Ethnologue 14 report for language code:HUA

HAUSA: a language of Nigeria

The following is the entry for this language as it appeared in the 14th edition (2000).
It was superseded by the corresponding entry in the 15th edition (2005). See also the corresponding entry in the current edition of Ethnologue.

SIL code: HUA

ISO 639-2: hau

Population

18,525,000 in Nigeria (1991 SIL). Population total all countries 24,200,000 first language speakers, 39,000,000 including second language speakers (1999 WA).

Region

Spoken as a first language in large areas of Sokoto, Kaduna, Katsina, Kano, Bauchi, Jigawa, Zamfara, Kebbi, and Gombe states. Spoken as a second language in the northern half of Nigeria. Also spoken in Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, CAR, Chad, Congo, Eritrea, Germany, Ghana, Niger, Sudan, Togo.

Alternate names

HAUSAWA, HAOUSSA, ABAKWARIGA, MGBAKPA, HABE, KADO

Dialects

KANO, KATAGUM, HADEJIYA, SOKOTO, GOBIRAWA, ADARAWA, KEBBAWA, ZAMFARAWA, KATSINA, AREWA.

Classification

Afro-Asiatic, Chadic, West, A, A.1.

Comments

Barikanchi is a Hausa pidgin used in military barracks. There is a pidgin or market Hausa. Subdialects of Eastern Hausa: Kano, Katagum, Hadejiya; of Western Hausa: Sokoto, Katsina, Gobirawa, Adarawa, Kebbawa, Zamfarawa; of North Hausa: Arewa, Arawa. Abakwariga is a subgroup. Official regional language in the north. Official language. Dictionary. Grammar. SVO. Roman and Ajami scripts used. Radio programs. Muslim, traditional religion (Maguzawa), Christian. Bible 1932-1996.

Also spoken in:

Benin

Language name	HAUSA
Comments	Trade language. Muslim, traditional religion, Christian. Bible 1932-1996. See main entry under Nigeria.

Burkina Faso

Language name	HAUSA
Population	500 in Burkina Faso (1991 Vanderaa).
Alternate names	HAOUSSA
Comments	Muslim. Bible 1932-1996. See main entry under Nigeria.

Cameroon

Language name	HAUSA
Population	23,500 in Cameroon (1982 SIL).
Alternate names	HAOUSSA, HAWSA
Comments	Dictionary. Grammar. Muslim. Bible 1932-1996. See main entry under Nigeria.

Ghana

Language name	HAUSA
Comments	Trade language. Muslim. Bible 1932-1996. See main entry under Nigeria.

Niger

Language name	HAUSA
Population	5,000,000 first language speakers in Niger (1998).
Alternate names	HAUSSA, HAOUSSA, HAUSAWA
Dialects	DAWRA, KATSINA, DAMAGARAM, GOBIRAWA, ADERAWA, AREWA, KURFEY, GAYA.
Comments	Spoken by 55% of the population as mother tongue, by 25% as second language. The main trade language of Niger. National language. Dictionary. Radio programs, TV. Muslim. Bible 1932-1996. See main entry under Nigeria.

Sudan

Language name	HAUSA
Population	418,000 in Sudan (1993 Johnstone).
Comments	In Sudan many speakers are probably ethnic Fulani who no longer speak Fulfulde. Trade language. Muslim. Bible 1932-1996. See main entry under Nigeria.

Togo

Language name	HAUSA
Population	9,600 in Togo (1991 L. Vanderaa CRC).
Alternate names	HAUSSA, HAOUSSA
Comments	Bilingualism in French. Widely spoken in Togo as second language. Trade language. Literacy rate in first language: 1% to 30%. Muslim. Bible 1932-1996. See main entry under Nigeria.