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Hausa people

occupation:
Indigenous people
Nationality:
Nigerian; Sudanese

Mainly Muslim people, from Nigeria and South Niger. Hausa society is feudal and based on patrilineal descent. Official language of Northern Nigeria and a major trading language of West Africa.

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