07/22/2020
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.pulse.ng/lifestyle/food-travel/fulani-and-hausa-whats-the-difference/wj2hq7e.amp


Although found throughout the grassland belt of West Africa, the bulk of the Hausa/Fulani population is concentrated in Northern Nigeria.

The Hausa and Fulani are two ethnic groups which were formerly distinct but are now intermixed to the extent of being regarded as one inseparable ethnic nation.

Although found throughout the grassland belt of West Africa, the bulk of the Hausa/Fulani population is concentrated in Northern Nigeria especially in and around the centres of Sokoto, Kano and Katsina which were important market centres on the southern section of the trans-Saharan caravan trade routes in the past.

Before the advent of the Fulani, the Hausa had established well-organised city states. These states included Katsina, Daura, Kano Zazzau (Zaria), Biram, Gobir and Borno.


Some of these were however conquered and re-established by the Fulani. A few other kingdoms such as Katagum, Hadejia and Gombe were then founded.

The coming of the Fulani into Hausa land brought the full force of Islam which became a great factor in social life and culture. In education, dress, taste and outlook, the Hausa and their Fulani conquerors became part of the Islamic culture world. This influence remains till today.

Traditionally, they neither look alike nor do they practise the same culture. Fulanis are mostly light-skinned, lanky with long hairs. They practise the whipping of a suitor before his bride as parts of their marriage requirement, this aided monogamy amongst them.

Fulanis are also nomads. This nomadic lifestyle spread them into virtually all of West Africa. They are extremely tolerant of the languages of other people around them leading to the suppression of theirs especially in northern Nigeria by Hausa.

Hausas, on the other hand, are good merchants. This helped spread them to some countries around Nigeria. They are not known for bravery except for their women who can at times be daring e.g Queen Amina of Zazzau.


They are typically intolerant to the languages of others around them and are highly conservative. Their marriage is less demanding hence, they are given to polygamy with high divorce rate.

Sometimes, the Fulanis see themselves as superiors since they produce most of the emirs in the and are the vanguards of Islam in Nigeria

Fulanis migrated into the country and depose the organised Hausas nations and render them a second class citizen in their country of birth. What I found difficult to believe is that, they never complained about it.

Have they finally lost?

Is there anything the Hausas can do to return to their own beautiful heritage before the systematic colonization and Fulanisation of the Hausas?

What can the South do to escape the provocations of the Fulanis and avoid a full blown warfare in Nigeria?

Can the southern Nigeria be captured by the fulanis just like the Hausas in the north...

Let's hear your opinion without tribal sentiments.

Fulanis are always migrating and trying to usurp every system dey com across.. Mali is beginning to give dem a dose of their own medicine and dey are now looking for a sanctuary

No difference
Both can Trek From there village to Lagos.

Two different ethnic groups that have decided to merge together and become one Hausa-Fulani ethnic group for various reasons.

The Fulani conquered the Hausa, and they live together in a subtle master/slave kind of relationship.
The Fulanis are masters in the art of political scheming. Similar thing they did in Ilorin to the Yorubas.

Fulani's are from Guinea Conakry

seunmsg:
Two different ethnic groups that have decided to merge together and become one Hausa-Fulani ethnic group for various reasons.

Lol they didn't 'decide' Hausa's don't really have a say in the matter

Ok

Hausas are nice people and are usually known to be generous when they really want to. They also do not forget favours and people that are nice to 'em irrespective of creed, although they may be a little careful if such person is of a different faith. Hausas do not have landgrabbing tendencies and that is why you tend to see them limited to wherever their sabo is in each locality. Their fair level of liberalism is their fairly little allowance of intertribal marriages. But they have short fuses. When angered, they can be highly destructive. But in peaceful times, you'll love interacting with 'em. And although Hausas are not know to display so much varouge, that does not imply that they won't fight when angered and they don't need to have weapons to fight back.

Fulanis on their own, hmmmmm (heaved a long sigh).

They are not nice, they are not generous, they are opportunistic, landgrabbers which explains their tendency to spread like metastatic cancers away from their original location in any given locality. They also have extremely short fuses in 10 times out of 10, hence that popular belief that a "nice Fulani" is an oxymoron and that the word "Fulani" and the word "nice" should not coexist together in a single sentence. They are usually extremists such that the average Hausa is even careful of them. However there has been significant mixing of the two (Hausa and Fulani) over decades such that the Hausa have lost some of their identity, but the fulanis have been careful to keep purebred bloodlines for times of conquests and monarchy, a drive which they still push till this day and the reason for the Central African Republic (CAR) crisis.

Fulanis are typically cowards but they display this pseudocourage thingy because they most times walk around with one form of weapon or another. In instances where they are outgunned they flee. (CAR, Ghana and Mali as case studies) and that is why they do most of their attacks under the cover of darkness and then flee into the bushes. What they do therefore is to try as much as possible to emasculate their targets and then come in to do the damage using weapons (like they did in Benue where the Fulani led soldiers seized weapons from the locals and then made signs to the Fulani herdsmen around to strike)

If d hausas are ready to liberate 4rm dem, dey should let d souths knw. We will back dem up fully.

I think a Southerner should take power and find a way of freeing the Hausas from the firm grip of these fulanis who sold themselves as the sons of god just like the isrealies to the northerners. People easily forget that these same Fulanis were in the business of catching black slaves for the Arabians in the past and only utilized those contacts to leapfrog into positions of power in different West African capitals.. Since they're nothing but a huge menace to the peaceful locals these days, driving them back to futa jallon and futa torro from whence they came from should be on the table at all times..

Will forever respect the akans people of Ghana....dey kept Hausa/ Fulani people on check.

Hausa are great people but they are not fighter; that's why they are being enslaved by the bloodthirsty Fulani. How can all the Emir be Fulani and leaving the land owners as subjects? Ilorin is another example; they love being slaves.

Distinct tribes with separate languages and cultures. The Hausa have always been city dwellers, farmers and merchants while the Fulani have traditionally been nomadic livestock herders; like the East African Masai or the North African Berbers. Both the Hausa and the Fulani are found across much of West Africa, the Fulani being slightly more widespread; with communities as far west as the Gambia and Senegal, while the Hausa are generally found only within Benin, Togo, Ghana, Niger, Nigeria and Cameroun.

Traditionally, nomadic, livestock raising lifestyles are associated with emphasis on bravery and aggressive action; nomads raising livestock have battled lions and leopards in the bush for centuries. The Masai have incorporated lion hunting into their rites of puberty, the Zulu impis were notorious warriors, and the berbers of North Africa were a constant thorn in the sides of the Italian and French colonialists. Many of the people whose ancestors lived nomadic lifestyles still shun the city life and do not have the same access to school or the same culture as city dwellers. They also have no concept of land ownership or land rights; unlike city dwellers for whom property rights are inviolable aspects of capitalism. This is why there can often be conflict between nomadic peoples and city dwellers.

Rugaria:
I think a Southerner should take power and find a way of freeing the Hausas from the firm grip of these fulanis who sold themselves as the sons of god just like the isrealies to the northerners. People easily forget that these same Fulanis were in the business of catching black slaves for the Arabians in the past and only utilized those contacts to leapfrog into positions of power in different West African capitals.. Since they're nothing but a huge menace to the peaceful locals these days, driving them back to futa jallon and futa torro from whence they came from should be on the table at all times..

I have met so many original Hausas breeds in my life to know who these people are. They love you easily and trust you without knowing you from time.

Take religion away from Hausa man, you will see a handsome perfect gentleman who will give all he has to sustain a relationship. Their woman are easy to go by with. Their women don't always ask questions because they hate to think deep.

If any stranger speaks their language, they easily trust such stranger and treat him like a king. They may be angry but only for short period unlike the domineering Fulanis who go about with their natural corruption to destabilize anywhere they were treated like humans.

I want to stand in agreement with you that the south should stop these people and join forces with the original Hausas to send those demons back to futa'd'jallon for Nigeria to be peaceful again.

ceaser:
Hausas are nice people and are usually known to be generous when they really want to. They also do not forget favours and people that are nice to 'em irrespective of creed, although they may be a little careful if such person is of a different faith. Hausas do not have landgrabbing tendencies and that is why you tend to see them limited to wherever their sabo is in each locality. Their fair level of liberalism is their fairly little allowance of intertribal marriages. But they have short fuses. When angered, they can be highly destructive. But in peaceful times, you'll love interacting with 'em. And although Hausas are not know to display so much varouge, that does not imply that they won't fight when angered and they don't need to have weapons to fight back.

Fulanis on their own, hmmmmm (heaved a long sigh).

They are not nice, they are not generous, they are opportunistic, landgrabbers which explains their tendency to spread like metastatic cancers away from their original location in any given locality. They also have extremely short fuses in 10 times out of 10, hence that popular belief that a "nice Fulani" is an oxymoron and that the word "Fulani" and the word "nice" should not coexist together in a single sentence. They are usually extremists such that the average Hausa is even careful of them. However there has been significant mixing of the two (Hausa and Fulani) over decades such that the Hausa have lost some of their identity, but the fulanis have been careful to keep purebred bloodlines for times of conquests and monarchy, a drive which they still push till this day and the reason for the Central African Republic (CAR) crisis.

Fulanis are typically cowards but they display this pseudocourage thingy because they most times walk around with one form of weapon or another. In instances where they are outgunned they flee. (CAR, Ghana and Mali as case studies) and that is why they do most of their attacks under the cover of darkness and then flee into the bushes. What they do therefore is to try as much as possible to emasculate their targets and then come in to do the damage using weapons (like they did in Benue where the Fulani led soldiers seized weapons from the locals and then made signs to the Fulani herdsmen around to strike)

Interesting analysis sir! Allow me to add that the original Hausa that aren't dented by Fulani madness are very nice people till this day called the 'maguzawas'. They abhor any kind of violence, very pious people who hardly practice any religion though few are Christians. They are found in present day kadunas state, kebbi and Kano. What still borders historians is how the hausas were fully subjugated, sometimes I think because the old habe kingdoms didnt developed centralised system of government and their culture wasn't well sophisticated enough. Albeit to say there's still hope for Ilorin which will come glaring at the instance of Nigerian balkanisation as 80% of ilorite will go back home with the southwest.

butterfly777:
The Fulani conquered the Hausa, and they live together in a subtle master/slave kind of relationship.
The Fulanis are masters in the art of political scheming. Similar thing they did in Ilorin to the Yorubas.

if really masters of political scheming leads a country like this

There was a time it didn't really matter where u r from, who ur parents r, what u speak... i had ibrahim (hausa) Abdullahi( fulani) habiba ( fulani) Euna ( malu gal..no offence) ochanya ( middle belt) Ekaette ( calabar chick) and i am igbo.... but now

Silentgroper:
If d hausas are ready to liberate 4rm dem, dey should let d souths knw. We will back dem up fully.

Too late. They are happy with the Hausa-Fulani identity.

There is nothingness like Hausa/Fulani ...



You are either hausa

Or

Fulani

Zenithpeak:


I have met so many original Hausas breeds in my life to know who these people are. They love you easily and trust you without knowing you from time.

Take religion away from Hausa man, you will see a handsome perfect gentleman who will give all he has to sustain a relationship. Their woman are easy to go by with. Their women don't always ask questions because they hate to think deep.

If any stranger speaks their language, they easily trust such stranger and treat him like a king. They may be angry but only for short period unlike the domineering Fulanis who go about with their natural corruption to destabilize anywhere they were treated like humans.

I want to stand in agreement with you that the south should stop these people and join forces with the original Hausas to send those demons back to futa'd'jallon for Nigeria to be peaceful again.

Totally agree with you... Lived and worked with them in Kano! The same impression! But I really feel upset when I see how they continuously defer to fulanis in almost every issue. You see the fulani guy dressed in full arrogance walk into the room with a swagger and decide on a topic with an air of finality! Immediately, the Hausa guys there will smile sheepishly and follow suit! Without any confrontations.. Much as I hate that reality, I don't know where to start to blame them. They live next to each other and these fulanis actually conquered them. Taking a cue from how violent the massacres are today in Southern Kaduna and the rest, one can only imagine how cruel the experience would have been for the Hausas in those days without any superior force to save them! Could be a question of accepting subjugation just to live...

Fulani trying to conquer southern nigeria at this age is quite funny. Same thing they did to kwara.
Notice that every major City from kwara northwards are filled by Fulani monarchs. They still have this backward mentality.. only God can save us

N

The story of the HAusa/Fulani is a sad one especially for the Hausa's.
i have never seen a tribe so conquered like the hausa tribe. Imagine that the Hausa's are the most populous tribe in Nigeria yet the Fulani Conquered them .They no longer have a voice.
Go to the North Majority of the Kings and Emirs are Fulani's. Kano for instance has high population of Hausa but they have been the one ruling Kano as emir, go to Sokoto Same thing, go to Kaduna, etc.
Fulani has the least population among the Nigerian people.
The Hausa's should wake up and stand for their right, The issue of bandits happening in Zamfara are all Fulani land acquisition schemes.

Following

BIG difference

Zenithpeak:
07/22/2020
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.pulse.ng/lifestyle/food-travel/fulani-and-hausa-whats-the-difference/wj2hq7e.amp


Although found throughout the grassland belt of West Africa, the bulk of the Hausa/Fulani population is concentrated in Northern Nigeria.

The Hausa and Fulani are two ethnic groups which were formerly distinct but are now intermixed to the extent of being regarded as one inseparable ethnic nation.

Although found throughout the grassland belt of West Africa, the bulk of the Hausa/Fulani population is concentrated in Northern Nigeria especially in and around the centres of Sokoto, Kano and Katsina which were important market centres on the southern section of the trans-Saharan caravan trade routes in the past.

Before the advent of the Fulani, the Hausa had established well-organised city states. These states included Katsina, Daura, Kano Zazzau (Zaria), Biram, Gobir and Borno.


Some of these were however conquered and re-established by the Fulani. A few other kingdoms such as Katagum, Hadejia and Gombe were then founded.

The coming of the Fulani into Hausa land brought the full force of Islam which became a great factor in social life and culture. In education, dress, taste and outlook, the Hausa and their Fulani conquerors became part of the Islamic culture world. This influence remains till today.

Traditionally, they neither look alike nor do they practise the same culture. Fulanis are mostly light-skinned, lanky with long hairs. They practise the whipping of a suitor before his bride as parts of their marriage requirement, this aided monogamy amongst them.

Fulanis are also nomads. This nomadic lifestyle spread them into virtually all of West Africa. They are extremely tolerant of the languages of other people around them leading to the suppression of theirs especially in northern Nigeria by Hausa.

Hausas, on the other hand, are good merchants. This helped spread them to some countries around Nigeria. They are not known for bravery except for their women who can at times be daring e.g Queen Amina of Zazzau.


They are typically intolerant to the languages of others around them and are highly conservative. Their marriage is less demanding hence, they are given to polygamy with high divorce rate.

Sometimes, the Fulanis see themselves as superiors since they produce most of the emirs in the and are the vanguards of Islam in Nigeria

Yes everything you said about the Hausas are true, they are very trustworthy and extremely nice people except for that their religious intolerance but aside that they are good people but these bad fulanis among them have corrupted many of them after dominating over them... Hausas should be very wary of these develish fulanis among them (not all though)who are using religion as a yardstick to subjugate them because they don't have anything in common. There should be nothing like Hausa/Fulani.
Hausa should be Hausa and Fulani should be Fulani

Only those who think they need liberation will be librated. They are not complaining so, let them be

They are all the same. Period

ojun50:
No difference
Both can Trek From there village to Lagos.

Damn nigger, takam you de craze. I be Igbo, but this is savagely.

A lot of people here have never been to the North.
But let me Educate you lots a little about the Hausa/Fulani and why they are called the Hausa/Fulani.
The unifying factor in the North and the Hausa/Fulani relationship is ISLAM! It will never be possible for Hausa/Fulani, or The Hausa as you guys like to call them lol, to align with the Southerners to Fight the Fulbes is because of Religion. As a Fulani man, in my whole life i have never came across a Christian or Non Religious Fulani, but the Hausas commonly knowns as HABE (non Muslims or Non Fulbes), are originally non muslims, they worship idols, but after the arrival of the. Caliphate they embraced islam and it became a way of life for them.
Since Islam is a unifying factor between Hausa and Fulani they intermarry a lot, in fact a Hausa man will give anything just to have a Fulani as a wife, but the Fulbes hardly marry the Hausas, the Fulbes marry between families, if Allah permits i will marry my aunt daughter lol , while the Hausas hardly marry among themselves. That is why keeping their family tree is almost impossible. I have muslims friends from other parts of Nigeria especially Yorubas even here on NL, but they are few.

So all the propaganda and hate that you guys are championing against the Fulbes can never work, how do you expect a Hausa man from Zaria to trust a Yoruba from Ekiti and hate his neighbor and brother the Fulbe??

The only solution and the only way to divide the Hausa and the Fulani is to take out Islam in the equation.
I dont know how you can do it, but it is the only solution. Good luck in trying, but let me assure you, 2023 a Northerner will win with a landslide you can take it to the bank.