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Hausa Language



Countries

Countries
Nigeria

Total No. Of Countries
1 14

National Language
Gambia, Nigeria

Second Language
Nigeria

Speaking Continents
Africa

Minority Language
Benin, Cameroon, Cote d'Ivoire, Ghana, Niger, Sudan, Togo

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.

Similar To
Yoruba and Igbo Languages

Derived From
-

Alphabets

Alphabets in
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Alphabets
44 24

Phonology

How Many Vowels
12 9

How Many Consonants
32 22

Scripts
Latin

Writing Direction
-

Hard to Learn

Language Levels
5 4

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks 17

Greetings

Hello
sannu

Thank You
gode ku

How Are You?
yaya dai

Good Night
mai kyau dare

Good Evening
barka da yamma

Good Afternoon
barka da rana

Good Morning
mai kyau safe

Please
Don Allah

Sorry
yi hakuri

Bye
sai anjima

I Love You
Ina son ku

Excuse Me
gafara dai

Dialects

Dialect 1
Gaananci

Where They Speak
Ghana

How Many People Speak
50,000,000.00 14

Dialect 2
Kurhwayanci

Where They Speak
Niger

How Many People Speak
150,000,000.00 3

Dialect 3
Daragaram

Where They Speak
Niger

How Many People Speak
50.00 79

Total No. Of Dialects
20 18

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
50.00 million 28

Speaking Population
0.52 % 30

Native Speakers
35.00 million 27

Second Language Speakers
15.00 million 34

Native Name
حَوْسَ (ḥawsa)

Alternative Names
Abakwariga, Habe, Haoussa, Hausawa, Kado, Mgbakpa

French Name
haoussa

German Name
Haussa-Sprache

Pronunciation
[hàʊsà]

Ethnicity
Hausa–Fulani people

History

Origin
14

Language Family
Afro-Asiatic Family

Subgroup
Chadic

Branch
-

Language Forms

Early Forms
No early forms

Standard Forms
Hausa

Language Position
34 32

Signed Forms
Signed Hausa

Scope
Individual

Code

ISO 639 1
ha

ISO 639 2

ISO 639 2/T
hau

ISO 639 2/B
hau

ISO 639 3
hau

ISO 639 6
hau

Glottocode
haus1257

Linguasphere
19-HAA-b

Types of Language

Language Type
Living

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional

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Origin of Hausa language

In order to communicate with each other, the origin of language was the essential part. Various languages are spoken all over the world. Hausa language is one of the Easiest Languages to Learn. The origin of Hausa language states that it was put to use in 14. The history of Hausa language reveals that the language is old and used since many years. Check out in brief about Hausa Language History. Hausa has no early forms. Hausa is the standard form of Hausa language and it is used in government centers. Know all About Hausa Language.

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Hausa population

Hausa population gives us the total count of number of people speaking Hausa language. Hausa language is spoken by 50.00 million people in the world. Most of the Hausa population lies in the Hausa Speaking Countries. Hausa language is spoken as first language by 35.00 million people and as second language by about 15.00 million people. Get to know Hausa speaking population in detail.

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Hausa writing system

There are numerous writing systems but most widely used scripts are Latin, Cyrillic and Arabic. Hausa writing system decides the alphabets, vowels and consonants i.e. the written form of Hausa language. Some languages share common writing systems. Latin script is used by Hausa language. Learn more about . 

Information about Hausa language

Check out all the information about Hausa language here. You may find it interesting to learn Hausa Alphabets or the vowels and consonants of this language. Also knowing about Hausa Speaking Countries, Hausa speaking continents and Hausa Dialects will help in improving your knowledge about this language. Also while travelling to Hausa countries knowing common Hausa Greetings will help you in communicating with Hausa people.

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