Countries
Nigeria
Afganistan, Iran, Tajikistan
Total No. Of Countries
13
0
46
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National Language
Gambia, Nigeria
Afganistan, Azerbaijan, Iran, Iraq, Russia, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan
Second Language
Nigeria
Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka
Speaking Continents
Africa
Asia
Minority Language
Benin, Cameroon, Cote d'Ivoire, Ghana, Niger, Sudan, Togo
Bahrain, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates
Regulated By
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Academy of Persian Language and Literature (فرهنگستان زبان و اد, Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan
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.
- In Iran, Parsi language is known as Farsi, while in Afghanistan Persian language is known as Dari.
- Persian language has borrowed many loanwords from the Arabic language.
Similar To
Yoruba and Igbo Languages
Pashto and Balochi Languages
Derived From
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Arabic Language
How Many People Speak?
50.00 million65.00 million
0
1200
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Speaking Population
0.52 %0.99 %
0
89
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Native Speakers
35.00 million65.00 million
0
873
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Second Language Speakers
15.00 million110.00 million
0.01
400
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Native Name
حَوْسَ (ḥawsa)
فارسی
Alternative Names
Abakwariga, Habe, Haoussa, Hausawa, Kado, Mgbakpa
New Persian, Parsi, Persian, West Persian
French Name
haoussa
persan
German Name
Haussa-Sprache
Persisch
Pronunciation
[hàʊsà]
[fɒːɾˈsiː]
Ethnicity
Hausa–Fulani people
Persian people