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

Boko Haram is a Nigerian terrorist organization, meaning western education is forbidden; however, they refer to themselves as “Jama’atu Ahl as-Sunnah li-Da’awati wal-Jihad.” The organization is primarily known as a domestic terrorist organization, but it has gained an international spotlight with its allegiance to Al Qaeda and the Islamic State, as well as the kidnapping of over 200 schoolgirls in Borno State (national counterterrorism center). It is important to understand the individual and psychological

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

Research paper: Boko Haram Boko Haram is now a worldwide known terrorist group because of their brutality and unpredictable act of terror. It has all characteristics of an Islamic terrorist group with the objective to get rid of western civilization for an Islamic state, but the corruption, social and economic injustice has been one of the driving force of Boko Haram resistance. We wonder how the group has survived for some many years. A group that was supposed to disappear after a few years is

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

Things Fall Apart literally speaks for itself, mainly due to the author’s history. Chinua Achebe is a famous Nigerian writer, who grew up under colonial rule but lived to see a post-colonial Nigeria. In his writings, he takes a command of the English language, making it a combination of both English and traditional Nigerian writing. Chinua Achebe’s Things Fall Apart gives a separate perspective on both pre and mid colonization,

and the speech. At the same time, I will also analyze how the speaker’s purpose was translated into the speech, how the audience adapted with the speaker’s intention, and how the arguments were delivered to the audience with certain arrangement and language style. Delivered during an award show where the speaker won recognition as “Best Actor” of 2016, the speech was expected to be a ceremonial speech. As the occasion, one can easily identify the award as an exigence that required a speech of gratitude

‘arbitrary’ in the question illustrates a different meaning than its general definition. Arbitrary, under the context of language, simply means that word does not create meaning and there is no direct relationship between a word and an object. In addition, when the question states that language has rules, it refers to the semantic, syntax, and pragmatics rules that exist in language. Hence, to answer the question above, yes, it is a contradiction in terms; however, it is not a contradiction in

Why do so many humans share the same needs at the most basic level possible? As some part of the natural human mind or soul, all people share the same most basic needs and drives, as is shown frequently throughout hidden themes in most stories and novels. In I Am Malala by Malala Yousafzai, the basic human need for control is shown frequently and in many different ways. Without the human need for control, Malala would have never been shot. The book I Am Malala is about a young girl who is at odds

Diversity, what does this unique word actually mean? Generally, this rare word means differences or variations or unlikeness. Today, research shows that diversity can be categorized into many context such as human context, ecological context, radio and telecommunications, business context and politics. However, Oxford English Dictionary offers different perspective diversity has another meaning for us to give a great focus on. They are pluralism, culture, gender, race, ethnicity, ethnic minority

Language is a social fact which also controls the individual. An individual is born in a society where a certain language is spoken this is how language is external to him. He is made to learn that language in order to communicate with others. Language exerts a constrain on the individual and communication because of vocabulary. According to the Swiss linguist and semiotician Saussure all languages are social facts. Saussure studied language according to Durkheim’s view that languages are social

The mandate to teach civic and moral character in the classroom and how it should be taught is disputed, especially including classic literature in the curriculum. Classic literature is defined as having some sort of outstanding quality that endures through time, agreed upon literary experts. Some educators and schools consider some content in classic literature too mature for school learning or being too complicated for classroom usage. They contend that it is archaic and unrelatable to the students

1. What type of document is it? What is the title of the document? The type of document is a letter, titled Banneker 's Letter to Jefferson. 2. What date was the document written? This letter was written on August 19, 1791. 3. Who was the author of the document? Provide a short biography of the author (be sure to provide a citation for the source used). The author of this document is Benjamin Banneker. As per the learning module, “Benjamin Banneker was born free near Baltimore, Maryland in 1731

Language is said to be a representation of culture. Through Language - whether they are visual, verbal, or even objects - we are able to express ourselves in different ways and stand for certain concepts, ideas and feelings. We use language to maintain and convey our beliefs. Therefore representation through language is referred as the processes of cultural meanings. Okinawa Prefecture is located in the most southern part of Japan, consisting a number of small islands. In these islands people speak

Tool III: infant with cleft lips and or palate oral feeding readiness assessment scale: Infant oral feeding readiness assessment scale (POFRAS) is comprised of five main categories with items that consist of: 1) Oral posture (lips and tongue posture); 2) Oral reflexes (rooting, sucking, biting and gag reflexes) 3) Non-nutritive sucking (tongue movement, tongue cupping, jaw movement, sucking strain, sucking and pause, maintenance of sucking/pause, maintenance of alert state and stress signs).