a member of a people of W Africa, living chiefly in N Nigeria
2.
the language of this people: the chief member of the Chadic subfamily of the Afro-Asiatic family of languages. It is widely used as a trading language throughout W Africa and the S Sahara
Hausa in American English
(ˈhaʊsə; ˈhaʊzə)
nounWord forms: pluralˈHausas or ˈHausa
1.
a member of a people living chiefly in N Nigeria, Niger, and adjacent areas
2.
the Chadic language of this people, used as a trade language in many parts of W Africa
Examples of 'Hausa' in a sentence
Hausa
They spoke to each other in Hausa saying: `Let's get some money off the white man and let him go.