The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word HAUSA
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More clues leading to the result HAUSA
- People of hot Australian area
- Africans only half loathe America
- I’m surprised to come across Australian language in Nigeria
- African lingo almost takes over western nation
- African ethnic group has a university accommodated
- African’s exclamation of surprise when reaching America
- African's exclamation of surprise on encountering North American country
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