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The army authorities in Niger Republic has determined to make Hausa the nation’s new nationwide language.
The event is a transfer away from the nation’s colonial previous the place French performed a central position.
The change was confirmed in a brand new constitution launched on March 31, revealed in a particular version of the federal government’s official journal.
In accordance with the doc, “The nationwide language is Hausa,” and “the working languages are English and French”.
Hausa is already essentially the most generally spoken language within the nation, particularly within the Zinder, Maradi and Tahoua areas.
A lot of the nation’s 26 million inhabitants perceive and communicate Hausa. However solely round three million individuals, which is simply 13 per cent, can communicate French.
The brand new constitution additionally lists Zarma-Songhay, Fula, Kanuri, Gourmanche, and Arabic, as “the spoken languages of Niger”.
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