Countries
Nigeria
Algeria, Bahrain, Chad, Comoros, Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates, Yemen
National Language
Gambia, Nigeria
Algeria, Bahrain, Comoros, Djibouti, Egypt, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, United Arab Emirates, Yemen
Second Language
Nigeria
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Africa
Africa, Asia
Minority Language
Benin, Cameroon, Cote d'Ivoire, Ghana, Niger, Sudan, Togo
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
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Academy of the Arabic Language, Arabic Language International Council
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.
- Arabic is 5th common language in world.
- Classical Arabic is the language of Quran and also it is official language. Classical Arabic is the only way to learn Arabic language in academic way and it does not change.
Similar To
Yoruba and Igbo Languages
Amharic and Hebrew
Hausa and Arabic as Minority Language
In Hausa and Arabic speaking countries you will get the countries which have Hausa and Arabic as minority language. The language which is spoken by minority of population in the country is called as minority language.
- Hausa as minority language: Benin, Cameroon, Cote d'Ivoire, Ghana, Niger, Sudan, Togo.
- Arabic as minority language: Not spoken in any of the countries.
If you want to compare Hausa and Arabic dialects, then you can go to Hausa vs Arabic Dialects. Some of the official languages are also considered as minority languages.
Hausa and Arabic Regulators
Hausa and Arabic speaking countries provide you Hausa and Arabic regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. regulates Hausa language.Arabic is regulated by Academy of the Arabic Language, Arabic Language International Council. Also get to learn, Hausa and Arabic Language History.
Hausa and Arabic Continents
Thinking about Hausa and Arabic continents in which Hausa and Arabic speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Hausa and Arabic. Most of the Hausa speaking countries lie in Africa. While Arabic speaking countries lie in Africa, Asia. Continentwise, most of the languages belong to Asian Languages and African Languages. It's always fun to know about interesting facts of any language, so lets discuss about unknown facts of Hausa and Arabic languages:
Hausa 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.
Arabic Interesting Facts:
- Arabic is 5th common language in world.
- Classical Arabic is the language of Quran and also it is official language. Classical Arabic is the only way to learn Arabic language in academic way and it does not change.
The Hausa language was derived from and is similar to Yoruba and Igbo Languages whereas Hausa language is similar to Amharic and Hebrew and derived from .