Tag: Hausa

Hausa is the Chadic language with the largest number of speakers, spoken as a first language by some 44 million people, and as a second language by another 20 million. The total number of Hausa speakers is estimated at 63 million, according to Ethnologue.

Native speakers: 40 million (2015–2016); 20 million as a second language (no date);

Hausa (/ˈhaʊsə/; Yaren Hausa or Harshen Hausa) is the Chadic language (a branch of the Afroasiatic language family) with the largest number of speakers, spoken as a first language by some 44 million people, and as a second language by another 20 million.
Language family: Afro-Asiatic > Chadic > West …
Writing system: Latin (Boko alphabet); Arabic …
Ethnicity: Hausa people
Native to: Niger, Nigeria, Ghana, Benin and Many more…