Hausa
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NigeriaCameroonNigerBurkina FasoChadBenin
Written in the latin script. Uses SVO word order with fusional morphology. Notable features include tonal distinctions, 2 grammatical genders, a politeness/honorific system, pronoun dropping.
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NigeriaNiger
409,433 km²
Africa
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Word order SVO
Adjective both
Numeral after noun
Adposition preposition
Def. article yes
Indef. article yes
Pro-drop no
Tonal yes
Ejectives yes
Gender yes
Noun cases no