Pronunciation
Noun
- The plural form of abbreviation; more than one (kind of) abbreviation.<> Jam'in gajartacciyar kalma.
Hausa abbreviations Sourced and Compiled by: Nawani, Abdulhafiz Abdulahad
As technology grows, language also expands its reachability conforming to the order of technological simplicity. Take your time to learn from my compiled list of collected Hausa Abbreviations.
Islamic abbreviations commonly used amongst Hausa and non Hausa speakers:
- Wlh = Walahi
- ISA = Insha Allah
- Slm = Salam
- Slam = Assalamun alaikum
- Aslm = Assalam alaikum
- Aslm = Assalamun alaikum
- W/slm = Wa’alaikumun salam
- Wslm = Wa’alaikumun salam
- SAW = Salallahu Alaihi Wasalam
- AS = Alaihi Salam
- SW = Subhanahu Wata’allah
- RA = Radiyallahu Anhu/Anha
- Alhmd = Alhamdulillah
Other common abbreviations:
- Ykk = Ya kake/ kike
- Ngd = nagode
- Gsky = Gaskiya
- Lfy = Lafiya
- Lpy = Lafiya
- Gdy = Godiya
- Hkr = Hakuri
- Mgd = Mungode
- Alh = Alhaji
- Haj = Hajjiya
- Mal = Malam/Malama
- Srk = Sarki
- Klu = Kalau
- Sbd = Saboda
- Lbr = Labari/Labarai
- Bb = Babu
- Hau = Hausa
States and Time commonly abbreviated often orally:
- Abj = Abuja (+ oral)
- Kd = Kaduna (+ oral)
- Kn = Kano
- Mx = Minna (+ oral)
- Lit = Litinin
- Lrb = Laraba
- Lhd = Lahadi
- Asb = Asabar
- Tlt = Talata
- Min = Minti
Common trends amongst speakers from texts and social media interactions:
- Kyye = Kiyaye
- Wnn = Wanan
- Y = ya
- Yy = yaya
- Lkc = Lokaci
- Lkcn = Lokacin
- Mgn = magana
- Mgn = Magani
- Mn = Mana
- Hk = Haka
- Ahk = A haka
- Ynz = Yanzu
- Bbu = Babu
- Dmw = Damuwa
- Bkt = Bukata
- Dg = Daga
- Hausw = Hausawa
- N = Na
- Kwn = Kwana
- 2rai = Turai
- 2ra = Tura
- Lau = Kalau
- Dftn = Dafatan