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===Other systems=== {{main|Hausa Braille}} Hausa is one of three indigenous languages of Nigeria that have been rendered in [[Hausa Braille|braille]]. At least three other writing systems for Hausa have been proposed or "discovered". None of these are in active use beyond perhaps some individuals. * A Hausa alphabet, named in some sources as ''Salifou'' or ''Gobiri'', supposedly of ancient origin<ref>{{Cite web |title=Salifou Hausa |url=https://scriptsource.org/cms/scripts/page.php?item_id=script_detail&key=Qa16 |access-date=April 10, 2024 |website=scriptsource.org}}</ref> and in use north of [[Maradi Region|Maradi]], Niger.<ref>[http://www.bisharat.net/Demos/Hausa_alphabet.htm "Hausa alphabet"<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>{{failed verification|reason=Apparently there are people who use this north of Maradi. Any further insights into the origin and use would be appreciated.|date=November 2018}}<ref>{{cite web |last1=Riley |first1=Charles L. |title=L2/22-073 Update on implementation status of African scripts |url=https://www.unicode.org/L2/L2022/22073-african-script-status.pdf |publisher=Unicode Consortium |access-date=19 July 2023 |page=2 |date=3 March 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=ScriptSource β Salifou Hausa |url=https://scriptsource.org/cms/scripts/page.php?item_id=script_detail&key=Qa16 |website=scriptsource.org |access-date=19 July 2023}}</ref> * A script that apparently originated with the writing/publishing group Raina Kama in the 1980s.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.bisharat.net/Demos/Hausa_alpha_2.htm|title=Hausa alphabet from a 1993 publication|website=www.bisharat.net|access-date=2018-04-20}}</ref> * A script called "Tafi" proposed in the 1970s(?)<ref name=":3">{{Cite web|url=http://www.bisharat.net/Demos/Hausa_alpha_3.htm|title=Hausa alphabet from a 1993 publication|website=www.bisharat.net|access-date=2018-04-20}}</ref>
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