Hausa

Native speakers of Hausa are mostly to be found in the African country of Niger and in the north of Nigeria, but the language is widely used as a lingua franca (similar to Swahili in East Africa) in a much larger swathe of West Africa, particularly amongst Muslims.

Hausa language. (2006, September 23). In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved 13:49, October 5, 2006, from http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Hausa_language&oldid=77367601