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Hausa is a language primarily spoken in northern [[OLPC Nigeria|Nigeria]] |
Hausa is a language primarily spoken in northern [[OLPC Nigeria|Nigeria]] as well as in Niger and some other parts of West Africa. |
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It is written in ''boko'', a Latin-alphabet based writing system. In the past, and to some degree still today, an Arabic-based system called ''ajami'' was used. |
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Here are links to Wikipedia articles on: |
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* the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hausa_language Hausa language] |
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Here are links to resources on Hausa language and ICT: |
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* [http://www.quicktopic.com/8/H/JxKHyg9ccPUVB Hausa charsets and keyboards] (message board begun in 2001) |
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* [http://www.bisharat.net/wikidoc/pmwiki.php/PanAfrLoc/Hausa PanAfrican Localisation page on Hausa] <!-- wiki being recovered on new location; contents of page need updating 2015-10-18 --> |
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Latest revision as of 18:08, 18 October 2015
Hausa is a language primarily spoken in northern Nigeria as well as in Niger and some other parts of West Africa.
It is written in boko, a Latin-alphabet based writing system. In the past, and to some degree still today, an Arabic-based system called ajami was used.
Here are links to Wikipedia articles on:
- the Hausa people
- the Hausa language
Here are links to resources on Hausa language and ICT:
- Hausa charsets and keyboards (message board begun in 2001)
- PanAfrican Localisation page on Hausa