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-Inhabit a portion of northwestern Nigeria and adjacent southern Niger. (Editors of Encyclopedia Britannica, Hausa people, 2007)
-Make up a part of the largest ethnic group in the area. (ibid)
-Are includes the Fulani. (ibid)
-Estimated half of Fulani settled among the Hausa as a ruling class, having adopted the language and culture. (ibid)
-Language originated from the Chadic group of the Afro-Asiatic (previously the Hamito-Semitic) family. (ibid)
-Includes many Arabic words as a result of the Islamic influence. (ibid)
-Spread during the latter years of the 14th century from the kingdom of Mali, heavily influencing old Hausa belief and customs. (ibid)
-Small minority of Hausa people, commonly known as Maguzawa, or Bunjawa remained pagan. (ibid)
-Hausa society previously was, and to some extent continues to be, organized politically on a moderately outdated basis. (ibid)
-Ruler of one of the several Hausa states is accompanied by a number of officeholders. (ibid)
-Hold villages as an estate of land, from which the individual agents which belong to them collect taxes. (ibid)
-Administration is assisted by an elaborate bureaucracy. (ibid)
-Often utilized records written in Arabic. (ibid)
-Economy relies heavily on the cultivation of sorghum, maize, millet, and other crops grown the utilization of the manure of Fulani cattle. (ibid)
-Agricultural activity has decreased considerably more noticeable than subsistence. (ibid)
-Possible for the Hausa people to practice such craft works such as thatching, leatherworking, weaving, and silversmithing. (ibid)
-Trading is extensive particularly in the distribution of these craft works, usually markets held in the larger towns. (ibid)
-Hausa are also well known as experienced long-distance traders and vendors of local Hausa-made leather goods as well as collected tourist items. (ibid)
-This is incredibly important to the economy of Hausa people because the fact that they’re so experienced with long-distance travel and trade coupled with their talent in marketing means that they are capable of selling to outside marketers in larger cities such as Niger, Ghana, and Nigeria, but also to other countries.
-The Hausa have settled in cities, towns, and hamlets; but the majority of the population are found in rural areas. (ibid)
-The traditional farm household consists of two or more men and their families living in mud, or stalk-walled enclosure typically of 1,000 square feet. (ibid)
-These are traditionally small round or rectangular huts with thatched roofs and a larger rectangular hut in the center for the head (man) of the house. (ibid)
-The social structure observed in Hausa culture is hierarchical - in the ranking of both offices and social classes. (ibid)
-Individual citizens may be ranked as commoners, administrators, or chiefs. Each of these carries with them varying degrees of capability accompanying different professions and levels of income. (ibid)
-Previously slaves held an important post in the administration when they were numerous members. (ibid)
-Noble lineages dominated the important official positions of the culture. (ibid)
-Descent is patrilineal, meaning that it primarily follows the male line of the family; and close kin, especially cousins, are preferred marriage partners this is because marriage is classified the due degree of wife seclusion. (ibid)
-Divorce, regulated by Muslim law, is frequent. (ibid)
-Make up a part of the largest ethnic group in the area. (ibid)
-Are includes the Fulani. (ibid)
-Estimated half of Fulani settled among the Hausa as a ruling class, having adopted the language and culture. (ibid)
-Language originated from the Chadic group of the Afro-Asiatic (previously the Hamito-Semitic) family. (ibid)
-Includes many Arabic words as a result of the Islamic influence. (ibid)
-Spread during the latter years of the 14th century from the kingdom of Mali, heavily influencing old Hausa belief and customs. (ibid)
-Small minority of Hausa people, commonly known as Maguzawa, or Bunjawa remained pagan. (ibid)
-Hausa society previously was, and to some extent continues to be, organized politically on a moderately outdated basis. (ibid)
-Ruler of one of the several Hausa states is accompanied by a number of officeholders. (ibid)
-Hold villages as an estate of land, from which the individual agents which belong to them collect taxes. (ibid)
-Administration is assisted by an elaborate bureaucracy. (ibid)
-Often utilized records written in Arabic. (ibid)
-Economy relies heavily on the cultivation of sorghum, maize, millet, and other crops grown the utilization of the manure of Fulani cattle. (ibid)
-Agricultural activity has decreased considerably more noticeable than subsistence. (ibid)
-Possible for the Hausa people to practice such craft works such as thatching, leatherworking, weaving, and silversmithing. (ibid)
-Trading is extensive particularly in the distribution of these craft works, usually markets held in the larger towns. (ibid)
-Hausa are also well known as experienced long-distance traders and vendors of local Hausa-made leather goods as well as collected tourist items. (ibid)
-This is incredibly important to the economy of Hausa people because the fact that they’re so experienced with long-distance travel and trade coupled with their talent in marketing means that they are capable of selling to outside marketers in larger cities such as Niger, Ghana, and Nigeria, but also to other countries.
-The Hausa have settled in cities, towns, and hamlets; but the majority of the population are found in rural areas. (ibid)
-The traditional farm household consists of two or more men and their families living in mud, or stalk-walled enclosure typically of 1,000 square feet. (ibid)
-These are traditionally small round or rectangular huts with thatched roofs and a larger rectangular hut in the center for the head (man) of the house. (ibid)
-The social structure observed in Hausa culture is hierarchical - in the ranking of both offices and social classes. (ibid)
-Individual citizens may be ranked as commoners, administrators, or chiefs. Each of these carries with them varying degrees of capability accompanying different professions and levels of income. (ibid)
-Previously slaves held an important post in the administration when they were numerous members. (ibid)
-Noble lineages dominated the important official positions of the culture. (ibid)
-Descent is patrilineal, meaning that it primarily follows the male line of the family; and close kin, especially cousins, are preferred marriage partners this is because marriage is classified the due degree of wife seclusion. (ibid)
-Divorce, regulated by Muslim law, is frequent. (ibid)
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“Asia and Africa.” Spanish Armada Timeline | Preceden, www.preceden.com/timelines/55459-asia-and-africa.
The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica, last revised - 2007, Hausa people. https://www.britannica.com/topic/Hausa.
“Nigeria Gists.” Nigerian Empires: Bornu Empire (1380 - 1893), 1 Jan. 1970, www.nigeriagists.com/2015/08/nigerian-kingdoms-hausa-kingdoms-500ad.html.
The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica, last revised - 2007, Hausa people. https://www.britannica.com/topic/Hausa.
“Nigeria Gists.” Nigerian Empires: Bornu Empire (1380 - 1893), 1 Jan. 1970, www.nigeriagists.com/2015/08/nigerian-kingdoms-hausa-kingdoms-500ad.html.