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Are Hausa and Fulani the same? The simple answer is "Yes" Hausa-Fulani are people of mixed Hausa and Fulani origin, most of whom speak a variant of Hausa as their native language, although about 12 to 15 million speak Fula language. While some Fulani claim Semitic origins, Hausas are indigenous to West Africa. Are Hausa and Fulani the same? Hausa-Fulanis primarily speak variants of Hausa which form a dialect continuum of more-or-less mutually intelligible regional varieties. Hausa is spoken by over 100 to 150 million people across Africa, making it the most spoken Indigenous African language and the 11th most spoken language in the world. Although found throughout West Africa, the bulk of the Hausa/Fulani population is concentrated in Northern Nigeria especially in and around the centres of Sokoto, Kano and Katsina which were important market centres on the southern section of the trans-Saharan caravan trade routes in the past. What are the differences, if any, between the Fulani and the Hausa Language of West Africa? Fulani and Hausa are quite different peoples. Hausa speak an Afro-Asiatic language (Akin to Amharic and other Semitic languages, Tamasheq and other Berber languages, Somali and other Cushitic languages), it is the most widely spoken Chadic language in the Afro-Asiatic tree. Fulani language (known as Fulfulde in Nigeria, Mali, Benin rep., Niger Republic, Chad, Cameroon, Sudan, etc. and Pulaar in Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Senegal, Mauritania, Gambia, Sierra Leone, etc.) is a Senegambian language similar in structure to Serer and to a lesser extent Wolof in Senegal. It is quite For instance, to say someone speaks the truth in Fulfulde, one would say the following: Are Hausa and Fulani the same? Fulfulde: A haali gonga (you speak the truth) In Hausa: Wannan Gaskiya ne (That is the truth) quite different Fulfulde: Innde am Jamilu Garba (my name is Jamilu Garba) Hausa: Sunnan Jamilu Garba (my name is Jamilu Garba) Fulfulde: Ha hufnere (wear a cap) Hausa: Sa Hula (wear a cap) The Hausa are Farmers, whereas the Fulani are traditionally Nomads/Semi-Nomads. You will find Fulani in every West African country and some Central African countries, whereas Hausa are concentrated mainly in Nigeria and Niger Republic (with a few Hausawa in Ghana, Burkina Faso, Ivory Coast, Sudan, Chad and Cameroon). The Fulani are more Widespread and the Hausa are more populous. READ ALSO How widely spoken is the Hausa language? Hausa Language, translator, learning and country The Hidden Precious Treasure To answer your Question are Hausa and Fulani the same? The Hausa-Fulani identity came into being as a direct result of the migration of Fula people into Hausaland occurring from the 15th century. At the beginning of the 19th century, Sheikh Usman dan Fodio led a successful jihad against the Hausa Kingdoms founding a centralized Fulani Empire (anglicized as the Sokoto Caliphate). After the jihad, Dan Fodio encouraged intermarriage between the immigrant Fulani to the conquered Hausa states and local mainly other Hausa people; in addition, Jobawa, Dambazawa and Sullubawa Fulani clans originating in Futa Tooro migrated to the region and intermarried with the local urban mainly Hausa elite, and were a major factor in the linguistic, cultural and ethnic mixing of the Hausa-Fulani people. As a result of this, Hausanized Fula form the core and vast majority of the native populations of Daura, Zamfara, Kano, Katsina, Zazzau, and Sokoto, and about 22% of the total population of Nigeria. Traditionally, they neither look alike nor do they practise the same culture. Fulanis are mostly light-skinned, lanky with long hairs. They practise the whipping of a suitor before his bride as parts of their marriage requirement, this aided monogamy amongst them. Fulanis are also nomads. This nomadic lifestyle spread them into virtually all of West Africa. They are extremely tolerant of the languages of other people around them leading to the suppression of theirs especially in northern Nigeria by Hausa. Hausas, on the other hand, are good merchants. This helped spread them to some countries around Nigeria. They are not known for bravery except for their women who can at times be daring e.g Queen Amina of Zazzau. Hausa-Fulani People President Muhammad Buhari Sanusi Lamido Sanusi II

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