Hausa people

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The Hausa people are one of the largest ethnic groups in Africa, predominantly Muslim and known for their rich trading history, vibrant language, and influential cultural traditions across the Sahel region.

All labels observed (5)

Label Occurrences
Hausa people canonical 59
Hausa 38
Hausa community of Zangon Kataf 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (63)

Predicate Object
instanceOf African people
ethnic group
alsoFoundInCountry Benin
Burkina Faso
Cameroon
Chad
Côte d’Ivoire
linked to: Côte d'Ivoire

Ghana
Sudan
Togo
associatedWithJihad Sokoto Jihad
colonialHistory incorporated into British Northern Nigeria Protectorate
commonEthnonymWithFulani Hausa–Fulani
linked to: Hausa-Fulani
concentratedInCountry Niger
Nigeria
culturalRegion Northern Nigeria
Southern Niger
economicActivity agriculture
cattle trading
craft production
ethnonym Hausa
historicalCity Biram
Daura
Gobir
Kano
Katsina
linked to: Katsina Emirate

Rano
Zaria
historicalRegion Hausaland
knownFor architecture
dyeing
film industry Kannywood
linked to: Nollywood

leatherwork
long-distance trade
metalwork
music and dance
storytelling traditions
textile production
trans-Saharan trade
urban commercial centers
languageFamily Afroasiatic languages
Chadic languages
linguaFrancaInRegion West Africa
majorBranchOfIslam Sunni Islam
majorReligionIntroduced Islam in the 11th century
populationScale tens of millions
primaryLanguage Hausa language
linked to: Hausa
primaryRegion Sahel
Sub-Saharan Africa
West Africa
relatedEthnicGroup Fulani people
linked to: Fulani
religion Islam
socialStructure emirate system
traditionalCuisine suya
tuwo
traditionalDress babban riga
zani
traditionalFestival Durbar festival
traditionalHeadgear hula cap
traditionalReligion Bori
traditionalRulerTitle Emir
linked to: Emirs
writingSystem Ajami script
Latin script

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (100)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

West Africa hasEthnicGroup Hausa people
Islamic world hasEthnicGroup Hausa
linked to: Hausa people
Kano ethnicMajority Hausa people
Boko alphabet usedBy Hausa people
Lake Chad Basin ethnicGroups Hausa
subject linked to: Lake Chad basin
linked to: Hausa people
Durbar festival associatedWith Hausa people
Hausa-Fulani associatedWith Hausa people
Zazzau Emirate ethnicGroup Hausa people
Emir of Kano ethnoCulturalContext Hausa people
Kurmi Market culturalContext Hausa culture
linked to: Hausa people
Maiduguri majorEthnicGroup Hausa people
Zaria ethnicMajority Hausa people
Sokoto ethnicGroup Hausa people
Bauchi ethnicGroup Hausa
linked to: Hausa people
Ilorin demographicsSignificantEthnicGroup Hausa
linked to: Hausa people
North East Nigeria hasEthnicGroup Hausa people
Kano State hasMajorEthnicGroup Hausa people
Nupe people neighboringEthnicGroup Hausa people
Jukun people neighboringGroups Hausa people
Sokoto State majorEthnicGroup Hausa
linked to: Hausa people
Borno State hasEthnicGroup Hausa people
Atyap people haveConflictHistoryWith Hausa community of Zangon Kataf
linked to: Hausa people
Zamfara State dominantEthnicGroup Hausa
linked to: Hausa people
Kebbi State majorEthnicGroup Hausa
linked to: Hausa people
Bauchi State ethnicGroup Hausa
linked to: Hausa people
Songhai people neighboringPeople Hausa people
Adamawa State hasMajorEthnicGroup Hausa
linked to: Hausa people
Hausaland traditionalInhabitants Hausa people
Hausaland ethnicGroup Hausa people
Kamaru Usman ethnicGroup Hausa people
Zaria, Kaduna State, Nigeria partOf Hausa cultural region
linked to: Hausa people
Nigerian ethnicGroupCanBe Hausa
linked to: Hausa people
Aliko Dangote ethnicGroup Hausa
linked to: Hausa people
Borgu region hasEthnicGroup Hausa people
West Africans hasSubgroup Hausa people
Murtala Muhammed ethnicGroup Hausa
linked to: Hausa people
Jos Plateau ethnicGroup Hausa
linked to: Hausa people
Fulani Empire ethnicGroup Hausa
linked to: Hausa people
Hausa city-states ethnicGroup Hausa people
Gwagwalada majorEthnicGroup Hausa people
Muhammadu commonAmong Hausa people
Daura ethnicCulturalCenterOf Hausa people
Daura hasEthnicGroup Hausa
linked to: Hausa people
Hausa Bakwai ethnicGroup Hausa people
Emir of Zazzau associatedWithEthnicGroup Hausa
linked to: Hausa people