The
Hausa (
autonyms for singular:
Bahaushe (
m),
Bahaushiya (
f); plural
Hausawa and general:
Hausa/
Haoussa;
exonyms being
Ausa,
Mgbakpa,
Kado,
Al-Takari,
Fellata and
Abakwariga) are
one of the largest ethnic groups in Africa. The Hausa are a diverse but culturally homogeneous people based primarily in the
Sahelian and
Sudanian Daura area of northern
Nigeria and southeastern
Niger, with significant numbers also living in parts of
Cameroon,
Côte d'Ivoire,
Chad,
Togo,
Ghana,
Sudan, and
Gabon.