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Hausa is the major language of the Northern Region of Nigeria. It is also spoken by scattered groups of Hausas and as a trade language in large areas of West Africa. Aside from its recognized importance as a practical means of communicatlon, it is also of interest from the purely linguistic point of view. It is the best known representatlve of the Chad branch of the Hamito-Semitic (Afro-Asiatic) family of languages. The other branches of this family are Berber, Egyptlan (extinct), Cushitic and Semitic. Hausa is thus genetically related to such well-known languages as ancient hieroglyphic Egyptlan, Assyro-Babylonian (Akkadian), Hebrew and Arabic, as well as to others less familiar but also of importance, such as Amharic and Somali. A great deal of work still remains to be done on the comparison of the languages of this family.