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Hausa language
Hausa language member of the Chadic group of languages belonging to the Afroasiatic family of languages. See Afroasiatic languages .
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Hausa concepts of masculinity and the 'Yan Daudu.
Magazine article from: Journal of Men, Masculinities and Spirituality; 1/1/2007; ; 700+ words
; The Hausa category of 'yan daudu offers a challenge...such they challenge the rigid divisions of Hausa ideal culture between males and females...article examines the manner in which the Hausa people of Nigeria define ideal masculinity...
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Hausa Women in the Twentieth Century.
Magazine article from: Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute; 6/1/1995; ; 700+ words
; ...knowledge of the lives and experiences of Hausa women is Mary F. Smith's now classic...During colonial rule and since independence Hausa culture has undergone considerable processes...research about the changing conditions of Hausa women has been conducted. For instance...
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Hausa Does Wipe Out Others.
News Wire article from: Africa News Service; 9/26/2002; 700+ words
; ...no language in common, as the case of Hausa speakers in Sudan, who migrated when Sokoto...caliphate was defeated by Lord Lugard. The Hausa and Fulani fled with the late Sultan Attahiru...the survivors fled to Sudan. The Sudan Hausa is distinct from the real Hausa spoken...
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As Hausa Film Industry Attracts the World.
News Wire article from: Africa News Service; 5/20/2003; 700+ words
; ...consequently diminishing returns, the Hausa home video industry may be in deep trouble...organise an International Conference on Hausa Films, due to hold in August 2003 in Kano...short) showed that the theme would be "Hausa Home Video: Society, Technology and Economy...
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Is Hausa Poetry in Decline?
News Wire article from: Africa News Service; 11/12/2003; 700+ words
; ...was the pace for the evolution of modern Hausa society. The 'horrible incidence...Dansidi, Aliyu Namangi and other notable Hausa poets became available in Roman script...wakoki) has always had an upper hand in the Hausa literary scene. The best of Hausa writers...
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The Hausa video film: the call of the muezzin
Magazine article from: Film International; 8/1/2007; ; 700+ words
; Keywords: the Nigerian motion-picture industry, the Hausa video film, Kano State, Islam, Hausa film culture, Indian film, documentary, the Hausa novel, marriage, Soyyaya Introduction THE NIGERIAN MOTION picture is very...
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Ignore Hausa Films - At Your Peril.
News Wire article from: Africa News Service; 8/25/2003; 700+ words
; ...scantily clad women. The Hausa types reflect life in the rather conservative Hausa dominated north, with filmmaking...watching culture among the Hausas. Today, there is hardly a home with a TV set and VCR in Hausa land where the home videos...
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The Hausa Apology for Idi-Araba Crisis.
News Wire article from: Africa News Service; 3/11/2002; 700+ words
; ...problem was caused by the Hausa people I mean their...But that was what the Hausas of Idi-Araba did when...daggers and swords a Hausa boy's refusal to drop...war. Ordinarily, the Hausas understand the philosophy...collecting the charge the Hausa hooligans said no, just...
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Power And Politics Of Hausa-Fulani.
News Wire article from: Africa News Service; 2/7/2002; 700+ words
; ...2002 A united Nigeria makes meaning to the Hausa-Fulani only when they are in control...Adeoye. ANYONE who holds the view that the Hausa-Fulani political leaders are not in control...I also hold the strong view that the Hausa-Fulani leadership is the best organised...
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Validity and internal consistency of a Hausa version of the Ibadan knee/hip osteoarthritis outcome measure.(Research)(Clinical report)
Magazine article from: Health and Quality of Life Outcomes; 10/22/2008; ; 700+ words
; ...major Nigerian indigenous languages are Hausa, Igbo and Yoruba [4]. Probably for...this study was to translate IKHOAM into Hausa language and to investigate its validity...and other West African countries where Hausa language is spoken. We hypothesized that...
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Hausa
Encyclopedia entry from: Junior Worldmark Encyclopedia of World Cultures
Hausa PRONUNCIATION: HOW-suh LOCATION: Hausaland...POPULATION: More than 20 million LANGUAGE: Hausa; Arabic; French or English RELIGION: Islam...native cults 1 • INTRODUCTION The Hausa, numbering more than 20 million, are the...
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Hausa language
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Hausa language member of the Chadic group of languages belonging to the Afroasiatic family of languages. See Afroasiatic languages .
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Hausa groundnut
Book article from: A Dictionary of Food and Nutrition
Hausa groundnut Legume grown in west Africa, Kerslingiella geocarpa ; 20% protein, 60% fat.
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Alhadji Abubakar Imam
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography
...teacher, was a pioneer in the establishment of modern Hausa literature. The Hausa peoples of northwestern Nigeria and adjacent southern...region. Islamic traditions profoundly influence the Hausa culture Alhadji Abubakar Imam was born at Kagara...
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Amina of Zaria
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography
...warrior queen, expanded the territory of the Hausa people of north Africa to the largest borders...African tradition based in part on anonymous Hausa writings. Other details were pulled from...that incited continual warring among the Hausa people and the neighboring settlements...
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