Hausa Waec Syllabus
Below is this 2025 Waec Syllabus for Hausa. Note that this syllabus is for both internal and external candidates.
Aims and Objectives
No published Aims and Objectives.
Scheme of Examination
Syllabus Paper 1:
This will be a multiple-choice objective test that will last an hour and carry 60 marks. It will have three sections: Sections A, B, and C.
SECTION A: LANGUAGE
Comprehension (2 short passages): 10 items
Composition/Letter Writing: 4 items
Sound System: 6 items
Grammar:Â 6 items
Translation: 4 items
30 items
SECTION B: LITERATURE
Basic Principles of Literary Appreciation: 4 items
Oral Literature
Prose: 3 items
Poetry: 3 items
Drama: 3 item
Written Literature
Prose: 3 items
Poetry: 3 items
Drama         –       3 items
SECTION C: CULTURE
Customs      –       4 items)
Institutions  –       4 items)  8 items
TOTAL – (30 + 22 + 8) = 60 items
In Section B, all questions other than those on Basic Principles of Literary Appreciation will be on the set books for Paper 2.
Hausa WAEC Syllabus PAPER 2:Â
This will be an essay test which will also be in three sections, Sections A, B and C. The rubrics shall be written in Hausa. The paper will take 2 hours and carry 100 marks.
Candidates will be required to answer six questions as follows: Three from Section A, two from Section B and one from Section C.
Candidates will be required to answer questions in the official Hausa orthography using the appropriate metalanguage.
Detailed Hausa Syllabus
SECTION A: LANGUAGE
- Composition/Letter Writing
Candidates are advised to write an essay of about 300 words on the topic chosen.
Candidates are advised to spend not more than 45 minutes on this question. The topics will include any of the following essay types:
Narrative: Insha’i Na Labari
Descriptive: Insha’i Na Siffance
Argumentative: Insha’i Na Muhawara
Expository: Insha’i Na Bayani
Dialogue: Muhawara ta kai tsaye
Proverbial: Karin Magana
Letter Writing: Rubutun Wasika
- Sound System (Tsarin Sauti)
Candidates will be required to answer one question from the two-question set.
Questions will be set testing candidates’ knowledge of:
Consonants, Vowels and Syllable Structure: (Furucin bakake da wasula da kirar gaba)
- Their production in terms of place, manner and status of the glottis, e.g., bilabials, nasals, voice and voiceless sounds. (Gurbi da yanayi da matsayin makwallato na furucinsu misali ’yan lebba da ’yan hanci da mai ziza ko maras ziza)
- Syllable Structure – the way consonants and vowels combine in syllables.
Structure of Syllable (Tsarin gaba)
- Consonant + vowel (cv) – BW
- Consonant + vowel + vowel (CVV) – BWW
- Consonant + vowel + consonant (CVC) – BWB
Types of Syllable (ire-iren gaba)
- open syllable (budaddiyar gaba)
- close syllable (rufaffiyar gaba)
Vowel production (furucin Wasula)
- vowel length – short and long vowels, diphthongs
- (gajeru da dogaye da tagwan wasula)
Tone (Karin Sauti)
- High tone (Karin sautin sama)
- Low tone (Karin sautin kasa)
- Falling tone (Karin sauti mai faduwa)
- Grammar (Nahawu)
Candidates will be required to answer one question from the two questions set.
Word Structure And Word Formation (Ginin kalmomi):
- Root –Â Â Â Â Â Â Â (saiwa)
- Affix –Â Â Â Â Â Â Â (dafi)
- Prefix –Â Â Â Â Â Â Â (dafa goshi)
- Infix –Â Â Â Â Â Â Â (dafa ciki)
- Suffix –Â Â Â Â Â Â Â (dafa keya)
Word Classes (Azuzuwan kalmomi):
- Noun –Â Â Â Â Â Â Â (suna)
- Verb –Â Â Â Â Â Â Â (Aikatau)
- Adjective –Â Â Â Â Â Â Â (sifa)
- Adverb –Â Â Â Â Â Â Â (Bayanau)
- Pronoun –Â Â Â Â Â Â Â (Wakilin Suna)
- Conjunction- (Mahadi)
- Specifier – (Mafayyaci)
- Quantifier – (Ma’auni)
- Demostrative – (Nunau)
- Ideophone – (Amsa-kama)
- Diminutive – (Tsigilau)
- Stabilizer – (Dirka)
- Referential- (Madanganci)
Grammatical Categories (Rukunonin Nahawu)
- Tense and Aspect –Â Â Â Â Â Â Â (Lokutan aiki)
- General Past –Â Â Â Â Â Â Â (Shudadden Lokaci Na I)
- Relative Past –Â Â Â Â Â Â Â (Shudadden Lokaci Na II)
- General Continuous –Â Â Â Â Â Â Â (Lokaci Mai Ci Na I)
- Relative Continuous    –       (Lokaci Mai Ci Na II)
- First Future –Â Â Â Â Â Â Â (Lokaci Na Gaba Na I)
- Second Future –Â Â Â Â Â Â Â (Lokaci Na Gaba Na II)
- Habitual –Â Â Â Â Â Â Â (Lokaci Na Sabo)
- Subjunctive –Â Â Â Â Â Â Â (Umurtau)
- Negative –Â Â Â Â Â Â Â (Korewa)
- Gender –Â Â Â Â Â Â Â (Jinsi)
- Number –Â Â Â Â Â Â Â (Adadi)
The structure and Types of Sentences:
(Tsari da ire-iren jumloli)
- Subject and predicate –Â Â Â Â Â Â Â (yankin suna da na aikatau)
- Simple sentence –Â Â Â Â Â Â Â (sassaukar Jumla)
- Complex sentence –Â Â Â Â Â Â Â (sarkakkiyar Jumla)
- Compound sentence –Â Â Â Â Â Â Â (Hardaddiyar Jumla)
SECTION B:Â LITERATURE
This section will consist of Oral and Written Literature, and six questions will be set, out of which two will be attempted, i.e., one from Oral Literature and one from Written Literature.
There will be six set books, three on Oral Literature and three on Written Literature.
- Oral Literature
- Prose (Tatsuniya da tarihihi da Karin Magana da Ka-Cinci- Ka-Cinci
- Poetry (Wakokin Baka)
- Drama (Wasannin Gargajiya)
In Oral Literature, there will be 3 set books covering the different genres. One question will be set from each set book, and candidates must answer any of the three questions.
- Written Literature
In Written Literature, there will be 3 set books covering the different genres. One question will be set from each set book, and candidates must answer any of the three questions.
- Prose (Zube)
- Poetry (Rubutattun wakoki)
- Drama (Wasan kwaikwayo)
SECTION C:Â CULTURE
This section will test candidates’ knowledge of the following items on customs and Institutions: Two questions will be set, and candidates will be required to answer one.
Topics to be examined will include:
- Greeting
- Gaisuwar ban girma
- Gaisuwar taya murna
- Gaisuwar lokatai (safiya, rana, la’asar, damina, rani, d.s.)
- Jaje
- Ta’aziyya
- Tarbiyya
Hanyoyin tarbiyya (tsawa, kwabo, harara, horo, d.s.)
- Girmama iyaye
- Girmama na gaba
- Girmama tsara
- Da’a ga hukuma
- Hospitality (karimci)
- Girmama bako
- Kyauta
- Ciyarwa
- Sadaka
- Family (Iyali)
- Al’adun Aure
- Haihuwa
- Radin Suna
- Reno
- Yaye
- Kaciya
- Zumunci
- Al’adun Mutuwa
- Traditional Beliefs and Practices
Al’adun da suka saba wa addini misali: camfi, bori, duba, tsibbu, maita, fatalwa, d.s.
- Traditional Occupations (sana’o’ in gargajiya)
- Noma
- Kira
- Saka
- Jima
- Wanzanci
- Kitso
- Sassaka
- Kiwo
- Dukanci
- Fawa
- Su
- Rini
- Kasuwanci
- Dillanci
- Traditional Medicine (Magungunan gargajiya)
Masu ba da maganin gargajiya. Misali:
- Magori
- ’yar maiganye
- Â bokaye
- Wanzamai, d.s.
- Traditional Authority and office holding (sarautun gargajiya)
- Sarki
- Hakimi
- Dagaci
- Mai Unguwa
- Shamaki
- Shantali
- Sarkin Zagi
- Liman
- Sarkin fada, d.s.
- Forms of Traditional Recreation (Wasannin dandali)
- Dambe
- Â Â Â Kokawa
- Â Â Â Kalankuwa
- Â Â Â Shanci
- Â Â Â Sukuwa
- Â Â Â Hawan kaho
WEIGHTING
- Composition/Letter Writing: 25 marks
- Other five questions (15 marks each): 75 marks
- Total: 100 marks
SUMMARY
- Paper 1: 60 marks
- Paper 2: 100 marks
- Maximum Marks Obtainable: 160 marks (to be scaled down to 100%)
LIST OF HAUSA TEXTS FOR THE WEST AFRICAN SENIOR SCHOOL CERTIFICATE EXAMINATION (WASSCE) 2021 - 2025
- WRITTEN LITERATURE
Prose
Turmin Danya by Katsina, S.I.
Drama
Abin Da Kamar Wuaya by Bugaje, H.M
Poetry
Wakokin Hausa
- ORAL LITERATURE
Prose
Mu Sha Dariya by Tofa, B.O.
Drama
Wasannin Tashe by Umar M.B.
Poetry
Jagoran Nazarin wakar Baka by Gusau, S.M.
- LANGUAGE
Sound System and Grammar by Sani, M.A.Z
- CULTURE
- Rayuwar Huasawa by CNSL/BUK
- Hausa Customs by Madauci, I
GENERAL REFERENCE BOOKS
- Exam Focus: Hausa Language | Sani, M.A.Z.
- Darussan Hausa 1-3 Yahaya, LY. et al
- Rayayyen Nahawun Hausa Jinju M.H
- An Introduction to Hausa Grammar M.K.M. Galadanci
- Jagoran Nazarin Kagaggun Labarai Mukhtar, I.
- Rabe-raben Adabi Da Muhimmancinsa Ga Rayuwar Hausawa by Dangambo, A.
- Harshe Da Adabin Hausa A Kammale by Ismaila, J and Tanimu, M.Y.
- Labaru Na Da Da Na Yanzu
- Zaman Mutum Da Sana’arsa by E.M. Rimmer, et al
- Zaman Hausawa Alhassan, H. et al
- Waka A Bakin Mai Ita by CSNL, BUK, Kano
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