The Jeliya catalogue uses Hausa / Hausa. Glottolog indexes the corresponding language as Hausa (haus1257). Its ISO 639-3 code is hau. [1]
Draft — awaiting native-speaker review
A widely used language of communication in West Africa. Everyday Boko writing usually leaves tone and vowel length unmarked.
Opening retained from the existing catalogue; awaiting editorial and speaker review.The Jeliya catalogue uses Hausa / Hausa. Glottolog indexes the corresponding language as Hausa (haus1257). Its ISO 639-3 code is hau. [1]
Glottolog associates this record with the following country codes: BF, BJ, CM, NE, NG, TD. Catalogue locations do not enumerate diaspora or second-language use. [1]
No dated, scope-checked speaker estimate has been approved for this page.
The catalogue classification follows this sequence: Afro-Asiatic → Chadic → West Chadic → West Chadic A → West Chadic A.1. [1]
INALCO connects the political development of Hausa societies from the tenth century with trans-Saharan trade and the expansion of Islam. It relates dialect boundaries to historical city-states. [2]
The Glottolog bibliography includes a linguistic description attributed to Niebuhr, Carsten 1790 and a more recent one attributed to Malka, Jean-Guy 1990. These are publication dates, not language origins. [1]
Boko Latin spelling uses hooked letters; ordinary texts often omit tone and vowel length. Ajami is an Arabic-based tradition with its own conventions. Retain both source spelling and explicit learner tone notation.
Existing linguistic-map notes are planning material, not newly verified facts. A named reviewer and reference are still needed.Two level tones, high and low, plus falling contours, and short/long vowels. Five basic vowel qualities /i e a o u/ vary phonetically with length. Practise ɓ /ɓ/, ɗ /ɗ/, ƙ /kʼ/ and glottalised ’y; common syllables include CV, CVV and CVC.
Existing linguistic-map notes are planning material, not newly verified facts. A named reviewer and reference are still needed.A PHOIBLE record links published sound-inventory descriptions for this language. Inventory analysis can differ by variety and study; example words, letter values and a learner-facing pronunciation table still require a checked reference and speaker recordings. [6]
A reviewed alphabet, sound-by-sound IPA guide and reference recordings are still needed.
Awaiting a cited, language-specific contribution and speaker review.
Predominantly subject–verb–object. Masculine/feminine gender and plural formation interact with pronouns; preverbal subject–aspect complexes matter more than translating English tense labels.
Existing linguistic-map notes are planning material, not newly verified facts. A named reviewer and reference are still needed.A language-specific Grambank record is linked for comparison of grammatical features and their underlying references. Feature coding is an analytical resource; it is not a beginner explanation, a complete grammar or a substitute for a teacher’s review. [4]
Standard Kano-oriented Hausa; compare other varieties explicitly
Existing linguistic-map notes are planning material, not newly verified facts. A named reviewer and reference are still needed.INALCO identifies Kano speech as the basis selected by British colonial publishing for the written standard. A publishing standard and the full range of regional speech are different things. [2]
Named child varieties in this record include Aderawa, Damagaram, Dawra, Hadejiya, Kano, Katagum, Eastern Hausa, Gaya, Kurfey, Arawa, Arewa, North Hausa. These labels do not select Jeliya’s teaching variety. [1]
An entry separates the headword, part of speech, senses and cited examples. A variant is another documented form; a synonym is a different word with a related meaning. Derived expressions can have their own entry. Follow source links and variety tags before using a form.
Search the everyday spelling and check tone-marked forms. ɛ, ɔ, ɲ and ŋ are letters, not removable accents. Search tolerance does not mean two spellings are the same word. Save an entry to keep its stable identity in your wordbook.
Open the dictionaryThe institutional overview records a modern secular written literature and Hausa broadcasting by international radio services. [2]
Editorial adaptation: Jeliya
Language reviewer: awaiting appointment
Last revision: 10/12/2026
Harald Hammarström, Robert Forkel, Martin Haspelmath and Sebastian Bank
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Source checked: 10/12/2026Institut national des langues et civilisations orientales
Source checked: 10/12/2026Malka, Jean-Guy 1990
Source checked: 10/12/2026