Hausa and Swahili
Countries
Nigeria
African Union, Democratic Republic of the Congo, East African Community, Kenya
National Language
Gambia, Nigeria
Burundi, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, South Sudan, Tanzania
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
Not Available
Chama cha Kiswahili cha Taifa (Kenya)
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.
- Swahili language has borrowed many words from Arabic language.
- The oldest written scripts in swahili language were found in 18th century.
Similar To
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Burundi, Rwanda, Malawi Languages
Derived From
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Arabic Language
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
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How Are You?
yaya dai
Habari gani?
Good Night
mai kyau dare
Usiku mwema
Good Evening
barka da yamma
Habari za jioni
Good Afternoon
barka da rana
nzuri Alasiri
Good Morning
mai kyau safe
Habari za asubuhi
Please
Don Allah
tafadhali
I Love You
Ina son ku
nakupenda
Excuse Me
gafara dai
Samahani
Dialect 1
Gaananci
Kiunguja
Where They Speak
Ghana
Zanzibar island
Dialect 2
Kurhwayanci
Kimrima
Where They Speak
Niger
Dar es Salaam
Dialect 3
Daragaram
Kimgao
Where They Speak
Niger
Kilwa
Speaking Population
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
حَوْسَ (ḥawsa)
Not Available
Alternative Names
Abakwariga, Habe, Haoussa, Hausawa, Kado, Mgbakpa
Kisuaheli, Kiswahili
French Name
haoussa
swahili
German Name
Haussa-Sprache
Swahili
Pronunciation
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Ethnicity
Hausa–Fulani people
Swahili people or Waswahili
Language Family
Afro-Asiatic Family
Niger-Congo Family
Subgroup
Chadic
Benue-Congo
Branch
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Bantu
Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Hausa
Swahili
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
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Scope
Individual
Individual, Macrolanguage
ISO 639 6
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Glottocode
haus1257
swah1254
Linguasphere
19-HAA-b
99-AUS-m
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
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Language Morphological Typology
Fusional
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All Hausa and Swahili 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 Swahili dialects. Various dialects of Hausa and Swahili language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Hausa are spoken in different Hausa Speaking Countries whereas Swahili Dialects are spoken in different Swahili speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Hausa vs Swahili Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Hausa dialects include: Gaananci, Kurhwayanci. Swahili dialects include: Kiunguja , Kimrima. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Hausa and Swahili Speaking population
Hausa and Swahili speaking population is one of the factors based on which Hausa and Swahili languages can be compared. The total count of Hausa and Swahili Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Hausa language is 0.52 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Swahili language is Not Available. 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 Swahili on Hausa vs Swahili where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Hausa and Swahili Language Codes
Hausa and Swahili language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Hausa and Swahili Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.