Hausa

Foreign Service Institute (FSI) language course. Includes 14 audio CD discs ( = 15 hours), plus a 420-page text. Spoken in northern Nigeria and West Africa. This course teaches the basic phonology and language structure, and provides a basic vocabulary.

Hippocrene Books. Hausa is spoken by over 25 million people in Niger, Nigeria, and Cameroon. No other indigenous African language, not even Swahili, has more native speakers. Many millions more use it as a second, third, or even fourth language. It is also heard throughout sub-Saharan West Africa, especially Ghana, and as far eastward as the Sudan. There are sizable groups of Hausa speakers in every major city of the region. This book provides students, travelers, and businesspeople with an invaluable tool for communication. Hausa is notable for its structural simplicity and the uniformity of its dialects. The phrasebook allows users to easily master its unique tones and vowel sounds, often considered the most difficult aspects of the language. This handy, compact volume helps one to comfortably speak with vendors, officials, and others throughout the areas where Hausa is spoken. Paperback. 240 pages. Size 3?"x7?". 4,000 entries.

Hippocrene Books. Includes 18,000 entries. Spoken in Nigeria and Niger. More than 40,000 definitions in handy reference form. Notions of computerization, telecommunications, business, politics, law, and economy are well represented. Hausa is spoken in Nigeria, Niger and in sub-Saharan Africa, and has spread significantly though trade. Nicholas Awde is the cofounder of the Center for African Language Learning in London. Paperback. 454 pages. Size 5"x7". 18,000 entries.

We recommend Talk Now! for any language beginner who wants an entertaining self-study course to learn basic phrases, colors, numbers, food, shopping, time, countries, etc. Talk Now! is designed for people who want to learn a language quickly. It's fun, fast, and makes learning easy. If you don't have time to become fluent, but need the basics in a hurry, then Talk Now! is for you. Designed by language experts, Talk Now! includes great features like speak and repeat, interactive games, and digital recordings with both sexes of native speakers. And Talk Now! runs on both Macintosh and Windows computers. This is a fun way of instruction to learn and speak the Hausa language. $_$_START_LIST ? Ideal for beginners and travelers ? Topics include: first words, phrases, food, shopping, numbers, time and more ? Interactive and fun ? Immediate responses to every choice you make ? Compare your pronunciation to that of native speakers, using the record button ? Test your knowledge with easy and hard quizzes, plus play a challenging memory game! ? Monitor your progress--keep a check on your total score, and print your own awards. ? On-screen help is available at all times in over ? Print your own picture dictionary for handy reference $_$_END_LIST