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Hausa is a language primarily spoken in northern [[OLPC Nigeria|Nigeria]]. It is written in an extension of the [[Arabic]] alphabet.
Hausa is a language primarily spoken in northern [[OLPC Nigeria|Nigeria]]. It is written in ''boko'', a latin-alphabet based writing system. In the past an arabic-based system called ''ajami'' was used.


Here's a Wikipedia article on the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hausa_people Hausa people].
Here's a Wikipedia article on the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hausa_people Hausa people].

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Hausa is a language primarily spoken in northern Nigeria. It is written in boko, a latin-alphabet based writing system. In the past an arabic-based system called ajami was used.

Here's a Wikipedia article on the Hausa people.