sentences:  Common Hausa surnames such as "Kaita" (Keita), "Turai" (Touré), "Jallo" (Diallo), "Bello", and "Coulibaly" reveal their distinctly Mandé and Fula origins, and trace back to the specific Malian clans that engaged in the early and gradual Islamisation of the medieval Hausa city states.In Mali and Guinea today, "Haoussa" is used as a first name or surname by those who have Hausa ancestry, and several villages and districts use the name Haoussa-Foulane or "Aoussa" to identify medieval Zango districts.Hausa remains a minority language in the Ansongo District of Mali.