Some Hausa friends taught me a saying, "Lundi, ko Nasarawa suke ji tsoronka." which means "Oh Monday, even the Westerners fear you."
As well as being a fascinating glimpse of Hausa conceptions of Westerner, its also worth noting that the word here for westerner (and there are others), 'Nasarawa' is derived from Nazareth. Westerners are thought of in the Hausa mindset as all being Nazirites, or followers of the Man from Nazareth.
As well as being a fascinating glimpse of Hausa conceptions of Westerner, its also worth noting that the word here for westerner (and there are others), 'Nasarawa' is derived from Nazareth. Westerners are thought of in the Hausa mindset as all being Nazirites, or followers of the Man from Nazareth.
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