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Hausa Resources

Dictionaries, Encyclopedias & Digital Libraries

  • Star21 [1]
    Two-way online translator
  • Univie [2]
    Quadrilingual online dictionary including Hausa
  • Accredited Language Services: Hausa [3]
    Information about the Hausa language, history, and culture
  • Wikipedia: Hausa [4]

Language Study

Grammar

  • Peace Corps Introduction to Hausa [5]
    Manual to learn grammar and vocabulary

Vocabulary

  • Teach Yourself Hausa [6]
    Basic vocabulary and phrases
  • Online Nigeria [7]
    Basic introductory phrases
  • Wikitravel: Hausa [8]
    Survival phrases in Hausa
  • MyLanguages: Learn Hausa [9]
    Detailed vocabulary and phrases
  • Quizlet.com [10]
    Flashcards for basic vocabulary drills

Reading & Writing

  • Omniglot [11]
    Introduction to the Arabic and Latin based writing systems for Hausa

Online Courses and Materials

  • Foreign Service Institute [12]
    Free online textbook and audio files
  • Defense Language Institute [13]
    Thematic vocabulary and phrases with audio files for pronunciation
  • Hausa Online [14]
    Blog with various Hausa resources, e.g. learning videos

Culture

News & Media in Nigeria

  • BBC Hausa [15]
    World news in Hausa
  • Online Newspapers [16]
    Online directory of Nigerian newspapers

Arts, Cinema & Music

  • Coming soon!

Search Engines

  • TBA

The UI Main Library Films Collection

The UI Main Library offers extensive media collections in various languages. To find films, please visit the UI Main Library website [17] and follow these steps:

  1. Select "advanced search"
  2. Scroll down to "Limit Search to:"
  3. Choose your specific language
  4. Choose "Video-all" for "format."
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Source URL (retrieved on 2013-05-24 14:31): http://international.uiowa.edu/node/2782

Links:
[1] http://www.stars21.com/translator/english_to_hausa.html
[2] http://www.univie.ac.at/Hausa/oracle/DBEnglish3a.html
[3] http://www.alsintl.com/resources/languages/Hausa/
[4] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hausa_language
[5] http://multimedia.peacecorps.gov/multimedia/audio/languagelessons/niger/NE_Hausa_Language_Lessons.pdf
[6] http://www.teachyourselfhausa.com/
[7] http://www.onlinenigeria.com/languages/
[8] http://wikitravel.org/en/Hausa_phrasebook
[9] http://mylanguages.org/learn_hausa.php
[10] http://quizlet.com/7115842/body-parts-in-hausa-language-flash-cards/
[11] http://www.omniglot.com/writing/hausa.htm
[12] http://fsi-language-courses.org/Content.php?page=Hausa
[13] http://fieldsupport.dliflc.edu/products/hausa/hs_bc_LSK/default.html
[14] http://hausaonline.wordpress.com/
[15] http://www.bbc.co.uk/hausa/
[16] http://www.onlinenewspapers.com/nigeria.htm
[17] http://infohawk.uiowa.edu/