Hausa language Essays

Kidnapped to kill: Girls into weapons By King Suleiman CNN Updated 0001 GMT May 21, 2016 Their name loosely translate to western education is forbidden. They gained global notoriety when they kidnapped more than 200 school girls in April 2014. Their aim is to control large parts of northeast Nigeria and to create an Islamic state. Boko Haram is an Islamic extremist group based in north-eastern Nigeria, also active in Chad, Niger and northern Cameroon. They have killed 20,000 and displaced 2.3

Introduction Boko Haram is believed to be rooted from the fall of Mohammed Marwa, a preacher that declared himself the true Prophet of Allah, as opposed to Muhammad. Marwa believed that reading any other book other than the Koran was sinful. He gave extreme, bizarre sermons raging against western culture in Nigeria, leading people to call him Maitatsine, the one who damns . Following his death, his followers rose up against the government causing a divide between the Muslims in the north, and

Reflection of Traditional African Igbo Culture in Chinua Achebe’s Novel Things Fall Apart Sikandar Kadar Aga Abstract: The aim of this present research paper is to highlight the insights of the traditional African Igbo culture, as represented in Chinua Achebe’s novel Things Fall Apart. Achebe in the novel Things

INTRODUCTION The Ajuran Sultanate or Ajuran Empire was known as a Somali Muslim empire that ruled over the large parts of the Northeast Africa consists of Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia and Somalia and dominated the regional trade during the 5th to the 15th century during the era of Medieval Ages. Ajuran Sultanate was very well-known during 13th century until the late 17th century because of their strong centralized administration and has an aggressive military towards invaders. This empire also left

The British Empire, once known as “the empire where the sun never sets,” is the most powerful political entity in the history of the world. Namely, it possessed colonies on all continents. In Africa, Nigerians lived under British rule from 1900 to 1960. Throughout this period of reign, many changes were made to their traditional lifestyle. Even though we tend to only see the unfavorable effects of colonization, British colonizers have had both positive and negative impacts on Nigeria’s traditional

country is currently said to have over five hundred languages, though the dominant ones officially recognised by the government, apart from English, remain: Yorùbá, Hausa, and Igbo. The exact number of languages spoken in Nigeria is not quite certain as there are some languages which are yet to be discovered. In fact, what constitutes a language or a dialect has been debated for too long a time by linguists. Hoffman (1974) classifies 396 in language families in Nigeria excluding dialects that are recognised

Dagbon and Nanum emerged the kingdom of Gonja. Gonja also known as Ghanjawiyyu is a kingdom in Northern Ghana. The people of Gonja speaks The Gonja Language, which is a North Guan language spoken about a 3rd of the populace that resides in the Northern part of Ghana. It is known that Gonja are Guan people who have been influenced by Akan, Mande and Hausa people. Precolonial Gonja society was stratified into castes, with a Ruling class, Muslim trader class and a Commoner class. Its economy depended

country in West Africa filled with colorful and warm Cultural Display, and all other Ethnic groups, such as the Igbos, Yoruba’s, Hausa, etc. I am from the Igbo tribe; names are very significant in that culture. At the age of 14, I left the United States to live in Nigeria for my entire summer break. Being there for about nine weeks enforced my fluency in Igbo language. Now at the age of 16, I am very thankful for that experience. Being able to speak fluent Igbo has helped me in communicate with

Language and thought were always seen as two different processes, where thought was always taken as the main process. Language was just seen as means of communication, a process of expressing our thoughts to other people, and so, a thought came first, which means that language was developed as that thought was put to words. But then, we later realized that the way a person speaks affects the way they think, and that people of different languages think in different ways. That is why in George Orwell’s

Personality refers to individual variations in characteristic patterns consists of physical characteristics which can be observed easily. Physical characteristics include appearance, mannerisms, voice, speech, the ability of brains, skills activities. Unlike mental characteristics, which is difficult to be observed, including emotions, attitudes, values, interests, aspirations, ideals, goals and the ability to adapt to the environment. Such characteristics are derived from an individual’s genetics

How to choose an interesting persuasive speech topic? Introduction Have you ever heard of an interesting yet persuasive speech? Those speeches are normally comprised of a wonderful introduction, fruitful content, a powerful conclusion and, an interesting topic. According to University of Hawai 'i Maui Community College Speech Department (2002), a great speech begins with a good topic. Without a topic, it is very hard for the audience to grasp the messages and the ideas of the speaker. Therefore,

From past to present, there has been a wide array of arguments about the implicit and explicit knowledge from many aspects of language related fields. The three different articles from various perspectives will be examined and responded briefly by focusing on their points about two knowledge systems. Before getting into details, it should be declared that it is common idea that whereas the declarative knowledge, explicit one, is related with the question of knowing what, occur without awareness,

of Teacher feedback in Students’ Writing Improvement Writing is an important skill contributing to the student’s language learning. However, learning how to write is not easy because writing is considered the most difficult skill to acquire. According to Zacharia (2005), it requires having a certain amount of L2 background knowledge about rhetorical organization, appropriate language use or specific lexicon with which they want to communicate their ideas. Therefore, the teachers have to make an effort

Writing can be a hard activity to grasp. When trying to effectively write there are six key components. These components will help make the writing more effective and understanding for the reader. A reader wants to read something that they enjoy and they can related to. These six key components are fresh, organize, clear, unified, simple, and focus. These six key components can make a paper so much better by effectively getting the reader involved in what they are reading. In “Salvation” by

- Vocal expression, the way the performer uses their voice to convey a character. Jo-Anne Bachorowski in Vocal Expression and Perception of Emotion states that “The expression of emotions in speech sounds and corresponding abilities to perceive such emotions are both fundamental aspects of human communication.” (1999) therefore, this element is an important aspect of the creation of the connection between the performer and the audience. - Inflection, Change in pitch or loudness of the voice. As

Abstract: Language is the medium by which one’s psychological experiences, emotions and imaginations can be recreated in the minds of the reader or listener. Through ages language has been the vehicle with which humans have communicated ideas to each other. Language has not only the power to heal and to comfort but also to retrieve the suppressed experiences of an individual from the past. This paper seeks to discuss Toni Morrison’s novel A Mercy as a text that explores the common language uncommonly

Every language has it’s own four basic skills which learners should master if they want to use language properly. It is the same when we learn our native language, first, we learn to listen, then to speak, then to read and at the end to write. We call it the four language skills. When students learn the language they have to improve it with good grammar and rich vocabulary. It is assumed this is not the final purpose. The learner has to be able to use language but also he has to possess other skills

contexts than what the words were originally meant to relate to when they were written for the mass media. “Through the fragmentary incorporation of letter and words, the legible nature of written language was also fractured in Cubist art, to be replaced by a more fluid, often illegible or decontextualized, language that is now far more materially evident as visual form. The collage technique also contributed to this disruption as it undermined the material homogeneity of the work, importing bits and pieces

way through school you find out important information on Spanish heritage and culture. Everything you see or do today has somehow been impacted by a foreign lifestyle. There are many people in the United States spreading Hispanic ideas like food, language, and religion based off other countries, especially Mexico. To keep up with the rapid growing of this style, you learn more about it in school. I have always wanted to experience this myself and visit a Spanish country. Many of my friends come from

INTRODUCTION As social being, human need to interact each other. Language is the principal means of human being to communicate with each other. It is used to express our reaction to certain situations, and to reveal our thoughts, ideas, emotions and feelings. Language also plays important roles to the development of human and technological civilization. Lyons (1981:3) writes, “A language is a system of arbitrary vocal symbol by means of which social group cooperates”. Communication can be built