This is an excerpt from leo frobenius, the voice of africa, who compares the sacrifice of black animals described in the story of pa sini jobu with an account in the kano chronicle of northern nigeria. Domin kuwa tun 1998 nagano cewa hausawa suna da kyakkyawar alaka da harshen nubiyawan misira wadanda littafan sheikh anta diop african origin of civilization,myth or reality da civilization or barbarism,suka tabbatar cewa bakakene. Read, highlight, and take notes, across web, tablet, and phone. Hausa alphabet today i will teach you the hausa alphabet. Especially prevalent in the northern region of ghana.
Historically, it has also developed into a lingua franca across much of western africa for purposes of trade hausa is a member of the afroasiatic language family, and is the. Compared to the realities of the present day hausas which i am familiar with, things have definitely. Skinner and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Hausa language, the most important indigenous lingua franca in west and central africa, spoken as a first or second language by about 4050 million people. If you follow everything provided in this page, you will be able to read, write and pronounce the hausa letters quickly and easily.
A conference of african writers of english expression. Bbc hausa is the hausa language service of bbc world service meant primarily for the hausaspeaking world in nigeria, ghana, niger and the rest of hausa speakers in west africa. Haoussa are the largest ethnic group in subsaharan africa. We gathered the most important topics such as vocabulary phrases grammar and flashcards so that you only learn what you will actually need to learn for free. Hausa basic course, second editionforeign service institute. Hausa is now customarily written in latin though quranic schools use writing in an adaptation of the arabic alphabet. Hausa peoples are found dispersed throughout west africa, cameroon, togo, chad, benin, burkina fasso, and ghana. But for the moment it is in the nature of things that we may need to counter racism with what jeanpaul sartre has called an. Littattafan da suke amfani da harshen fulfulde domin a koyar da wani.
Littafi mai tsarki hau download the free bible app. This translation, published by the bible society of nigeria, was published in 2010. An award winning writer who won the 1st priz position, 2009 engineer mohammed bashir karaye prize in hausa literature play category. Hausa download is a media platform for hausa entertainment. Dec 20, 2008 an award winning writer who won the 1st priz position, 2009 engineer mohammed bashir karaye prize in hausa literature play category. The language service include radio station, abuja bureau office and daily updated website which serves as a news portal and. All the lessons contain audio and are all offered for free. Pdf an exploration of the canon of hausa prose fiction in hausa. Index of topics covered in the ucla hausa home page, hausa online grammar, hausa culture lessons, hausa at ucla, links to other pages on the hausa language and. Alongside, we also have gargajiya traditional songs from arewa indigenous gargajiya singers like dan kwairo, mamman shata may their soul rest in peace e. Test your vocabulary knowledge with this interactive test 26. While authors like zaynab alkali, abubakar gimba and labo yari made up the second generation writers, i am looking instead at hausa popular literature, which is also known as kano market literature as most are written and sold in kano, the second largest city in nigeria and. Hausaland in west africa northwestern nigeria and in adjoining southern niger population.
Saleh gave the commendation on friday at an event to honour winners. Native speakers of hausa are mostly to be found in the in the north of nigeria and in the african country of niger where it is an official language in the north, but the language is widely used. Ado is a prominent contributor of articles to daily newspapersmagazines and presented a great number of papers in a seminars and workshops, national and international. Kuncin rayuwalittafin hausa gidan novels hausa novels. Native speakers of hausa are mostly to be found in the in the north of nigeria and in the african country of niger where it is an official language in the north, but the language is widely used as a lingua franca similar to wolof in senegal in a much larger swathe of west africa. Hausa english pocket dictionary kamus na hausa da turanci by a. Open library is an initiative of the internet archive, a 501c3 nonprofit, building a digital library of internet sites and other cultural artifacts in digital form. Native speakers of hausa are mostly to be found in the african country of niger and in the north of nigeria, but the language is used as a trade language across a much larger swathe of west africa, central africa and western sudan, particularly amongst. In the fourth post celebrating 52 years of nigerian literature, i am taking a look at literature from northern nigeria. Some are found as far away as sudan and congo republic. Epithet as earlier defined by many scholars, has also been described by chambers 21st century dictionary as an adjective or short description phrase which captures the particular quality of the person or thing in it describes. Hausa is the most widely spoken language of west africa. Most important words to be used on a daily basis 127 words. Publication date 1896 topics hausa literature, hausa language publisher.
The novelist as teacher 45 socialism, of negritude, and so on. Native speakers of hausa are found in the north of nigeria, but the language is widely used as a lingua franca in a much large part of west africa, particularly amongst muslims. As a result it has become the lingua franca for most of the northern part of the country. The head of hausa service of the bbc, jimeh saleh, has lauded the achievements of hausa language female writers in nigeria. If you are interested in obtaining a printed copy, please contact the bible society of nigeria at. Historically, it has also developed into a lingua franca across much of western africa for purposes of trade. The bori religion of the pagan hausa resembles the tungutu shamanism of the bosso. The hausa are the largest ethnic group of west africa, with a population of some 22 million, with another. It is part of bbc foreign language output of 33 languages, of which five are african languages. Their widespread trading activities have contributed to making their language a lingua franca in much of w africa. Kuma a lokacin da na zauna a amurka,a 19982000,dr abdul na. The hausa are a diverse but culturally homogeneous people based primarily in the sahelian and the sparse savanna areas of southern niger and northern nigeria respectively, numbering over 70 million. They have settled permanently or temporarily in these locations as traders.
It reflects changes that are happening in the social order. Saurari bbc hausa wannan shafin na cikin rumbu,ba za a iya sabunta shi ba nemi karin bayani a kan saka shafi cikin rumbu ingilishi an sabunta. The main governmentfunded agency, the northern region literature agency norla, that undertook the publication of the overwhelming majority of hausa language books in the 1950s skinner 1970. Hausa literature as a source for studies in cultural. And if you are the slightest bit curious about reading hausa popular. They constitute the largest ethnic group in the area, which also contains another large group, the fulani, perhaps onehalf of whom are settled among the hausa as a ruling class, having adopted the hausa language and. Magana, na glaba da aiki, imam albukharimai ingataccen littafin hadisin da duk duniyar musulmi suka. Im here to help you learn hausa, by going step by step. In nigeria it is the first language of at least 25 million people, with another 15 million speaking it fluently as a second language. Ziyarci shafin bbc hausa domin samun rahotannin bidiyo da hotuna kan labarun najeriya da nijar da ma sauran sassan duniya baki daya.
Grammatical rules and structures in hausa 50 words. Shafine da aka bude wa masoyan littatafan hausa wato hausa novels blog a kyauta wanda muke kawo muku littatafai daga marubuta daban daban. You will find trending kannywood music audio and videos, engausa hiphop audio and video, audio novels and others. Im providing the sound so that you can hear the pronunciation of the characters. Balaraba ramat yakubu is one of the earliest, and most popular, soyayya writers and you can find out more about her here. Hausa, people found chiefly in northwestern nigeria and adjacent southern niger. Zuciyarta tace kila itama tana sonsane, kobatason tarayyarku, tai saurin cewa kai aa fareeda bahaka takeba, domin na yarda da fareeda dari bisa dari, nayarda da ita kamar yanda na yarda da kaina, shaidan bazan yarda da hudubarkaba, balle har ka haddasa rashin yarda tsakanina da kawata, abin sona da kaunata, dan bayan iyayena da yan uwana, babu wanda nake kauna kamar fareeda da. Images sourced from soas hausa popular literature database recently, indian publisher, blaft, published an english tranlation of hajiya balaraba ramat yakubus 1990 novel alhaki kukuyo ne sin is a puppy. The raina kama writers association in kano, nigeria, carving out a place for the popular in the hausa literary landscape. Hausa is the most widely spoken language in west africa. Despite this sonorous and rather solemn title, it turned out to be a very lively affair and a very exciting and useful experience for many of us. A concise introduction to the hausa language kasahorow language guides kasahorow on. Hausa is one of africas largest spoken languages after arabic, french, english and swahili. How to say consonant in hausa whats the hausa word for consonant.
Additionally, the app has url links to the original suggested tunes for many hymnbook songs users are able to submit additional hausa christian songs to be included in future app. Bana mamaki ko kadan da gano harrufan hausa na asali. The african writer and the english language chinua achebe in june 1962, there was a writers gathering at makerere, impressively styled. It belongs to the western branch of the chadic language superfamily within the afroasiatic language phylum. Pdf the paper premises that the literary contest of 1933 has been a very important historical reference. This paper titled edification in some hausa play texts. Degree in language arts hausa of the ahmadu bello university, zaria has been examined and.
Index of topics covered in the ucla hausa home page, hausa online grammar, hausa culture lessons, hausa at ucla, links to other pages on the hausa language and people, information on hausar baka video. Hausa yaren hausa or harshen hausa is a chadic language with the largest number of speakers, spoken as a first language by about 80 million people, and as a second language by about 20 million more. Hausa is a west chadic language with the largest number of speakers of the chadic language group, with about 24 million native speakers, and a second language of about 15 million more. Harshenhalshen hausa is a afroasiatic language spoken by the hausa people, the largest ethnic group in subsaharan africa, mainly within the territories of southern niger and northern nigeria. Littafin tattara bayanan kalmomi na oxford advanced learners 2009. Welcome to our hausa page, featuring books, courses, and software to help you learn hausa. They are all props we have fashioned at different times to help us get on our feet again. The hausa are almost exclusively muslim and practice agriculture. In time, the writers spurred a unique genre known as kano market literature so named because the books are often selfpublished and sold in the markets of nigeria.
Documenting hausa popular literature graham furniss 1 school of oriental and african studies from the earliest period of the production of printed roman script books in the north of nigeria, a primary concern was the economics of book production. Hymn lyrics free hausa contains the lyrics of hausa christian hymns from the littafin wakoki hymnbook as well as other songs, chorus and chants that are sung by hausa christians in west africa and elsewhere. A modern literary movement led by female hausa writers has grown since the late 1980s when writer balaraba ramat yakubu came to popularity. A concise introduction to the hausa language kasahorow language guides. Bbc hausa service was the first african language service begun by bbc and is one of the five african languages it broadcasts. The service was launched on march 1957, at 0930 gmt with a 15minute programme under bbc world service presented by aminu abdullahi malumfashi. Baba of karo as she is known, tells stories that holds the secrets of the history and existing social systems in hausa land in northern nigeria that i never knew.
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