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Albanian vs Hausa


Hausa vs Albanian


Countries

Countries
Albanian diaspora, Southeastern Europe  
Nigeria  

Total No. Of Countries
2  
13
1  
14

National Language
Albanian diaspora, Southeastern Europe  
Gambia, Nigeria  

Second Language
Kosovo, Macedonia, Serbia  
Nigeria  

Speaking Continents
Europe  
Africa  

Minority Language
Italian Repubilc, Montenegro, Republic of Macedonia, Republic of Serbia, Romania  
Benin, Cameroon, Cote d'Ivoire, Ghana, Niger, Sudan, Togo  

Regulated By
Academy of Sciences of Albania, Tirana  
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Interesting Facts
  • Albanian Language has adopted words from Latin, Greek, Turkish, Italian and Slavic languages.
  • 74% Albanian people are atheist, they never go to church or mosque.
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  • 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
Romanian  
Yoruba and Igbo Languages  

Derived From
-  
-  

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Albanian-Alphabets.jpg#200  
Hausa-Alphabets.jpg#200  

Alphabets
36  
18
44  
24

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
7  
4
12  
9

How Many Consonants
29  
19
32  
22

Scripts
Latin  
Latin  

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  
-  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
5  
4
5  
4

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
Përshëndetje  
sannu  

Thank You
Ju faleminderit  
gode ku  

How Are You?
Si jeni?  
yaya dai  

Good Night
natën e mirë  
mai kyau dare  

Good Evening
mirëmbrëma  
barka da yamma  

Good Afternoon
mirëdita  
barka da rana  

Good Morning
mirëmengjes  
mai kyau safe  

Please
Ju lutem  
Don Allah  

Sorry
Me fal  
yi hakuri  

Bye
mirupafshim  
sai anjima  

I Love You
unë e dua ju  
Ina son ku  

Excuse Me
Më falni  
gafara dai  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Gheg Albanian  
Gaananci  

Where They Speak
Albania, Kosovo, Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia  
Ghana  

How Many People Speak
3,400,000.00  
99+
50,000,000.00  
14

Dialect 2
Tosk Albanian  
Kurhwayanci  

Where They Speak
Albania, Greece, Kosovo, Republic of Macedonia, Turkey  
Niger  

How Many People Speak
1,800,000.00  
99+
150,000,000.00  
3

Dialect 3
Arbëresh  
Daragaram  

Where They Speak
Italy  
Niger  

How Many People Speak
100,000.00  
99+
50.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
4  
4
20  
18

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
7.50 million  
99+
50.00 million  
28

Speaking Population
0.11 %  
99+
0.52 %  
30

Native Speakers
3.10 million  
99+
35.00 million  
27

Second Language Speakers
3.60 million  
99+
15.00 million  
34

Native Name
shqip / gjuha shqipe  
حَوْسَ (ḥawsa)  

Alternative Names
Shqip  
Abakwariga, Habe, Haoussa, Hausawa, Kado, Mgbakpa  

French Name
albanais  
haoussa  

German Name
Albanisch  
Haussa-Sprache  

Pronunciation
[ʃcip]  
[hàʊsà]  

Ethnicity
Albanians  
Hausa–Fulani people  

History

Origin
1462 AD  
14  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Afro-Asiatic Family  

Subgroup
-  
Chadic  

Branch
-  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Old Albanian  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Standard Albanian  
Hausa  

Language Position
14  
13
34  
32

Signed Forms
Albanian Sign Language (AlbSL, in Albanian Gjuha Shenjave e Shqipe)  
Signed Hausa  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
sq  
ha  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
sqi  
hau  

ISO 639 2/B
alb  
hau  

ISO 639 3
sqi  
hau  

ISO 639 6
sqi  
hau  

Glottocode
alba1267  
haus1257  

Linguasphere
55-AAA-aaa  
19-HAA-b  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object  
Subject-Verb-Object  

Language Morphological Typology
Synthetic  
Fusional  

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Albanian and Hausa Language History

Comparison of Albanian vs Hausa language history gives us differences between origin of Albanian and Hausa language. History of Albanian language states that this language originated in 1462 AD whereas history of Hausa language states that this language originated in 14. Family of the language also forms a part of history of that language. More on language families of these languages can be found out on Albanian and Hausa Language History.

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Albanian and Hausa Greetings

People around the world use different languages to interact with each other. Even if we cannot communicate fluently in any language, it will always be beneficial to know about some of the common greetings or phrases from that language. This is where Albanian and Hausa greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Albanian and Hausa language. Albanian word for "Hello" is Përshëndetje or Hausa word for "Thank You" is gode ku. Find more of such common Albanian Greetings and Hausa Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.

Albanian vs Hausa Difficulty

The Albanian vs Hausa difficulty level basically depends on the number of Albanian Alphabets and Hausa Alphabets. Also the number of vowels and consonants in the language plays an important role in deciding the difficulty level of that language. The important points to be considered when we compare Albanian and Hausa are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Albanian and Hausa, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Albanian is 44 weeks while to learn Hausa time required is 44 weeks.

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