Language

Hausa

Hausa is a language in the Afro-Asiatic family spoken in 17 countries.

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Scripture in Hausa

A complete Bible is reported in Hausa.

From the Every Language research atlas and its sources. “No known Scripture” means none is recorded in those sources, not that none exists.

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Where Hausa is spoken

  • Algeria
  • Benin
  • Burkina Faso
  • Cameroon
  • Central African Republic
  • Chad
  • Equatorial Guinea
  • Gabon
  • Gambia
  • Ghana
  • Italy
  • Ivory Coast
  • Niger
  • Nigeria
  • Republic of the Congo
  • Sudan
  • Togo

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About Hausa

Language family
Afro-Asiatic
ISO 639-3 code
hau
Glottocode
haus1257
Also known as
Hausa: Hadejiya

Dialects and varieties 22

Each variety shows Scripture recorded for that exact variety; it may differ from Hausa as a whole.

  • AdarawaNo known Scripture
  • AderawaNo known Scripture
  • ArawaNo known Scripture
  • ArewaNo known Scripture
  • DamagaramNo known Scripture
  • DawraNo known Scripture
  • Eastern HausaNo known Scripture
  • GayaNo known Scripture
  • GhanaNo known Scripture
  • GobirawaNo known Scripture
  • HadejiyaNo known Scripture
  • KanoNo known Scripture
  • Kano Sign LanguageNo known Scripture
  • KatagumNo known Scripture
  • KatsinaNo known Scripture
  • KebbawaNo known Scripture
  • KurfeyNo known Scripture
  • North HausaNo known Scripture
  • SokotoNo known Scripture
  • Sokoto (Hausa)No known Scripture
  • Western HausaNo known Scripture
  • ZamfarawaNo known Scripture

Sources

  • DIALECTS source registryDIALECTS research collection · Each original source retains its own terms
  • GlottologHammarström, Forkel, Haspelmath & Bank, Glottolog 5.3 · CC BY 4.0
  • GRN MapAppGlobal Recordings Network / LightSys MapApp · Source attribution retained; internal research
  • Data provided by Joshua ProjectData provided by Joshua Project · Noncommercial missions research and educational use
  • Every Language mapEvery Language and its attributed source providers · Owner-authorized publication; upstream terms retained

Atlas data as of 2026-09-05. Joshua Project data is used with permission for noncommercial ministry research and education. Glottolog data: CC BY 4.0.