Hausa vowels and pronunciation of words speakers learning Hausa

• Sale Maikanti, Jurgen Martin Burkhardt, Yap Ngee Thai, Salina Binti Husain, Oluwadoro Jacob Oludare Faculty of modern languages and communication, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Malaysia

Abstract

This study examines the production of 10 monophthongs, and 2 diphthongs of Hausa with the aim of identifying how Yoruba speakers commit errors in the pronunciation of disyllabic Hausa words in the first and second syllables respectively by using a quantitative method with 9 participants (males and females). The results of both the shared and unshared vowels appear to be non-significant for being greater than p˃.005 in the first and second syllables even though their level of performance indicates there are differences. In conclusion, the government should ensure the availability of instructional materials in schools.