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10 poems in Hausa
A poem in Hausa accompanied by two copies of an English translation. "I was given this poem by the Chief man of the Hausa Quarter of Kumasi. It refers to the mythical bridge which spans the gulf between the Mahomedan Heaven and Hell"
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A poem in Hausa accompanied by an English tranlation. "It was written...by Malum Hallidu, Chief Advisor to Ataibihu, Emir of Sokoto"
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A poem in Hausa with an epilogue by the son Moarzu accompanied by an English tranlation
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A poem in Hausa
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A religious poem in Hausa
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A poem in Hausa
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A religious poem in Hausa
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A story in Hausa
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Parts of poems in Hausa
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Made by Osmann, the son of Ifordiu about 110 years ago - he lived at Gobir - about ten years after he composed this song he became King of Sokoto, and reigned for 13 years
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