Hausa

Chadic language native to the Hausa people
Intangible natural_language Q56475
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Hausa

Summary

Hausa is a natural language[1]. Hausa ranks in the top 7% of natural_language entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,866 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Hausa was a member of Afroasiatic[3].
  • Hausa is in the country of Benin[4].
  • Hausa is in the country of Burkina Faso[5].
  • Hausa is in the country of Ghana[6].
  • Hausa is in the country of Cameroon[7].
  • Hausa is in the country of Niger[8].
  • Hausa is in the country of Nigeria[9].
  • Hausa's instance of is recorded as natural language[10].
  • Hausa's instance of is recorded as modern language[11].
  • Hausa is a type of Hausa–Gwandara[12].
  • Hausa's writing system is recorded as Latin script[13].
  • Hausa's writing system is recorded as Arabic alphabet[14].
  • Hausa's writing system is recorded as Hausa Braille[15].
  • Hausa's Commons category is recorded as Hausa language[16].
  • Hausa's Wikimedia language code is recorded as ha[17].
  • Hausa's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 11, 'lon': 8}[18].
  • Hausa's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Hausa language[19].
  • Hausa's number of speakers, writers, or signers is recorded as {'amount': '+43900000'}[20].
  • Hausa's topic has template is recorded as Q112973082[21].
  • Hausa's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'ha', 'text': 'Hausa'}[22].
  • Hausa's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'ha-arab', 'text': 'هَوْسَ'}[23].
  • Hausa's different from is recorded as Hausos[24].
  • Hausa's UNESCO language status is recorded as 1 safe[25].
  • Hausa's indigenous to is recorded as Niger[26].
  • Hausa's indigenous to is recorded as Nigeria[27].

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Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include natural language[10] and modern language[11]. Hausa is a type of Hausa–Gwandara[12].

Why It Matters

Hausa ranks in the top 7% of natural_language entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,866 views/month).[2] Hausa has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] Hausa is known by 41 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . scriptsource.org. Retrieved . scriptsource.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . scriptsource.org. Retrieved . scriptsource.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . scriptsource.org. Retrieved . scriptsource.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [7] . scriptsource.org. Retrieved . scriptsource.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [8] . scriptsource.org. Retrieved . scriptsource.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [9] . scriptsource.org. Retrieved . scriptsource.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [10] . larousse.fr. larousse.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [11] . iso639-3.sil.org. iso639-3.sil.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [12] . wikidata.org.
  10. [13] . wikidata.org.
  11. [14] . The Cambridge Encyclopedia of Language. wikidata.org.
  12. [15] . wikidata.org.
  13. [16] . wikidata.org.
  14. [17] . wikidata.org.
  15. [3] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . Ethnologue. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . github.com. github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 7d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Coordinate location {'lat': 11, 'lon': 8}
    Number of speakers, writers, or signers {'amount': '+43900000'}
    Writing system Latin script, Arabic alphabet, Hausa Braille
    Subclass of Hausa–Gwandara
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