[PAR] [TLE] Boko alphabet [SEP] Boko (or bookoo) is a Latin-script alphabet used to write the Hausa language.  The first boko was devised by Europeans in the early 19th century, and developed in the early 20th century by the British (mostly) and French colonial authorities.  It was made the official Hausa alphabet in 1930.  Since the 1950s boko has been the main alphabet for Hausa.  Arabic script ("ajami") is now only used in Islamic schools and for Islamic literature.  Since the 1980s, Nigerian boko has been based on the Pan-Nigerian alphabet. [PAR] [TLE] Hausa language [SEP] Hausa ( ) ("Yaren Hausa" or "Harshen Hausa") is the Chadic language (a branch of the Afroasiatic language family) with the largest number of speakers, spoken as a first language by more than 70 million people, and as a second language by another 40 to 50 million or more.  Originally the language of the Hausa people stretching across southern Niger and northern Nigeria, it has developed into a lingua franca across much of western Africa for purposes of trade.  In the 20th and 21st centuries, it has become more commonly published in print and online.
[PAR] [TLE] Boko alphabet [ SEP ] Boko ( or bookoo ) is a Latin - script alphabet used to write the Hausa language . The first boko was devised by Europeans in the early 19th century , and developed in the early 20th century by the British ( mostly ) and French colonial authorities . It was made the official Hausa alphabet in 1930 . Since the 1950s boko has been the main alphabet for Hausa . Arabic script ( " ajami " ) is now only used in Islamic schools and for Islamic literature . Since the 1980s , Nigerian boko has been based on the Pan - Nigerian alphabet . [PAR] [TLE] Hausa language [ SEP ] Hausa ( ) ( " Yaren Hausa " or " Harshen Hausa " ) is the Chadic language ( a branch of the Afroasiatic language family ) with the largest number of speakers , spoken as a first language by more than 70 million people , and as a second language by another 40 to 50 million or more . Originally the language of the Hausa people stretching across southern Niger and northern Nigeria , it has developed into a lingua franca across much of western Africa for purposes of trade . In the 20th and 21st centuries , it has become more commonly published in print and online .
Where was the language based on the Boko alphabet primarily used?
Where was the language based on the Boko alphabet primarily used ?
across much of western Africa
across much of western Africa