₦airaland Forum

tpia@:
a hausa synonym for mohammed should be muhammadu or muammar.

@tpia, there are many synonyms for Muhammad but I don't think Muammar is one of them. Others you can find across different ethnicities in Nigeria are Mommodu, Mamadi, Mamman, Bomoi, Modu, Momo etc. There are other Muslim names with local synonyms for example Bukar, Garba, Abatcha, Habu all mean Abubakar. What Southerners do not understand is that the North was never about ethnicity but about the various multi-ethnic nations that made up the pre-colonial empires. That is why even today it's easy for settlers to be assimilated over time in many parts of the North. And don't forget, there is more about the North than just Hausas and Fulanis.

Namadi is the short form of Namadina. A hausa synonym for Muhammad. The VP's full name is Namadi Nalado Sambo. Both Nalado and Sambo are traditional Hausa names not Islamic names. So I think the article should be taken with a pinch of salt. Yes many Northerners have their origins in the south. Some little known examples are Hamza Al-Mustapha and Nasir El-Rufai, both of which have Yoruba ancestry. My point is that being a Northerner is not strongly tight to your ethnicity like some people think. It's more about how well one is assimilated into the society.

Bliss4Lyfe:
The HAUSA FULANI are truly bandits. See the way they rubbed Southern Nigeria and Niger delta with the help of their Britain tutors. I am disgusted.

It is either I am confused or you are confused. Is it HAUSA FULANI's fault that Niger succeeded where we failed. Or is it because Niger has a large population of Hausa Fulanis? I think some people have been indoctrinated with hatred that they will blame Hausa Fulanis if they have a headache. I think it's time ti start using our brains now. We've seen people from almost every section of Nigeria run our affairs and things never changed for the better. So maybe, just maybe, it has nothing to do with ethnicity.

I'm surprised that many people do not know that Niger has been an oil producer for some time now. They specifically built a refinery with a capacity above their national demand. This is so that they can sell the excess to Nigeria. For those that do not know, Chad is also an oil producer and they are also building a refinery. With Ghana also having oil, I think it's time we stop feeling special. By the way both Chad and Niger are only a few kilometers away which makes importation from them more cost effective than from far away countries.fective than from far away countries.

Greenpro:
Is Niger among the Petroleum Exporting countries?

Yep, for some time now. But I didn't know that they have finished building their refinery. FYI Chad is also an oil exporter and they are also building a refinery. Considering Ghana also has oil, being an oil producer will not be a big deal anymore.

kolo007:
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I have not read through all the posts but the story is false. The NYSC camp was NOT attacked. I think what is happening is that NYSC is redeploying corp members from Borno state. And how did I know that?

I am posting this from Maiduguri now.

@IG what the fukc are you doing there? are you on a death wish or something? Pity your parents at least for paying for your Bottom through school all these years and GET THE FKCU OUTTA THAT WAR ZONE!!!!!

@kolo007, thanks for the concern but I am from Maiduguri. I served way back in 2006 in Abia state. I drive pass the Biu road junction that leads to the NYSC camp on my way to the office daily. The real "red zones" in Maiduguri constitute less than one eighth of the town. The panic currently in town is because the JTF has vowed to take revenge on any community where Boko Haram bomb their members. So as you can see, communities with no military presence are the safest in Maiduguri. Just so you know, we still move around in town, go to the market, go to the office and some even go out to play football every evening.

Surprisingly, the Igbos have proved to be more more resilient than many Hausas. Most Igbos still open their shops unlike many Hausas who are leaving town. My Igbo neighbour told me that she is leaving town not because of Boko Haram, but because her relatives threatened to disown her is she stayed back.

I am not saying that there are no threats in Maiduguri, the Boko Haram threat have been there for close to year. What compounded the situation now is the additional JTF threat.

It's extremely difficult to be a Borno Muslim now. You get killed by Boko Haram. You get killed by JTF and get insulted on Nairaland. How about that.

I think this problem has been going on because no single PDP member has been killed so far. And that's the interesting thing about it, for all the politicians being killed in Borno state, it seems PDP members are immuned to Boko Haram. They are not even threatened talk less of being attacked.

And FYI, the elders are talking now because the JTF have made public announcements that if they are attacked again, they will kill any male child of 15 years and above in that area. Actually the soldiers have not been fighting to protect the people, they are simply taking revenge. Don't forget that the soldiers have been in Maiduguri for close to a year extorting money from people at checkpoints. Now the bombs have started affecting them directly and they are suddenly killing everybody.

Boko Haram usually kill politicians, clerics and community leaders but JTF is killing every male child they find around.

And please, the Boko Haram thing is not a Muslim vs Christian thing. It's funny that southern Christians are the ones propagating this idea. Our Christians in Maiduguri know it's a general menace where no one is safe.

I have not read through all the posts but the story is false. The NYSC camp was NOT attacked. I think what is happening is that NYSC is redeploying corp members from Borno state. And how did I know that?

I am posting this from Maiduguri now.

What you guys do not understand is that the average Maiduguri man is between a rock and a hard place. People don't trust the government or security forces anymore. Many believe that if you give any information to security forces they somehow divulge it to the Boko Haramist. They then come and kill you. Now the soldiers have vowed to kill the people in any neighborhood where there men are killed. The so called house to house check is nothing but a massacre of male inhabitants of those areas being checked. After last Wednesday's bomb blast in Abbaganaram, it was gathered that more than sixty people were killed at random by soldiers. If this continues a whole generation of men between the ages of 15 and 50 years will be depleted.

For those saying that the whole issue is about making GEJ look bad, my question is how about the incidence that took place during 'Yar Adua's time? We shouldn't forget that the Borno state ANPP members are also pointing fingers at PDP. Their argument makes a little sense. Boko Haram have been killing politicians for some time now but so far no single PDP members has been attacked or even threatened.

The greatest threat now is that, those Islamic clerics that can tackle the Boko Haram ideology at an intellectual level are being killed.

Abiri boy:
IG: I didnt know Osama Laden was among oh, datS makes it smth!! If you are not feeling special maybe u av not harnessed that ingenuity within, you have to work it out!!
Its said that about 13% of the world is left handed, if its so good to be left handed then why are so many people, all the othe 87% right handed,
Naija teachers add to ds problem when they force kids from early age to use right hand when they were born left handed, they still do this annoyn thng

Maybe you are right about me not harnessing my abilities. But I guess I have not done too bad. I've been developing software since I was 17, I mean real software that people use in running there businesses. Before that, I did a little bit of drawing since the first days I was able to properly hold a pencil. I used to make hand drawn comic books before I turned 10. But I guess these are all things that any other kid can do. To me it seems left handed kids often pick less conventional interests more than right handed kids.

Ko za mu dan taba Hausa ne? Kasan ina da kawunnai Hausawa da kuma Fulani. Kaga ko ta ina ka juya, mutane na kake magana a kai.

PAGAN  9JA:
Zaghawa are not even closely related to the Berber Touareg. In Fact, most of the Zaghawa were converted through mass conversions from Animism to islam in the 1940's as a result of Tijani Muslim missionaries from West Africa who were traveling through their area to make the pilgrimage to Mecca. Ofcourse, as usual, they were forced to convert because their leaders converted. the Zaghawa and the Fur people of Darfur, together makeup two of the main ""African"" groups, fighting against the arabs.

most Tuareg detest polygamy.

@PAGAN, do you know how funny I sometimes find your comments?. For God's sake (put your deity here if you don't believe in God), you are arguing with me about my own people. You did not even grow up in Africa. There is a world of difference between what you read on wikipedia and what I have real life experience of.

And just to avoid future blunders, there is nothing like Berber Touaregs. The Berbers and Tuaregs are two distinct set of people. You can see, I've been careful in my posts not to mix them up.

And just so you know, I am from the Kanem-Borno area. We have been recording our history for up to a thousand years now. So, I am not just relying on online sources for historical facts. Plus our grandparents and parents have been passing down facts to us. So we most of the time recognize our people, whether they have become Hausas, Yorubas, Igalas or are Guran, Zaghawas or Shuwa Arabs roaming the desert.

Bottom line is you are trying to promote African Traditional religion but know very little about Africa. You are not different from white Academicians who think they understand African traditions.

Now that GEJ is failing, I am not happy. I did not vote for him but the truth is that he is now the president and his failure is Nigeria's failure. That's the bitter truth.
For those that voted for him and are now regretting, I think you are the ones using their brains. Others still think that Northerners are making him look bad, that's the pity.

What they don't know is that, Boko Haram are killing innocent Northerners. The truth is that in Maiduguri, the average person don't care whether GEJ will look good or bad as long as this menace will end.

Ileke-IdI:
Boy, are you crazy? Ki lo n da mu e?

No I'm not crazy, you just need to do some real reading. Actually Sultan Muhammad Bello also thinks you are from the middle east. I think the thing about Yorubas originating from Ife is incomplete history. Did they just appear in Ife out of thin air? Anyway I am just expressing my views based on what I know. Let's not start an argument.

PAGAN  9JA:
i did not say everyone from Borno is kanuri. I said that Kanuri in Borno are in majority. As a consequence, its obvious that there are fewer Shuwa arabs.

You know, the Kanuri is a nation of many ethnic groups so naturally you expect them to be many. For example the following ethnic groups are all Kanuri; Magumi, Kwayam, Badawi, Kanembu and Manga. A good percentage of Bade and Ngizim people are also part of the Kanuri nation. Many Baburs in Biu also have Kanuri origin.

Actually, most nomadic people have a tendency of mixing Islam with their pre-Islamic beliefs. Tuaregs do practice polygamy but it's usually practiced only by men of higher social status. Also some of the ethnic groups that descended from the Tuaregs do practice polygamy. A good example is the Zaghawa.

And don't forget, even the Tuaregs that are matrilineal are not matriarchal. It is men and not women that lead the families, clans, tribes e.t.c

I am left handed but I don't think we are special. But we are indeed different. There is this saying I once heard; "God created a few perfect people, all the rest are right handed."

You can add Osama Bin Ladin to your list of lefties.
Amithab Bacchan, the famous indian actor is also left handed.

I thought Igbos were descendants of the original Hebrews while the Yorubas were originally Arabs. Talking about slavery, I think we are all guilty of slavery. Where the whiteman differs is that he introduced racism into slavery ie only black people should be slaves.

@pleep, where I come from, more camels are slaughtered than cattle in the abattoirs. But I hope you know something about meat; the smaller the animal the sweeter it's meat. So cow is sweeter than camel and goat sweeter and sheep and cow. And do you know that camels are not slaughtered with a knife but a spear?

FYI, greater parts of Niger and Chad are desert areas. Have you ever heard of Agadez in Niger? it's in the heart of the Sahara. To many people in the extreme upper north, there is no clear distinction where North Africa ends and West and Central Africa begins. Just think of it, Niger is the only one country between Nigeria and Algeria. And Ndjamena, the Chadian capital is closer to Maiduguri than Kano is. Ndjamena is only 300km while Kano is around 530 km from Maiduguri.

@pleep, I think the Black man that invented the traffic lights is Garrett A. Morgan. I think General Electric later bought the patent from him.
I always wonder why we don't celebrate the ancient Malian universities. For God's sake African's had universities long before Europeans know what a university is.

PAGAN 9JA:
Wooden locks and keys were in use as early as 4,000 years ago in Assyria.

You are right. But W. A. Martin received a patent for his superior lock design. The point I am trying to make is that intelligence has nothing to do with skin color.

tpia@:
yes, tuaregs are somewhat matrilineal.

Actually not all of them. But this is true for both Tuaregs and Berbers in ancient times. But many Tuareg and Berber tribes of Borno have dropped that culture since the early days of Kanem. But I think it may be the remnants of that culture in Borno that people are given nicknames attached to their mother's name. Names like Bintube, Kingibe, Mairambe are good examples. They are like son of Bintu, son of Kingi and son of Mairam respectively. This is especially important in large polygamus families where you find two or more siblings having the same name.

PAGAN 9JA:
Shuwa arabs are very few in Borno. they jus occasionally spill across d border for better grazing. d only reason they[i] once [/i]produced a governor is cuz they r almost always armed.

Wrong, Shuwas are many in Borno. They have whole local governments like Jere, Kala-Balge and Marte. It may surprise you to know that the following people are Shuwa Arab

Dr Muhammad Abba Aji, GEJ's liason to the national assembly
Mallam Sanusi Daggash, immediate past minister of works
Maryam Abatcha, former first lady of Nigeria
Alhaji Ashek Jarma, former governor of Borno state.

You see not everybody from Borno is Kanuri.

PAGAN 9JA:
as for the black Tuaregs and Berbers, i think u have not really met them or have met the wrong people. The Tuareg/ Berbers dont speak arabic, they speak Berber languages or/and Tamasheq,Tamahaq, Tayart Tamajaq,Tawallammat Tamajaq , Tetserret/Shinsert/Tin Sert.  It even has its own script, Tifinagh.
by the way, do u lyk camel milk its salty bu good.

The Berbers are the Amazigh and their script Tifinagh. They have their language but they also speak Arabic same with many northerners who speak Hausa despite having their native tongue. You know PAGAN, they call us subharan Africa but I believe the desert starts from within Nigeria. There are areas of Borno and Yobe states that are full blown deserts and are frequented by these desert dwellers.

And yes, I like camel milk. It's salty but you can make it taste better by sweetening it with a little honey. We believe, it has medicinal values.

ifele:
negros are technologically stupd so when they compare themselves to europeans and orientals they feel inferior

The quote above is really heart breaking. It shows that black people know very little about the achievements of fellow black men/women. First of all google the name "Mark Dean". He arguably invented the PC, yes personal computer. He holds 3 out of the 9 patents of the PC. Oh I forgot, he is also black. The following are other black inventors that I think we need to know. I agree with afam4eva that a lot has been done to keep the system the way it is. And that's why you hardly hear people celebrating black inventors

1. Lawn Mower J. A. Burr May 19, 1889
2. Baby Buggy W. H. Richardson June 18, 1899
3. Lock W. A. Martin July 23, 1889
4. Bicycle Frame Issac R. Johnson Oct. 10, 1899
5. Door Stop O. Dorsey Dec. 10, 1878
6. Cellular Car Phone Henry T. Sampson July 6, 1971
7. Clothes Dryer G. T. Sampson June 6, 1892
8. Mail Box Paul B. Downing Oct. 27, 1939
9. Curtain Rod S. C. Scratton Nov. 30 1889
10. Lunch Pail James Robinson 1887
11. Mop Thomas B. Stewart June 11, 1893
12. Door Knob O. Dorsey Dec. 10, 1878
13. Dust Pan Lawrence P. Ray Aug. 3, 1897
14. Elevator Alexander Miles Oct. 11, 1867
15. Fire Extinguisher T.J. Marshall Oct. 26, 1872
16. Spark Plug Edmond Berger Feb. 2, 1830
17. Folding Bed L. C. Bailey July 18, 1889
18. Gas Heater B. F. Jackson TBD
19. Railway Signal A. B. Blackburn TBD
20. Window Cleaner A. L. Lewis 1892
21. Ice Cream Augustus Jackson TBD
22. Typewriter Burridge & Marshman Apr. 7, 1885
23. Tricycle M. A. Cherry May 8, 1888
24. Lawn Sprinkler J.W. Smith May 4, 1897
25. Thermostat Control Frederick M. Jones Feb. 23, 1960
26. Golf Tee T. Grant Dec. 12, 1899
27. Stove T. A. Carrington July 25, 1876
28. Fountain Pen W. B. Purvis Jan. 7, 1890
29. Folding Chair Brody & Surgwar June 11, 1889
30. Stethoscope Imhotep Ancient Egypt
31. Fire Escape Ladder J. W. Winters May 7, 1878
32. Eye Protector P. Johnson Nov. 2, 1880
33. Refrigerator J. Standard July 14, 1891
34. Potato Chip Huram S. Thomas TBD
35. Ironing Board Sarah Boone Dec, 30, 1887
36. Latern Michael C. Harvey Aug. 19, 1884(First Heart Surgeon)
37. Stream Table G.W. Kelley 1897
38. Ice Cream Scooper Alfred Cralle Feb 2, 1897
39. Ship Propeller George Tolivar TBD
40. Lemon Squeezer J. H. White 1896
41. Motor J. Gregory TBD
42. Airplane Propelling James S. Adams TBD
43. Sailing Apparatus James Forten 1850
44. Wrench John A. Johnson TBD
45. Helicopter Paul E. Williams TBD

Now think of the western world without elevators, lawn mowers, refrigerators, helicopters, gas heaters e.t.c. You will see that black people gave the west their civilization. I do not think intelligence has anything to do with skin color, and if you think it has, then the list above tends towards the superiority of black people.
And I forgot, Mark Dean designed the first cpu that ran above 1 GHz. I think he is currently a vice president at IBM.

PAGAN  9JA:
as i said before, most of the ppls of the former Borno Empire wer either Kanuri, Hausa, Fulani and a few shuwa arabs. u r jus talking without sense.

That's exactly what I am saying, the map you posted is showing much more than Hausaland. In fact most of the towns on the map are not Hausa towns. And I am going to repeat, the Hausas you find in the towns of the former Borno empire mostly became Hausa by assimilation, they are not originally Hausa. Just like your people in Gumel and the people of Hadieja.

Your argument that Gumel is within the boundaries of Hausa kingdoms is wrong. The Hausas run city states and do not form empires comprising more that a single kingdom. That's why throughout history, the Hausas have never ruled over non-Hausas. Instead they often find themselves being subjects to non-Hausas. For example before the Fulani amalgamation of the Hausa kingdoms under the Sokoto caliphate, the Hausas were at one time under the Jukuns as part of the Kororrofa empire. There was also a time when thy were under Mali. There is also ancient written evidence that shows that at some point, Hausa kingdoms as far as Katsina pay tribute to Borno.

On another note, I think the Shuwa Arabs in Borno are not few, don't forget that they have once produced a governor.

Talking about black Tuaregs and Berbers, it might interest you to know that where I come from, we regularly interact with them. They are nomadic but they come seasonally. I sometimes buy camel milk from them. They do not speak Hausa, they instead speak a dialect of Arabic.

About the Maguzawa, well, I think by the time you come back there will be very few of them left. Both Christian and Muslim evangelist are working hard in converting them. And they are succeeding.

You see Mr PAGAN, you are missing a lot by not being in Africa.

@PAGAN, it seems each post you make proves your lack of knowledge of Africas past. The 7 Hausa kingdoms I listed above are what constitute the Hausa bakwai. About Touaregs and Berbers, well I don't just read about them like yo do. You know almost all the ethnicities that form the Borno empire either descend from Touaregs or Berbers. And I am from one of them, guess what? We have always been black.
The map you posted is not the map of the Hausa states as you claimed. For example, Ngazargamu in the upper right area was the capital of Borno, jola which is now Yola is in the Fombina kingdom. Biu was part of a state called Yamta. Some of the towns on the map were part of Kororrofa. To cut a long story short, you don't understand the map you posted.

PAGAN  9JA:
ARE U FRIGGIN STU.PID OR WAT?   
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@PAGAN, can we talk without insulting one another please ?

PAGAN  9JA:
AND FOR HEAVENS SAKE PLZ DONT TALK NONSENSE!!!!!!!!!!  Songhai are not arab and Mandingo are not arab!!!!!!! Mandingo are Mande ppls and are related to Bambara, kahasassonke, etc. so please dont twist facts. AND  there is considerable evidence of Mande settlements in the Sahara dating bak to 700 BC - 2000 BC. and Habib Koite is one of my favourite singers, and if u call him arab, i will break your arab nose. 

Songhai, Mandingo, Mande and Bambara all descend from the Zaghawa. They are Touaregs who originated from the middle-east.
@PAGAN, there is a very good book I will recommend for you. It is called "The People Of Africa" by Henry M. Schieffelin. It talked about the various ethnic groups found by the earliest European missionaries in Africa. Some sections of the book were papers written by those missionaries. Contrary to conventional belief, many parts of Africa were either practicing Islam or Christianity when the European invaded. There are many that are animist but they don't cover the whole of Africa as is popularly promoted.

عبدالكريم Thanks for the info. This is well known info to our elders in Borno. Another group of interest are the Baqqarah Arabs. We call them Shuwa Arab. They found in Borno in Nigeria. They are also found in Chad and Sudan. They are called Baqqara because they rear cattle (Baqarah) instead of camels.

Now @PAGAN, back to Hausa Bakwai. The following are the Hausa bakwai kingdoms
1- Daura
2- Kano
3- Katsina
4- Zazzau
5- Gobir
6- Rano
7- Biram

As you can see, Gumel is not in the Hausa bakwai. They were in Borno.
Now I know I may be a small hurdle to your pro-paganism campaign, but use facts if you want to make any impact. And one more thing, I still believe you are not Hausa. In fact all the Hausa speakers that have posted on this thread so far have agreed with me.

Be Cool

@IG, and if u have come here to insult me or prove me wrong, plz start your own thread elsewhere. This thread is for the sole discussion of ancient pre-islamic Fulani culture.

No, @PAGAN, I am not here to insult you. In fact you are the one that have been throwing insults around. I just noticed that some of your assertions are wrong, so I am trying to correct your mistakes.

@tpia@, Tuareg r actually white/wheatish complextioned lyk d 3rd pic above. but sum eventually tan/become black.

Actually true Touaregs are blacks. The name Touaregs is derived from the Arabic term Tawariq. They are also called Mulathemin and are the inhabitants of the Sahara. As posted by عبدالكريم White Touaregs and Berbers only emerged later when light skinned people started claiming to Berbers and Touaregs. Do you know that there are two hypthesis for the origin of the word Borno. One is that it originated from "Bar-Nu"  the land of the Berbers. The Hausas call the Kanuris Bare-Bari because they know the Kanuris are Berbers.

I am surprised you don't know about Tsumburbura, and the chief priest Barbushe.
You can do some readings http://african.lss.wisc.edu/hunter/306/barbushe.htm

PAGAN  9JA:
i think u must stop saying im Touareg or Berber. im a black man and i dont speak Berber. AND THERE ARE HARDLY ANY BERBER PPLS IN GUMEL. 

and Gumel was a part of Hausa Bakwai. its just in the past few 100 yrs (approx. 1750s). show me proof that Gumel was part of Borno befor the 18th century. 

there are 1000s of Hausa deities such as Bagiro, SArkin Anwa, Baaba Mazay, Waziri, AIlo, etc.

@PAGAN, you can't advocate for African traditional religion without knowing anything about Africa or Africans. Gumel wasn't part of Hausa bakwai, your Emir said it in many occasions. Most notably during the 1000 years anniversary celebration of Kanem-Bornu back in 2006.
And all those names you mentioned are not of Hausa pre-Islamic dieties. For God's sake, Waziri is an Arabic word ! how can it be a Maguzawa diety. The Hausas worship Stumburbura before the coming of Islam. Now I regret telling you that because you now have some genuine information for your campaign.

And by the way, Berbers and Tuaregs are blacks. We call them Buzaye in Hausa. Unlike you, I'm an African that chose to know our people's history.

The people of Gumel and Hadieja became Hausa by assimilation. I know it may be heartbreaking for you but you may be from a Tuareg or Berber tribe. Maybe a Tubu, Guran, Zaghawa, Badewi, Kanembu, Kwayam etc,  But look at the brighter side, you come from a civilization with more 1000 years of written history. But unfortunately for you as a pagan, the empire adapted Islam as far back as the time of the prophets immediate companions. 48 years after the death of the prophet to be specific.

And just so you know, I think the thing about Hausa bakwai and banza bakwai have so much been adulterated with mythologies. Kanem-Borno have been recording their history for hundreds of years, and that history shows Gumel as part of Borno.

Now let's get back to your paganism. I am surprised you don't even know the name of the Hausas' pre-Islamic deity or the name of their most popular priest in history. That's the more reason why I think you are not a Bamaguje.

prodam:
in this issue,

the accused might not be guilty because the OP is not even sure he is just assuming, furthermore, the people involved are religious scholars and as such would have scrutinized the development or decision critically.
before passing such order, agreement would have been made and the guidelines are based on the Quran and sunnah of the Prophet(saw)
hope i didnt get it wrong muslim folks

No true Muslim scholar can jusify spending money that is associated with alcohol. I think during the first republic, the Northern region rejects any fund that is associated with alcohol, pork etc. They also reject any aid that comes from Israel, because they persecute Palestinians who are over 70% Muslims. The problem is that, today's Northern leaders are mostly hypocrites. They don't care where the money comes from as long as they missapropriate it.

PAGAN 9JA:
hmm maybe u r riight.place lyk Katsina and Daura r close to Kano and r near the border areas, so u have different dialects there. Katsina is actually neighbouring Kano. However, its impossibe for me to be from Bauchi becaue its a bit inland toward the South of Kano and i think thy hav a different dialect. and Hausa in d past were generally nomadic. surprisingly, my dad said that his family in d past was actually frm Gume which is quite far frm Katsina or Kano.

So you are not even sure of where you are from. And the name of the town you are referring to is Gumel and not Gume. For your information Gumel used to be part of Borno empire. It was only later merged with Kano by the British colonialist. So Mr PAGAN, if you are from Gumel, you may not be Hausa at all. You may originally be from one of the many ethnicities of the Kanem-Borno empire that trace their roots back to the Sahara. You may be originally a Berber or Tuareg. A little further digging, you may find distant cousins in Sudan, Soamalia or Yemen. So much for Maguzanchi

Hey @PAGAN, you can tell me if it's enough because I have many photos of paintings of black Arabs.