: E-book [Columbia only!]
• Rayuwar Hausawa . [Compiled by] Cibiyar Nazarin Harsunan Nijeriya, Jamiʾar Bayero = Bayero University. Centre for the Study of Nigerian Languages. Lagos : Thomas Nelson (Nigeria) Ltd., 1981. (46 p.) [On Hausa history & culture.]
• Ringim, Alhaji Ibrahim Bello. Salsalar ya'yan Abdullahi Maje Karofi da Jikokinsa . Kano : [s.n.], 1997. (66 p.) [In Hausa, a history of the Karofi family.]
• Ringim, Maryam Uba. Me ke kawo mutuwar aure? Kano : Jihisa Secretaries, 1998. (74 p.)
• Sani, Umar Mohammed. Tsabta da kare kai daga cuta . Zaria : Huda Huda Pub. Co., 1997- [In Hausa, a pamphlet on nutrition, cleanliness, & preventive health; Columbia only has volume 1.]
• Schön, James Frederick. Magana Hausa : native literature, or proverbs, tales, fables and historical fragments in the Hausa language . [To which is added a translation in English.] 2 vols. Nendeln: Kraus Reprint, [1885-1886], reprint 1970.  [In Hausa & English, a collection of proverbs, folktales, & life & travels of "Dorugu" accompanying Heinrich Barth in Africa, England, & Germany,] --See also: E-book [Columbia onlyl!]
• Sharīf, Muḥammad Shākir. Illolin raba siyasa da addini : da hadarin kafirar gwamnati . [Edited by] Abdullahi Jibril Ahmed. [S.l.] : Atta'awun Pub., [1991?]. (25 p.) [In Hausa, on Islam & politics.]
• Soron Dinki, Dahiru Umar. Ulama'u na Allah : tarihin Imam Abu Hanifa da kuma Imam Malik (R.A.) . Kano : Dahiru Umar Sorondinki, [1998?]- [In Hausa, a multi-volume work on Islam & biography of Abu Hanifa; Columbia only has volume 1.]
• Sufi, Husaini Ahmad. Wali Sulaimanu a tarihin Kano . Kano : Mali-Nasara Press, [1993?]. (415 p.)  [On the history of Kano, with biographical sketches of rulers & prominent persons.]
• Suleiman, Amina Garba. Ciki da goyo ikon Allah . Kano: A-Z Printers, 1999- [In Hausa, a handbook for expectant & new mothers on nutrition, pre-natal, & post-natal care; Columbia library only has volume 1.]
• Talata-Mafara, Muhammad Isa. Daular usmaniyya : rayuwar sheshu usman danfodiyo da gwagwarmayarsa : littafi na farko . Zaria : Hudahuda, 1419 [1999] (156 p.) [In Hausa, a biography of Usman dan Fodio, & on the political history of major cities & emirates in the Sokoto caliphate.]
• Tarihi, Hukumar Binciken. Garuruwan Jihar Katsina . Na Hukumar Binciken Tarihi da Kyautata Al'adu ta jihar Katsina. 2 vols. [Katsina : s.n.], 1996-  [In Hausa, on the kings & rulers of Katsina.]
• Tarihin Sheikh Ibrahim Inyas (R.T.A.) : takaitaccan tarihin sheihul Islam, Assaiyidi Ibrahim Inyas Khaulaha Attijjaniyu (R.T.A.) wanda aka rairayo shi a cikin (Hayatus Sheikh) . [Kano? : s.n., 1998?] (35 p.) [A biography of Sheikh Ibrahim Niass of the Tijani sufi order.]
• Tattalin albarkatun kasa : tarin takardun da aka gabatar a taron aikin gayya na farko kan tattalin albarkatun kasa wanda reshen jihar kano na kungiyar tattalin albarkatun kasa, ya gudanar . Tsantsamewa da tsarawar Abba Rufa'i. Kano, Nigeria : Bayero University, 1991. (93 p.) [In Hausa, on land use & environment in northern Nigeria.]
• Tijjani, Safiya A. Aure dodon maza-- . [Kaduna? : s.n.], 1997. (46 p.) [In Hausa, a pamphlet on money & gender relations.]
• Tremearne, Arthur John Newman. The Niger and the West Sudan; or, The West African's note book . A vade mecum containing hints and suggestions as to what is required by Britons in West Africa, together with historical and anthropological notes and easy Hausa phrases used in everyday conversation. London, Hodder & Stoughton [etc., pref. 1910] (151 p.)
• Umaru, Alhaji. Hausa prose writings in Ajami by Alhaji Umaru ; from A. Mischlich .  H. Sölken's collection ; Stanislaw Pilaszewicz. Sprache und Oralität in Afrika; 22. Bd .   Berlin: Reimer, 2000. (507 p.)  [Selections from 11 Hausa manuscripts written in the àjàmi script.]
• Usuman dan Fodio, 1754-1817. Waṣīyat al-Shaykh ʻUthmān ibn Fūdī . al-nāshir, Manjū Muṣṭafá Jūkūlū ibn Amīr Ghawand al-Ḥājj Hārūn al-Rashīd. Zāriyā, Nījīriyā : Maṭbaʻat Ghasikiyā Kūfarīshin, [1989?] (48, 36 p.) [In Arabic & Hausa, the will & testament of the founder of the Sokoto Caliphate.]
• Usuman dan Fodio, 1754-1817. Zaɓaɓɓun littattaffai na Shehu Usumanu Ɗan Fodiyo . 3 vols. Samaru, Gusau : Iqra'ah Publishing House, [2013] --See also: English translation
• Wali, Naʼibi Sulaimanu. Duniya ina za ki da mu? [Zaria : Northern Nigeria Pub. Co.], 1974 (1979 printing) (60 p.) [On Hausa culture & morals.]
• Westley, David. Hausa oral traditions: an annotated bibliography . Working papers in African studies ; no. 15. Boston, MA: African Studies Center, Boston University, c1991.  (22 leaves)
• Yahaya, Ibrahim Yaro. Hausa a rubuce : tarihin rubuce rubuce cikin Hausa . Zaria : Kamfanin Buga Littattafai Na Nigeria Ta Arewa, 1988. (344 p.) [A history of Hausa written literature.]
• Yakasai, Kabiru Ibrahim. Kasuwa a kai miki dole : tarihin kasuwanni da ciniki a kasar Kano . [Nigeria] : K.I. Yakasai, 1994. (205 p.) [In Hausa, on the markets of Kano.]
• Yunusa, Yusufu. Hausa a dunkule . Illustrations by Tsalhatu Amfani Joe. Zaria : Northern Nigerian Publishing Co., 1978. (120 p.) [Hausa proverbs.]
• Ziyara, Nasiru Musa. Khalifa : Khalifa Shekh Ishaq Rabiu . Kano : Hakima Graphic, 1995. (220 p.) [Biography of Shekh Ishaq Rabiu of Kano.]
• Zungur, Saʼadu. Saʾadu Zungur : an anthology of the social and political writings of a Nigerian nationalist .  Edited by Alhaji Mahmood Yakubu. Kaduna, Nigeria : Nigerian Defence Academy Press, 1999. (453 p.) [English & Hausa}
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• Wörterbuch der Hausasprache : Hausa-German dictionary, by Adam Mischlich (1906) (Latin & Arabic scripts)

• studies about the Hausa language, by Nina Pawlak

• Woman and man in Hausa language and culture , in Hausa and Chadic studies (2014)

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• The provenance of Arabic loanwords in Hausa : a phonological and semantic study , by Mohamed El-Shazly, thesis (1987)

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• Teach yourself Hausa : Hausa course

• Hausa basic course , Foreign service institute (1963) (+ audio)

• Hausa online Lehrbuch : Hausa course, by Franz Stoiber (2002)

• Hausa by Al-Amin Abu-Manga, in Encyclopedia of Arabic language and linguistics (2007)

• Le haoussa by Bernard Caron, in Dictionnaire des langues (2011)

• Hausa in the twentieth century : an overview , by John Edward Philips, in Sudanic Africa (2004)

• linguistic studies about Hausa, by Bernard Caron

• Hausa, grammatical sketch (2011)

• The Hausa lexicographic tradition by Roxanna Ma Newman & Paul Newman, in Lexikos (2001)

• An introduction to the use of aspect in Hausa narrative by Donald Buquest (1992)

• Comparative study of morphological processes in English and Hausa languages by Zubairu Bitrus Samaila (2015)

• Hausa verbal compounds by Anthony McIntyre, thesis (2006)

• Introductory Hausa & Hausa-English vocabulary, by Charles & Marguerite Kraft (1973)

• Grammar of the Hausa language by Frederick Migeod (1914)

• Hausa Grammar with exercises, readings and vocabularies , by Charles Robinson & John Alder Burdon (1905)

• Hausa notes : grammar & vocabulary, by Walter Miller (1922)

• Grammar of the Hausa language by James Frederick Schön (1862)

• Manuel de langue haoussa : grammar, readings and Hausa-French vocabulary, by Maurice Delafosse (1901)

• Manuel pratique de langue haoussa : Hausa grammar, by Adolf Adirr (1895)

• Lehrbuch der Hausa-Sprache : Handbook of the Hausa language, by Adam Mischlich (1911)

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• Hausa reading book by Lionel Charlton (1908)

• Hausa folk-tales , the Hausa text of the stories in Hausa superstitions and customs , by Arthur Tremearne (1914)

• Hausa superstitions and customs , an introduction to the folk-lore and the folk , by Arthur Tremearne (1913)

• Hausa folk-lore, customs, proverbs … collected and transliterated with English translation and notes, by Robert Sutherland Rattray (1913): I & II

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• Visionneuse : translation of the Bible into Hausa

• Tanzil : translation of the Quran into Hausa by Abubakar Mahmoud Gumi

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The Hausa people make up the largest ethnic group in the African continent. The Hausa are mainly in western Africa , and they are found in Nigeria and Niger, where they number about 70 million people. The Hausa people also found in the Central African Republic , Cameroon, Republic of Congo , Togo, Chad , Ghana , Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea , Gambia, Gabon, and Senegal. Nigeria has the highest number of Hausa people, which number about 55 million, and they are found in the northwestern part of Nigeria, which has been referred to as the Hausaland. The Hausa are among the largest community of people in towns and cities in Nigeria such as Kano, Abuja, Kastina, Bauchi, Birnin Kebbi, Sokoto, Makurdi, Lafia, and Suleja, among others.

The Hausa people are predominantly Muslim ; the Islam religion is widespread in North and West Africa, which was introduced in the region by traders from Mali, North Africa, Guinea, and Borno. Other minority Hausa people practice a more traditional way of life. Hausa traditional religion is known as Maguzawa.

The Hausa language is the most popular language in sub-Saharan Africa. It is estimated that about 35 million people have Hausa as their first language, and about 20 million speakers use Hausa as their second language. The majority of Hausa speaking people are concentrated in the north of Nigeria and Niger. The language is also widely used by ethnic groups such as the Tuareg, Fulani, Gur, Kanuri, Arabs, Shuwa, and other Afro-Asiatic communities. The Hausa language uses Arabic characters in writing, and almost 1/4 of the words in the language are borrowed from Arabic, and consequently, most of the Hausa people can read and write in Arabic because of the similarity. The language is also the lingua Franca among the Muslims in non-Hausa regions.

The Hausa people have various types of food which are prepared in a variety of ways. The most common include corn, rice, millet, or sorghum which is typically grounded into flour to prepare a meal popularly known as Tuwo, which could be consumed with any type of soup such as Taushe, Dagedage, and Kaka among others. Bean cakes are also common among the Hausa people, and they are known as Kosai . The Hausa people are livestock herders, and therefore they consume meat in abundance, particularly beef. They have a delicacy of grilled beef such as Kilishi, Suya , and many others. Milk from cows known in the Hausa language as Nunu is consumed with Fura, which is among the most treasured meals. The Hausa people also have vegetables such as carrots and onions, which are used in the preparation of different meals.

Other Hausa Traditions

The Hausa people are fond of tribal marks which are drawn on their faces and occasionally on different parts of the body. It is believed that these markings were used for identification and at some point every village or clan had their own unique tribal markings that made it easier for either of them to identify their kin whenever there was war, invasion, or when one is lost. Traditional marriage in the Hausa tribe is based on Islamic rites, and it typically takes a short time and not as elaborate compared to marriage in other traditions such as the Yoruba or the Igbo peoples.

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Hausa Poetry and Songs

An introduction to hausa poetry and song.

Hausa has a rich literature in poetry and song. In terms of the texts, there is really no difference between  poetry  and  song . Hausa has a single word,  wak’a  (plural  wak’ok’i ), for this type of linguistic artistic expression. All  wak’ok’i  have certain things in common:

• Sung oral presentation : Artists compose their works for sung performance. One never hears spoken recitation typical of oral performance of European poetry, and silent reading of poetry is essentially unheard of except perhaps in certain modern intellectual circles.
• Composition following strict metrical patterns : Hausa  wak’ok’i  always follow fixed rythmic patterns. A text not following such patterns, such as the “free verse” of nearly all modern English “art” poetry, would not be  wak’a . The basis for metrical patterns in Hausa is  syllable weight  (or “long” and “short” syllables). Click on the links above for more information.

One can broadly distinguish two co-existing traditions in Hausa poetry and song. The Hausa terms for these traditions are  wak’ar baka  ‘oral song’ and  rubutacciyar wak’a ‘written poetry’. These terms are a bit misleading since both types are intended for oral performance, but the former is  COMPOSED IN ORAL FORM  and would never be written down by the artist, whereas the latter is generally  COMPOSED IN WRITTEN FORM , then read or performed from memory on the basis of a written text. In addition to these differences in modes of composition, there are other differences:

Samples of Songs in Each of the Styles

Wak’ar baka: the late alhaji mamman shata “yan arewa ku bar barci”.

The excerpt here is from a song admonishing northern Nigerians to work for their own and for Nigeria’s prosperity. Click on the start button of the player below to hear the song excerpt.

Rubutacciyar Wa’ka: The late Alhaji Ak’ilu Aliyu “Hausa Mai Ban Haushi”

The excerpt here is from a poem decrying the weakening of the Hausa language by the modern generation, who have an anemic vocabulary and fill the language with English borrowings.

Descriptive Studies of Hausa Metrics

Metrical studies of the “marriage songs” of dan maraya jos.

• Download the full text of “The Metrics of three Hausa songs on marriage by D’an Maraya Jos”
• Download the full text and translation of “Jawabin Aure” [“Discourse on Marriage”]
• Download the full text and translation of “Aure Dole” [“Forced Marriage”]
• Download the full text and translation of “Gulma-Wuya” [“The Busybody”]

The following “movies” allow you to play a sample of each of the songs, see a musical transcription of each line as you hear it, see the scansion for each line, and get more information on Hausa metrics.

Jawabin Aure

Brief biography of dan maraya jos.

Like most professional musicians, the mainstay of Dan Maraya’s repertoire is praise singing, but Dan Maraya singles out his personal heros rather than the rich and famous. His first, and perhaps still his most famous song is “Wak’ar Karen Mota” [“Song of the Driver’s Mate”] in praise of the young men who get passengers in and out of minivan buses and do the dirty work of changing tires, pushing broken down vans, and the like. During the Nigerian Civil War, he composed numerous songs in praise of soldiers of the federal army and incorporated vivid accounts of scenes from the war in his songs.

Many of his songs incorporate social commentary. These include the songs on marriage in the study here, which probably date from the early 1970’s. One might argue that they are really one large song, and in performance, Dan Maraya incoporates lines from each of them. However, the recordings that serve as the basis for this study have three distinct musical settings, and the songs themselves have three different themes. “Jawabin Aure” [“Discourse on Marriage”] lists the problems attendant in divorce and admonishes married couples to try to patch up their differences. “Auren Dole” [“Forced Marriage”] decries the practice of families arranging marriages for their daughters rather than letting them decide on their own mates. “Gulma-Wuya” [“The Busybody”] describes a neighborhood gossip who works in collusion with a boka (a practitioner in casting spells, removing evil spirits, etc.) to disrupt marriages by sowing dissension between women and their husbands. The latter song is amusing in that Dan Maraya performs it as a drama, imitating the voices of the different characters as they speak, a technique that he has used in other songs as well.

Metrical Studies of Three Generations of Poetry in Hausa in a Non-Arabic Meter

Meters from the Classical Arabic canon form the basis of meters for most Hausa poetry that the poet composes in writing, with regular stanzaic form an end rhyme. The oral tradition of Hausa poetry and song, which typically does not have regular stanzaic patterns or rhyme, uses meters which presumably predate widespread education in Islam and the concomitant exposure to Classical Arabic poetry. Despite this bipartite division of Hausa poetic traditions, there is crossover, particularly where poets in the “written” tradition use non-Arabic meters from the “oral” tradition.

My paper “Text and performance in Hausa metrics” is a study of three poems related in this way. The “base” is a song by the late Alhaji Mamman Shata Katsina, “Wak’ar Mata Ku Yi Aure” [The Song Women You Should Marry]. The late Alhaji Ak’ilu Aliyu, hearing Shata’s song, adopted the meter for his “‘Yar Gagara” [The Wayward Woman], a stinging condemnation of prostitution. The late Alhaji Aliyu Namangi, in turn, adopted the metrical pattern he heard in Ak’ilu Aliyu’s poem for a religious praise poem, “Tsarabar Madina” [A Gift from Madina].

Shata’s song, in the traditional style, has “stanzas” of varying length, and no end rhyme. The latter two poets composed in couplets, Ak’ilu Aliyu using internal rhyme within each couplet (rather unusual for Hausa poetry) and Aliyu Namangi rhyming the second line of each couplet in the syllable  -na  throughout the poem (the commonly used Hausa rhyming pattern). What all three works have in common is a line with the rhythmic pattern

—  vv  —  vv  —  vv  —  vv  (where “—” = heavy syllable, “ vv ” = two light syllables or one heavy)

In the paper, I refer to this meter as “ anti-mutadaarik ” since it is the mirror image of an Arabic meter,  mutadaarik , which Hausa poets sometimes compose in as well.

The paper studies in detail the way each of the poets has used this meter, including invariant aspects, deviations they permit, and some differences between the “oral” and “written” adaptations.

Download  “Text and performance in Hausa metrics”

Further resources on Hausa language and culture: 

Hausar Baka Online Course

Hausa online grammar

Hausa-English-German online dictionary

Hausa language variation and dialects

Hausa printed resources

Relevant links for studying Hausa

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An Introduction to Nigeria’s Hausa People

With a population of over 30 million, the Hausas are one of the largest ethnic groups in West Africa. They are a people of diverse cultural practices with similar homogeneous beliefs and customs exclusively found among their people. Here’s everything you need to know about their diversity.

The Hausas are concentrated mainly in the northern part of Nigeria, as well as the adjoining south eastern Niger. They also populate parts other countries including Cameroon, Ghana, Chad, Togo, Senegal, Côte d’Ivoire, Sudan and Gabon.

The Hausa states, also known as the Hausaland, were independent political entities founded by the Hausa people, and situated between the River Niger and Lake Chad. It was a political entity with no central authority, isolated up until the mid-14th century. Irrespective of their placements, they had a common language, laws, and customs. The Hausas specialized in blacksmithing, fishing, hunting, agriculture, and salt-mining. By around the 1500s, the northern city of Kano had become the most powerful, and was a major trading center in ivory, gold, slave trade, salt, cloth, leather, and grains. Due to their lack of military expertise and a central governing body, they were regarded as loose alliances by the neighboring towns—which made them prone to external domination. All the states remained independent until they were conquered by a prominent Islamic scholar, Usman dan Fodio , in a Holy Jihad (war) between 1804 and 1815, which created the Sokoto Caliphate. It was later abolished when the British defeated the caliphate in 1903 and named the area Northern Nigeria.

Bayajidda, the mythical ancestor of the Hausa people, was said to have migrated from Baghdad in the 9th or 10th century to the Kanem-Bornu Empire, where he married a princess. Due to irreconcilable differences with his father-in-law, Bayajidda was forced to flee his home, leaving his wife and their first child. One day, after a very long and exhausting journey, he arrived in a city called Daura where he requested water from an old woman. The woman explained to him that she didn’t have any water, and was unable to source for some at the community well because of a snake terrorizing the villagers—it is said that the snake only allowed the villagers to fetch water once a week. Bayajidda became furious and rushed to the well, he engaged in a battle with the snake and slew it. As a reward, he was given the Queen of Daura in marriage who bore him a son named Bawo. Bawo founded the city of Biram, he had six sons who became the rulers of other Hausa city-states. These are known as the Hausa bakwai (Hausa seven) states.

Cultures and traditions

The Hausa people have unique cultural practices that have stood the test of time regardless of the colonization of the British. Their political and spiritual leaders did not compromise the standards they were well acquainted with; this is why they still maintain their ways of life to date.

A large number of the Hausa population are Muslims practicing Islam , based off the teachings of the prophet Muhammad and the instructions of the Holy book, Qur’an. It is said that the religion was brought to them by traders from North Africa, Mali, Borneo, and Guinea during their trade exchanges, and they quickly adapted the religion. Muslims pray five times a day, fast during the month of Ramadan and strive to make the pilgrimage to the holy land in Mecca. However, there are a class of Hausas called Maguzaya—they do not practice Islam, but instead belong to a cult worshiping natural spirits known as bori, or iskoki.

When a Hausa man meets the woman he wants to marry, he goes to seek permission from her parents for her hand. The family of the bride then carries out an investigation to determine whether or not the man is suitable for their daughter. If he is approved by her family, there must be no form of physical contact or courting before the marriage, although he’s allowed to see her for a little while. The man sends his family for a formal introduction with the bride’s family; this is called ‘Gaisuwa’. The bride’s family request a bride price from the groom, and also provide dowry for the bride, which is also known as Sadaki. After this, a wedding date is fixed, followed by a reception agreed by both parties.

Traditional dress

Hausa men are easily recognized by their elaborate flowing gowns known as ‘Babban Gida’, matched with a cap called ‘Huluna’. The women wear a wrap-around robe called ‘Abaya’ with a matching blouse, head tie, and shawl—they usually have henna designs on their hands and feet. In general, their dressing style is very conservative.

Hausa is the most widely spoken language in West Africa and the primary language spoken in all northern states in Nigeria. The Hausa language is written in Arabic characters, and about one quarter of Hausa words are made up of Arabic. Many Hausas can read and write in Arabic because at an early age, they are required to go to Arabic-language schools.

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Before the advent of colonialism and British rule in Nigeria, Hausa society is an organized one with each individual having specific roles and functions. Take, for example, the emirate system of governance. While the Emir—who can be likened to a President in a presidential style of governance— is the overall head, he has subordinates and other officers who assist him. You can call them Ministers. In this article, I will be providing you with a list of Hausa traditional titles and their meanings in English. You will be learning the meanings of the various titles in Hausaland, including the meaning of Sardauna in English.

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List of Hausa Traditional Titles and Meanings in English

• Sarki – Emir (President).
• Waziri – Vice President.
• Sarkin Fada – Chief of Staff.
• Garkuwa – Chief of Army staff.
• Al-qali – Chief Judge
• Wali – Minister of Justice
• Sa’i – Minister of religious affairs
• Sarkin Ruwa – Minister of water resources.
• Ma’aji – Accountant General.
• Sarkin ‘Kira – Minister of Power and steal.
• Sarkin Dogarai – Chief of Defence staff.
• Duba gari – DSS (Leken Asirin cikin gida).
• Hakimi – Governor.
• Mai gari – Chairman.
• Mai unguwa – Councilor.
• Majalisar Sarakuna – Senate or House of Representatives.
• Galadima – Interior minister (cikin gida).
• Madaki – Inspector General of The Police (IGP).
• Sarkin Aiyuka – Minister of Works.
• Sarkin Noma – Minister of Agriculture.
• Jakadiya – Minister of Women affairs.
• Sarkin Malamai – Minister or commissioner for Religious affairs.
• Sallama – ADC.
• Sarkin Dawaki – Minister of Culture.
• Magatakarda – SGF (Secretary of the Federation).
• Sarkin Kofa – Protocol.
• Sarkin Yaki – Army Commander.
• Sankira – Special adviser on media and publicity
• Mai shela – Minister of information
• Sarkin tsabta – Minister of health

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Here is what Stormy Daniels testified happened between her and Donald Trump

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Porn performer Stormy Daniels took the witness stand Tuesday in the hush money case against former President Trump, who looked on as she detailed their alleged sexual encounter and the payment she got to keep it quiet.

Prosecutors allege Trump paid Daniels to keep quiet about the allegations as he ran for president in 2016. Her testimony aired them very publicly as the presumptive Republican presidential nominee seeks to win the White House again.

Trump denies having sex with Daniels , and his lawyers unsuccessfully pushed for a mistrial midway through her testimony.

It was a major spectacle in the first criminal trial of a former American president, now in its third week of testimony in Manhattan.

Here are some takeaways from Daniels’ testimony:

Who is Stormy Daniels?

The case centers on a $130,000 payment to Daniels from Trump’s then-lawyer, Michael Cohen, in the final weeks of Trump’s 2016 campaign. Prosecutors say it was part of a scheme to illegally influence the campaign by burying negative stories about him.

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His lawyers have sought to show that Trump was trying to protect his reputation and family — not his campaign — by shielding them from embarrassing stories about his personal life.

Daniels, whose real name is Stephanie Clifford, told jurors that she started exotic dancing in high school and appearing in adult films at age 23, eventually moving to direct more than 150 films and winning a roster of porn industry awards.

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Meeting Trump

Daniels testified she first met and chatted with Trump at a 2006 Lake Tahoe celebrity golf outing where her studio was a sponsor.

He referred to her as “the smart one” and asked her if she wanted to go to dinner, she said. Daniels testified that she accepted Trump’s invitation because she wanted to avoid dinner with her co-workers and thought it might help her career. Trump had his bodyguard get her number, she said.

When they met up later in his penthouse, she appreciated that he seemed interested in the business aspects of the industry rather than the “sexy stuff.” He also suggested putting her on his TV show, “The Apprentice,” a possibility she hoped could help establish her as a writer and director.

She left to use the bathroom and was startled to find Trump in his underwear when she returned, she said. She didn’t feel physically or verbally threatened but realized that he was “bigger and blocking the way,” she testified.

“The next thing I know was: I was on the bed,” and they were having sex, Daniels recalled. The encounter was brief but left her “shaking,” she said. “I just wanted to leave,” she testified.

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Payments for silence

Daniels was asked if Trump ever told her to keep things between them confidential, and said, “Absolutely not.” She said she learned in 2011 that a magazine had learned the story of their encounter, and she agreed to do an interview for $15,000 to make money and “control the narrative.” The story never ran.

In 2016, when Trump was running for president, Daniels said she authorized her manager to shop the story around but did not initially receive interest from news outlets. She said that changed in October with the release of the “Access Hollywood” tape in which Trump bragged about grabbing women sexually without asking permission . She said she learned that Cohen wanted to buy her silence.

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Mistrial push

Midway through her testimony, Trump’s lawyers moved for a mistrial.

Defense lawyer Todd Blanche argued that Daniels’ testimony about the alleged encounter and other meetings with him had “nothing to do with this case,” and would unfairly prejudice the jury.

The judge rejected it, and he faulted defense attorneys for not raising more of their objections while she was testifying.

Before Daniels took the stand, Trump’s lawyers had tried to stop her from testifying about the encounter’s details, saying it was irrelevant in “a case about books and records.”

Prosecutors countered that Daniels’ testimony gets at what Trump was trying to hide and they were “very mindful” not to draw too much graphic detail. Before Daniels took the stand, they told the judge the testimony would be “really basic,” and would not “involve any details of genitalia.”

While the judge didn’t side with Trump’s lawyers, he acknowledged that some details were excessive. The objections could potentially be used by Trump’s lawyers if he is convicted and they file an appeal.

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Cross-examination

Trump’s lawyers tried to attack Daniels’ credibility, suggesting she was motivated by money and that her account has shifted over the years.

“Am I correct that you hate President Trump?” defense lawyer Susan Necheles asked Daniels at one point. Daniels acknowledged she did.

“And you want him to go to jail?” the lawyer asked.

“I want him to be held accountable,” Daniels said. Pressed again whether that meant going to jail, she said: “If he’s convicted.”

The defense pressed Daniels on the fact that she owes Trump hundreds of thousands of dollars in legal fees stemming from an unsuccessful defamation lawsuit, and on a 2022 tweet in which she said she “will go to jail before I pay a penny.” Daniels dug in at times in the face of pointed questions, forcefully denying the idea that she had tried to extort money from Trump.

Trump whispered frequently to his attorney during Daniels’ testimony, and his expression seemed to be pained at one point as she recounted details about the dinner she says they shared. He shook his head and appeared to say something under his breath as Daniels testified that Trump told her he didn’t sleep in the same room as his wife.

On the way out of the courthouse, Trump called it “a very revealing day.” He didn’t address Daniels’ testimony explicitly but claimed the prosecutors’ case was “totally falling apart.”

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Jarring split screen

Trump’s appearance in court Tuesday, like all other days he’s stuck in the courtroom, means he can’t be out on the campaign trail as he runs for president a third time. It’s a frequent source of his complaints, but Daniels’ testimony in particular might underscore how much of a distraction the trial is from the business of running for president.

While Trump was stuck in a Manhattan courthouse away from voters and unable to speak for much of the day, President Biden was attending a Holocaust remembrance ceremony and condemning antisemitism .

It’s an issue Trump has sought to use against Biden in the campaign by seizing on the protests at college campuses over the Israel-Hamas war .

Associated Press writer Price reported from New York, Whitehurst from Washington. AP writers Michael Sisak, Jennifer Peltz, Jake Offenhartz and Alanna Durkin Richer contributed to this story.

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