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Danjuma Family
Danjuma is a masculine name used by the Hausa people of West Africa. In the Hausa language, Danjuma means "born on a Friday". Notable people with the name * Arnaut Danjuma (born 1997), Dutch professional footballer * Caroline Danjuma (born 1975), Nigerian actress * Christopher Danjuma, Nigerian football manager * Daisy Ehanire Danjuma (born 1952), Nigerian politician * Danjuma Laah (born 1960), Nigerian politician * Mohammed Danjuma Goje Mohammed Danjuma Goje (born 10 October 1952) was a former Governor of Gombe State, Nigeria under the platform of the People's Democratic Party (PDP), taking office on 29 May 2003 during the 2003 Gombe State gubernatorial election. He is now a ... (born 1952), Nigerian politician * Theophilus Danjuma (born 1938), Nigerian soldier, politician, multi-millionaire businessman and philanthropist References {{Given name, type=both Hausa-language surnames Hausa given names Surnames of African origin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hausa People
The Hausa (Endonym, autonyms for singular: Bahaushe (male, m), Bahaushiya (female, f); plural: Hausawa and general: Hausa; exonyms: Ausa; Ajami script, Ajami: ) are a native ethnic group in West Africa. They speak the Hausa language, which is the second most spoken language after Arabic in the Afro-Asiatic languages, Afro-Asiatic language family. The Hausa are a culturally homogeneous people based primarily in the Sahelian and the sparse savanna areas of southern Niger and northern Nigeria respectively, numbering around 86 million people, with significant populations in Benin, Cameroon, Ivory Coast, Chad, the Central African Republic, Togo, and Ghana, as well as smaller populations in Sudan, Eritrea, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Senegal, and Gambia. Predominantly Hausa-speaking communities are scattered throughout West Africa and on the traditional Hajj route north and east traversing the Sahara, with an especially large population in and around the town of Agadez. Other Hausa have al ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
