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Turaki

Hausa · Hausa / Northern Nigeria; Niger; zongo communities in Ghana · Royal Title

A title of a senior office-holder at a Hausa emir's court. Robinson lists turaki among the king's officers (fadawa) in the Kano order of precedence: sarki, galadima, madaki, wombai, makama, turaki, sarkin dawaki and others.

The Turaki was one of the titled officials of the court.

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