Hausa language is the second most spoken indigenous language in the world

The Chairman of the Association of Hausa African Community, Dr Abdulkadir Labbaran Koguna, has claimed that the Hausa language is the second most spoken indigenous language in the world.

Speaking at a ceremony to mark the 2020 World Hausa Day held at Rano local government area of Kano state, Dr Koguna described the language as one of the fastest growing languages as it is spoken in many parts of the world.

According to Koguna, a department in the United Nations has recognised and listed Hausa language as number 11 out of 70,250 languages of the world, Daily Trust reports.

“Apart from this, the language is also recognised by Saudi Kingdom as it was among the 10 languages which this year’s Arafat sermon was translated into," Dr. Koguna said.

Professor Abdulqadir Dangambo, a scholar, who spoke at the event used the medium to encourage the government to promote the language by using it as an official language especially in the north.

Hausa is a known language spoken in these countries: Nigeria, Niger, Chad, Benin, Cameroon, Togo, Central African Republic, Ghana, Sudan, Eritrea, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Senegal, and The Gambia.

According to reports, the tribe is the largest ethnic group in Africa with 78 million people.

The Hausa language is the second most spoken indigenous language with 120 million speakers.