Hausa and Urdu
Countries
Nigeria
India, Pakistan
National Language
Gambia, Nigeria
Pakistan
Second Language
Nigeria
Pakistan
Speaking Continents
Africa
Asia, Oceania
Minority Language
Benin, Cameroon, Cote d'Ivoire, Ghana, Niger, Sudan, Togo
India
Regulated By
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National Council for Promotion of Urdu Language, India, National Language Authority, Pakistan
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.
- Urdu is a language of beauty and grace, that adds meaning to prose and charm to poetry.
- Different languages such as Arabic, Persian and Turkish gave birth and richness to Urdu.
Similar To
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Arabic and Hindi Languages
Derived From
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Ghaznavid Persian Language
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
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Right-To-Left, Horizontal
Thank You
gode ku
آپ کا شکریہ
How Are You?
yaya dai
آپ کیسے ہیں؟
Good Night
mai kyau dare
گڈ نائٹ
Good Evening
barka da yamma
سلام علیکم
Good Afternoon
barka da rana
گڈ آفٹر نون
Good Morning
mai kyau safe
گڈ مارننگ
Please
Don Allah
براہ مہربانی
Sorry
yi hakuri
معاف کرنا
I Love You
Ina son ku
مجھے تم سے محبت
Excuse Me
gafara dai
معاف کیجئے گا
Dialect 1
Gaananci
Dakhini
Where They Speak
Ghana
India
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Kurhwayanci
Hyderabadi Urdu
Where They Speak
Niger
India
Dialect 3
Daragaram
Rekhta
Where They Speak
Niger
South Asia
Native Name
حَوْسَ (ḥawsa)
اُردُو
Alternative Names
Abakwariga, Habe, Haoussa, Hausawa, Kado, Mgbakpa
Bihari
French Name
haoussa
ourdou
German Name
Haussa-Sprache
Urdu
Pronunciation
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[ˈʊrd̪u]
Ethnicity
Hausa–Fulani people
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Origin
14
12th Century CE
Language Family
Afro-Asiatic Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Chadic
Indo-Iranian
Branch
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Indic
Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Hausa
Modern Standard Urdu
Signed Forms
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Signed Urdu
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
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Glottocode
haus1257
urdu1245
Linguasphere
19-HAA-b
59-AAF-q
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
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Language Morphological Typology
Fusional
Fusional
All Hausa and Urdu 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 Urdu dialects. Various dialects of Hausa and Urdu language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Hausa are spoken in different Hausa Speaking Countries whereas Urdu Dialects are spoken in different Urdu speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Hausa vs Urdu Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Hausa dialects include: Gaananci, Kurhwayanci. Urdu dialects include: Dakhini , Hyderabadi Urdu. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Hausa and Urdu Speaking population
Hausa and Urdu speaking population is one of the factors based on which Hausa and Urdu languages can be compared. The total count of Hausa and Urdu Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Hausa language is 0.52 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Urdu language is 0.99 %. 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 Urdu on Hausa vs Urdu where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Hausa and Urdu Language Codes
Hausa and Urdu language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Hausa and Urdu Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.