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MALAMAN ZAURE AND THEIR CONTRIBUTIONS TO HAUSA


ABSTRACT
Malaman zaure are the Hausa traditional Islamic scholars, who usually stay at the entrance hall (zaure) of their houses where they gather students and teach them. The profession of Malaman zaure is called Malantaka or Malanta. This Paper titled Malaman Zaure and Their Contribution to Hausa is divided into two parts. The first part consist an introduction and brief explanation about Hausaland, Hausawa and their architectural system. The paper also discussed on the brief history of Islamic education system and the effort of some Islamic scholars in educating Hausa people which led to what produced Malaman zaure. The second part of the paper discusses the teaching methods of Malaman zaure and classification of their students, as well as their contributions to Hausa with respect to consonant and vowel modification, translation and word formation. Finally, there is conclusion and references. 
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