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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.
Hausa is a language primarily spoken in northern [[OLPC Nigeria|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.
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Here's a Wikipedia article on the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hausa_people Hausa people].

Here are links to Wikipedia articles on:
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* the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hausa_people Hausa people]
* the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hausa_language Hausa language]

Here are links to resources on Hausa language and ICT:
* [http://www.quicktopic.com/8/H/JxKHyg9ccPUVB Hausa charsets and keyboards] (message board begun in 2001)
* [http://www.panafril10n.org/wikidoc/pmwiki.php/PanAfrLoc/Hausa PanAfrican Localisation page on Hausa]


[[Category:Language support]]
[[Category:Language support]]

Revision as of 15:21, 14 December 2007

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:

Here are links to resources on Hausa language and ICT:

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