Afrikaans and Hausa
Countries
South Africa
Nigeria
National Language
South Africa
Gambia, Nigeria
Second Language
Namibia, South Africa
Nigeria
Speaking Continents
Africa
Africa
Minority Language
Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Swaziland, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Benin, Cameroon, Cote d'Ivoire, Ghana, Niger, Sudan, Togo
Regulated By
Die Taalkommissie, National Languages Committee
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Interesting Facts
- Afrikaans Language is a mixture of English, Dutch, German, French and some South African language like Xhosa.
- Afrikaans Language lacks case and gender distinctions.
- Hausa language is the most important and the best known of the Chadic branch.
- There are about one-fourth of Hausa words come from Arabic.
Similar To
Dutch Language
Yoruba and Igbo Languages
Derived From
Dutch Language
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Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
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How Are You?
Hoe gaan dit
yaya dai
Good Night
goeie nag
mai kyau dare
Good Evening
Goeienaand
barka da yamma
Good Afternoon
Goeie middag
barka da rana
Good Morning
goeie more
mai kyau safe
Please
asseblief
Don Allah
I Love You
Ek het jou lief
Ina son ku
Excuse Me
Verskoon my
gafara dai
Dialect 1
Kaapse Afrikaans
Gaananci
Dialect 2
Oranjeriverafrikaans
Kurhwayanci
Dialect 3
Baster Afrikaans
Daragaram
Where They Speak
Namibia
Niger
Native Name
Afrikaans
حَوْسَ (ḥawsa)
Alternative Names
Cape Dutch
Abakwariga, Habe, Haoussa, Hausawa, Kado, Mgbakpa
French Name
afrikaans
haoussa
German Name
Afrikaans
Haussa-Sprache
Pronunciation
[ɐfriˈkɑːns]
[hàʊsà]
Ethnicity
Afrikaners
Hausa–Fulani people
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Afro-Asiatic Family
Early Forms
Cape dutch or kitchen dutch
No early forms
Standard Forms
Standard Afrikaans
Hausa
Signed Forms
Signed Afrikaans (signs of SASL)
Signed Hausa
Scope
Individual
Individual
Glottocode
afri1274
haus1257
Linguasphere
52-ACB-ba
19-HAA-b
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Analytic
Fusional
All Afrikaans and Hausa Dialects
Most languages have dialects where each dialect differ from other dialect with respect to grammar and vocabulary. Here you will get to know all Afrikaans and Hausa dialects. Various dialects of Afrikaans and Hausa language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Afrikaans are spoken in different Afrikaans Speaking Countries whereas Hausa Dialects are spoken in different Hausa speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Afrikaans vs Hausa Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Afrikaans dialects include: Kaapse Afrikaans, Oranjeriverafrikaans. Hausa dialects include: Gaananci , Kurhwayanci. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Afrikaans and Hausa Speaking population
Afrikaans and Hausa speaking population is one of the factors based on which Afrikaans and Hausa languages can be compared. The total count of Afrikaans and Hausa Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Afrikaans language is 0.03 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Hausa language is 0.52 %. When we compare the speaking population of any two languages we get to know which of two languages is more popular. Find more details about how many people speak Afrikaans and Hausa on Afrikaans vs Hausa where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Afrikaans and Hausa Language Codes
Afrikaans and Hausa language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Afrikaans and Hausa Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.