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-license: apache-2.0
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+---
+language:
+- ha
+tags:
+- language
+- hausa
+size_categories:
+- 500K<n<2M
+license: apache-2.0
+---
+
+## Hausa Dataset
+
+The vocabulary foundation is organized by linguistic categories (pronouns, verbs, nouns, adjectives) with over 200 core [Hausa](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hausa_people) words.
+
+### Key Features
+
+1. Core Vocabulary Categories:
+
++ Pronouns with gender distinctions (kai/ke for masculine/feminine 'you')
++ Verbs covering daily activities and essential actions
++ Nouns spanning family, nature, time, and cultural concepts
++ Adjectives with proper Hausa formations
++ Numbers from basic counting to large values
++ Time expressions including Islamic prayer times
+
+2. Hausa-Specific Linguistic Elements:
+
++ Gender agreement with 'ne/ce' copulas
++ Proper pronoun usage with masculine/feminine distinctions
++ Negation patterns with 'ba...ba' construction
++ Question word formations
++ Conjunction usage following Hausa syntax
+
+3. Cultural and Religious Content:
+
++ Islamic content relevant to Hausa speakers (prayer, pillars of Islam)
++ Traditional Hausa proverbs and their meanings
++ Cultural practices and traditions
++ Major Hausa cities and cultural elements
+
+4. Data Type Distribution:
+
++ 35% synthetic sentences for general language patterns
++ 18% pattern variations for grammatical structures
++ 15% conversational exchanges
++ 12% question-answer pairs
++ 8% translation exercises
++ 5% grammar instruction
++ 3% story completions
++ 2% proverb explanations
++ 1% religious content
++ 1% cultural content
+
+### Citation
+
+If you find this work relevant or helpful to your work, please kindly cite it:
+
+```
+@misc{hausadataset,
+  title={Hausa Dataset}, 
+  author={Finbarrs Oketunji},
+  year={2025}
+}
+```
+
+### Copyright
+
+(c) Copyright 2025 Finbarrs Oketunji. All Rights Reserved.