Discover THE HAUSA PEOPLE of West Africa : Origins, Genetics, Personality etc.

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The Hausa People
Hi guys, welcome to another video in our African Tribes series. Afroartista Films is that channel that strives to educate you about Africa and her people. Today we look into : the Hausa people. Here are six facts you didn’t know about this huge Afroasiatic speaking community. Please remember to like this video and subscribe to Afroartista Films.
1. Big population.
The Hausa are the largest ethnic group in West and Central Africa, numbering around 52 million people. I was surprised to learn that there are Hausa people in Eritrea. Other countries where they can be found are Nigeria, Benin, Cameroon, Sudan, Algeria, Ivory Coast, Chad, Congo, Central African Republic, Togo, Ghana, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Senegal, and the Gambia. The Hausa people are concentrated mainly in northwestern Nigeria and in adjoining southern Niger. This area is mostly semiarid grassland or savanna, dotted with cities surrounded by farming communities. The cities of this region—Kano, Sokoto, Zari, and Katsina, for example—are among the greatest commercial centers in sub-Saharan Africa (Africa south of the Sahara Desert).
2. Origins and Genetics
According to a Y-DNA study by Hassan et al. (2008), about 47% of Hausa in Niger, Cameroon, Nigeria, and Sudan carry the West Eurasian haplogroup R1b. The remainder belongs to various African paternal lineages: 15.6% B, 12.5% A, and 12.5% E1b1a. A small minority of around 4% are E1b1b clade bearers, a haplogroup which is most common in North Africa and the Horn of Africa. Real pure Hausa therefore have their origins in the Eurasian portion of the Middle East. However, it's important to note that a majority of Hausa-speaking people are not genetically Hausa and may be closely related to Nilo-Saharan populations from Chad and South Sudan. This suggests that they originally spoke Nilo-Saharan languages before adopting languages from the Afroasiatic family after migration into that area thousands of years ago.
3. Personality
Hausa tend to be quiet and reserved. When they interact with outsiders, they generally do not show emotion. They are mostly Muslims and largely conservative. The Hausas are quite conservative and, due to the influence of Islam, have a culture that’s mostly influenced by the Islamic faith and way of life. A good number of them make good traders. Aliko Dangote, the richest man in Africa, is a Hausa man. Polygamy is accepted, and western education isn’t so sought after. Leaders are respected and revered. The societal structure is feudalistic. Hausas are the most trustworthy folks in Nigeria. They're completely straightforward. and fearless. The Hausas can get really passionate about a lot of things, especially art and their devotion to Islam. Many view them as being the most prone to violence, especially when they feel religiously insulted. However, most Hausas are peace-loving and highly welcoming. A typical Hausa man is easy to trade with in business and is honest. He is not driven by the quest to succeed at all cost like the Igbo, and so might settle for the meager as long as it is profit at all. The Hausa are the most politically active in the Nigerian political arena, which explains why many Nigerian presidents are Hausa, including the current one.
4. Hausa Language
The Hausa language, from which these people take their name, belongs to the Chadic sub-branch of the Afro-Asiatic language family of Africa, which has strong affinities to Arabic in the north. It is related to Arabic, Hebrew, Berber, Amharic, and Somali, amongst others. Perhaps one-fourth of the Hausa vocabulary derives from Arabic, and more recently, terms from Fulfulde (see Fulani) and Kanuri languages, as well as English, have been incorporated. Many Hausa can read and write Arabic. 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.
5. Passionate Muslims
Most Hausa people are Muslims. A local historical text, the Kano Chronicle, suggests It is said that the religion was brought to them by traders from North Africa, Mali, Borneo, and Guinea during their trade exchanges, and they quickly adapted to the religion. in the fourteenth century. Today, the Hausa are fierce defenders of Islam and will get upset and even violent if you joke about their religion. However, there is a class of Hausas called Maguzaya—they do not practice Islam but hold traditional African religious beliefs.
6. Traditional dress
Hausa men are easily recognized by their elaborate flowing gowns known as "Babban Gida", matched with a cap called "Huluna". The women wear a wrap-around robe called an "abaya" with a matching blouse, head tie, and shawl—they usually have henna designs on their hands and feet. In general, their dressing style is very conservative.