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Hausa and Latvian


Latvian and Hausa


Countries

Countries
Nigeria  
European Union, Latvia  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
2  
13

National Language
Gambia, Nigeria  
Latvia  

Second Language
Nigeria  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Speaking Continents
Africa  
Europe  

Minority Language
Benin, Cameroon, Cote d'Ivoire, Ghana, Niger, Sudan, Togo  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Regulated By
-  
Latvian State Language Center  

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.
  
  • The first written form of Latvian dates from 16th century was found in religious texts.
  • The old latvian language was based on the a Gothic script.
  

Similar To
Yoruba and Igbo Languages  
Lithuanian Language  

Derived From
-  
-  

Alphabets

Alphabets in
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Latvian-Alphabets.jpg#200  

Alphabets
44  
24
33  
15

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
12  
9
9  
6

How Many Consonants
32  
22
24  
14

Scripts
Latin  
Latin  

Writing Direction
-  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
5  
4
6  
5

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
sannu  
Sveiki  

Thank You
gode ku  
Paldies  

How Are You?
yaya dai  
Kā jums klājas?  

Good Night
mai kyau dare  
Ar labunakti  

Good Evening
barka da yamma  
Labvakar  

Good Afternoon
barka da rana  
Labdien  

Good Morning
mai kyau safe  
Labrīt  

Please
Don Allah  
lūdzu  

Sorry
yi hakuri  
Piedodiet!  

Bye
sai anjima  
Uz redzēšanos  

I Love You
Ina son ku  
Es tevi mīlu  

Excuse Me
gafara dai  
Piedodiet!  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Gaananci  
Livonian  

Where They Speak
Ghana  
Latvia  

How Many People Speak
50,000,000.00  
14
1,500,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Kurhwayanci  
Middle Latvian  

Where They Speak
Niger  
Latvia  

How Many People Speak
150,000,000.00  
3
2,000,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Daragaram  
High Latvian  

Where They Speak
Niger  
France, Latvia  

How Many People Speak
50.00  
99+
1,500,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
20  
18
3  
3

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.52 %  
30
0.07 %  
99+

Native Speakers
35.00 million  
27
1.75 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
15.00 million  
34
2.00 million  
99+

Native Name
حَوْسَ (ḥawsa)  
latviešu valoda  

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

French Name
haoussa  
letton  

German Name
Haussa-Sprache  
Lettisch  

Pronunciation
[hàʊsà]  
[ˈlætviən]  

Ethnicity
Hausa–Fulani people  
Latvians or Letts  

History

Origin
14  
1530  

Language Family
Afro-Asiatic Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
Chadic  
Baltic  

Branch
-  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Hausa  
Latvian  

Language Position
34  
32
9  
9

Signed Forms
Signed Hausa  
Latvian Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
Macrolanguage  

Code

ISO 639 1
ha  
lv  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
hau  
lav  

ISO 639 2/B
hau  
lav  

ISO 639 3
hau  
lav  

ISO 639 6
hau  
lav  

Glottocode
haus1257  
latv1249  

Linguasphere
19-HAA-b  
54-AAB-a  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

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

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional  
Synthetic  

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All Hausa and Latvian 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 Latvian dialects. Various dialects of Hausa and Latvian language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Hausa are spoken in different Hausa Speaking Countries whereas Latvian Dialects are spoken in different Latvian speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Hausa vs Latvian Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Hausa dialects include: Gaananci, Kurhwayanci. Latvian dialects include: Livonian , Middle Latvian. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Hausa and Latvian Speaking population

Hausa and Latvian speaking population is one of the factors based on which Hausa and Latvian languages can be compared. The total count of Hausa and Latvian Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Hausa language is 0.52 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Latvian language is 0.07 %. 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 Latvian on Hausa vs Latvian where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Hausa and Latvian Language Codes

Hausa and Latvian language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Hausa and Latvian Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.

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