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NEXT to the Filani, the most important race in northern Nigeria is the Hausa, whose origin is undetermined. These people occupy at present most of the land between the ninth and fourteenth parallels north latitude, and the fourteenth and o eleventh meridians east longitude. Their number is variously estimated; perhaps 4,000,000 is fairly accurate. They are the traders and soldiers of West Africa, and are very good agriculturists, and workers in brass and leather, but seem to have been unable to conquer under their own leaders.
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Notes on the Origin of the Hausas 1 . Nature 84, 58 (1910). https://doi.org/10.1038/084058a0
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/084058a0