Tuwo abinci ne da Hausawa suke ci. suna yin shi ne da masara, shinkafa, alkama ko kuma da dawa, ana kiran shi da tuwon shinkafa. Haka kuma tuwo abinci ne da ake yin shi daga maiwa ko gero , sai a tuƙa shi da tafashashen ruwan zafi, ana haɗa shi ne da miya. Miles, William F. S. (1994). Hausaland divided : colonialism and independence in Nigeria and Niger. Ithaca: Cornell University Press. ISBN 978-0-8014-7010-3. OCLC 624196914. . Miles, William F. S. (1994). Hausaland divided : colonialism and independence in Nigeria and Niger.p.47