Hausa and Amharic
Countries
Nigeria
Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia.
National Language
Gambia, Nigeria
Ethiopia
Second Language
Nigeria
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Africa
Africa
Minority Language
Benin, Cameroon, Cote d'Ivoire, Ghana, Niger, Sudan, Togo
Not spoken in any of the countries
Interesting Facts
- 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.
- Amharic ranks as second most spoken Semitic language in the world.
- Amharic has its own writing system named “fidel” and it uses Amharic alphabets to write.
Similar To
Yoruba and Igbo Languages
Tigrinya and Oromo Languages
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
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Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Thank You
gode ku
amesege'nallo'
How Are You?
yaya dai
Dehina newot?
Good Night
mai kyau dare
Dehna dur
Good Evening
barka da yamma
melkam meshe't
Good Afternoon
barka da rana
i'ndemin walu
Good Morning
mai kyau safe
i'ndemin adäru
Please
Don Allah
i'bakwon
Sorry
yi hakuri
aznallehu
I Love You
Ina son ku
afekirishalehu
Excuse Me
gafara dai
yiqirta
Dialect 1
Gaananci
Gondar
Where They Speak
Ghana
Gondar
Dialect 2
Kurhwayanci
Gojjami
Where They Speak
Niger
Ethiopia
Dialect 3
Daragaram
Showa
Where They Speak
Niger
Ethiopia
Native Name
حَوْسَ (ḥawsa)
አማርኛ
Alternative Names
Abakwariga, Habe, Haoussa, Hausawa, Kado, Mgbakpa
Abyssinian, Amarigna, Amarinya, Amhara, Ethiopian
French Name
haoussa
amharique
German Name
Haussa-Sprache
Amharisch
Pronunciation
[hàʊsà]
[amarɨɲɲa]
Ethnicity
Hausa–Fulani people
Amharas
Language Family
Afro-Asiatic Family
Afro-Asiatic Family
Early Forms
No early forms
Ge'ez
Standard Forms
Hausa
Amharic
Signed Forms
Signed Hausa
Signed Amharic
Scope
Individual
Individual
Glottocode
haus1257
amha1245
Linguasphere
19-HAA-b
12-ACB-a
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
-
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional
Fusional
All Hausa and Amharic 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 Hausa and Amharic dialects. Various dialects of Hausa and Amharic language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Hausa are spoken in different Hausa Speaking Countries whereas Amharic Dialects are spoken in different Amharic speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Hausa vs Amharic Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Hausa dialects include: Gaananci, Kurhwayanci. Amharic dialects include: Gondar , Gojjami. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Hausa and Amharic Speaking population
Hausa and Amharic speaking population is one of the factors based on which Hausa and Amharic languages can be compared. The total count of Hausa and Amharic Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Hausa language is 0.52 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Amharic language is 0.37 %. 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 Hausa and Amharic on Hausa vs Amharic where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Hausa and Amharic Language Codes
Hausa and Amharic language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Hausa and Amharic Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.