An African Language Experience: Aspects of the Relationship Between Language and Culture Among the Hausa People of Northern Nigeria

The present book is about Hausa linguacultural practices. Its primary goal is to demonstrate aspects of the relationship between Hausa language and culture as it affects northern Nigeria, the territory with the largest concentration of native-Hausa speakers on earth today. Using various examples, illustrations and real-life situations, the book seeks to portray Hausa speakers’ experiences and practices as they daily exploit their language to communicate their needs and, in the process, expr...