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Nigeria

Families, Big and Small

Families come in all sizes. In Hausa families, grandparents, cousins, uncles and aunts all live close together in the gida (compound). Everyone works and plays together.



This reconstruction of a Hausa household from northern Nigeria highlights oral traditions and music.


Welcome to the gida, a private place for families where daily activities happen. Help grind the corn to make tuwo (a thick porridge made by boiling corn) for the evening meal.

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Created: March 18, 1995. Last update: August 7, 2001
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