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Hausa and Malagasy


Malagasy and Hausa


Countries

Countries
Nigeria  
Madagascar  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
1  
14

National Language
Gambia, Nigeria  
Comoros, Madagascar, Mayotte  

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  

Regulated By
-  
-  

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.
  
  • Malagasy language was originated in southeast Asia, since it shares several common words and meanings with Indonesian Languages.
  • About 93% of the basic vocabulary is of Malayo-Polynesian origin in Malagasy language.
  

Similar To
Yoruba and Igbo Languages  
Swahili and Comorian Languages  

Derived From
-  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
44  
24
21  
3

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
12  
9
5  
2

How Many Consonants
32  
22
20  
10

Scripts
Latin  
Latin  

Writing Direction
-  
-  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
5  
4
3  
2

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
30 weeks  
10

Greetings

Hello
sannu  
Salama!  

Thank You
gode ku  
Misaotra  

How Are You?
yaya dai  
Manao ahoana!  

Good Night
mai kyau dare  
Alina tsara  

Good Evening
barka da yamma  
Manao ahoana e  

Good Afternoon
barka da rana  
Manao ahoana e  

Good Morning
mai kyau safe  
Maraina tsara  

Please
Don Allah  
azafady  

Sorry
yi hakuri  
Miala tsiny  

Bye
sai anjima  
Veloma!  

I Love You
Ina son ku  
Tiako ianao.  

Excuse Me
gafara dai  
Azafady  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Gaananci  
Eastern Malagasy  

Where They Speak
Ghana  
Merina  

How Many People Speak
50,000,000.00  
14
5,000,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Kurhwayanci  
Western Malagasy  

Where They Speak
Niger  
Sakalava  

How Many People Speak
150,000,000.00  
3
1,200,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Daragaram  
Plateau Malagasy  

Where They Speak
Niger  
-  

How Many People Speak
50.00  
99+
20,000,000.00  
24

Total No. Of Dialects
20  
18
2  
2

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
50.00 million  
28
25.00 million  
40

Speaking Population
0.52 %  
30
0.28 %  
99+

Native Speakers
35.00 million  
27
18.00 million  
38

Second Language Speakers
15.00 million  
34
18.00 million  
32

Native Name
حَوْسَ (ḥawsa)  
Fiteny Malagasy  

Alternative Names
Abakwariga, Habe, Haoussa, Hausawa, Kado, Mgbakpa  
Malagasy Sign Language  

French Name
haoussa  
malgache  

German Name
Haussa-Sprache  
Malagassi-Sprache  

Pronunciation
[hàʊsà]  
[ˌmæləˈɡæsi]  

Ethnicity
Hausa–Fulani people  
Malagasy people  

History

Origin
14  
1000 AD  

Language Family
Afro-Asiatic Family  
Austronesian Family  

Subgroup
Chadic  
Austronesian  

Branch
-  
Indonesian  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Hausa  
standard Malagasy  

Language Position
34  
32
84  
99+

Signed Forms
Signed Hausa  
Malagasy Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
Macrolanguage  

Code

ISO 639 1
ha  
mg  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
hau  
mlg  

ISO 639 2/B
hau  
mlg  

ISO 639 3
hau  
mlg  

ISO 639 6
hau  
mlg  

Glottocode
haus1257  
mala1537  

Linguasphere
19-HAA-b  
No data available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

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

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional  
-  

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

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Hausa and Malagasy Speaking population

Hausa and Malagasy speaking population is one of the factors based on which Hausa and Malagasy languages can be compared. The total count of Hausa and Malagasy Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Hausa language is 0.52 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Malagasy language is 0.28 %. 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 Malagasy on Hausa vs Malagasy where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Hausa and Malagasy Language Codes

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

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