Publications
Publication details [#10375]
Zima, Petr. 1968. Hausa in West Africa: Remarks on contemporary role and functions. In Fishman, Joshua A., Charles A. Ferguson and Jyotirindra Das Gupta, eds. Language problems of developing nations. J. Wiley. pp. 365–377.
Publication type
Article in book
Publication language
English
Keywords
Language as a subject
Annotation
On the main functions of Hausa: as a means of communication for native Hausas in Hausaland 'proper', for native Hausas living in the diaspora of Hausa colonies, and for nonnative Hausa speakers who use Hausa as a lingua franca.