Hausa and Xhosa
Countries
Nigeria
South Africa
National Language
Gambia, Nigeria
South Africa
Second Language
Nigeria
Lesotho, South Africa
Speaking Continents
Africa
Africa
Minority Language
Benin, Cameroon, Cote d'Ivoire, Ghana, Niger, Sudan, Togo
Botswana, Lesotho
Regulated By
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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.
- Xhosa has 15 click sounds, borrowed from the khoi-khoi and san languages of the South Africa.
- The same sequence of consonants and vowels can have different meaning when said with different tones, so Xhosa is tonal.
Similar To
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Zulu, Swazi, and Ndebele
Derived From
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Khoi-Khoi and San Languages
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
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Thank You
gode ku
Ndiyabulela
How Are You?
yaya dai
Unjani
Good Night
mai kyau dare
Ulale kakuhle
Good Evening
barka da yamma
Ubusuku obuhle
Good Afternoon
barka da rana
Uben' emva kwemini entle
Good Morning
mai kyau safe
Molo
Sorry
yi hakuri
Ndicela uxolo
Bye
sai anjima
Uhambe/Usale kakuhle
I Love You
Ina son ku
Ndiyakuthanda
Excuse Me
gafara dai
Uxolo
Dialect 1
Gaananci
Gcaleka
Where They Speak
Ghana
South Africa
Dialect 2
Kurhwayanci
Thembu
Where They Speak
Niger
South Africa
Dialect 3
Daragaram
Hlubi
Where They Speak
Niger
South Africa
Native Name
حَوْسَ (ḥawsa)
isiXhosa
Alternative Names
Abakwariga, Habe, Haoussa, Hausawa, Kado, Mgbakpa
“Cauzuh” (pej.), Isixhosa, Koosa, Xosa
French Name
haoussa
xhosa
German Name
Haussa-Sprache
Xhosa-Sprache
Pronunciation
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Ethnicity
Hausa–Fulani people
amaXhosa, amaBhaca
Language Family
Afro-Asiatic Family
Niger-Congo Family
Subgroup
Chadic
Benue-Congo
Branch
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Bantu
Early Forms
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Standard Forms
Hausa
isiXhosa
Language Position
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Signed Forms
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Signed Xhosa
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
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Glottocode
haus1257
xhos1239
Linguasphere
19-HAA-b
99-AUT-fa
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional
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All Hausa and Xhosa 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 Xhosa dialects. Various dialects of Hausa and Xhosa language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Hausa are spoken in different Hausa Speaking Countries whereas Xhosa Dialects are spoken in different Xhosa speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Hausa vs Xhosa Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Hausa dialects include: Gaananci, Kurhwayanci. Xhosa dialects include: Gcaleka , Thembu. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Hausa and Xhosa Speaking population
Hausa and Xhosa speaking population is one of the factors based on which Hausa and Xhosa languages can be compared. The total count of Hausa and Xhosa Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Hausa language is 0.52 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Xhosa language is 0.11 %. 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 Xhosa on Hausa vs Xhosa where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Hausa and Xhosa Language Codes
Hausa and Xhosa language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Hausa and Xhosa Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.