SINCE 1828
Hausa
noun
Hau·sa
| \ ˈhau̇-sə
, -zə\
, -zə\
plural Hausa
or Hausas
Definition of Hausa
1
: the Chadic language of the Hausa people widely used in western Africa as a trade language
2
: a member of a people of northern Nigeria and southern Niger
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