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Hausa vs Irish


Irish vs Hausa


Countries

Countries
Nigeria  
European Union, Ireland  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
2  
13

National Language
Gambia, Nigeria  
Ireland  

Second Language
Nigeria  
Ireland  

Speaking Continents
Africa  
Europe  

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

Regulated By
-  
Foras na Gaeilge  

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 Irish language, there are no exact words for "yes" or "no".
  • There are different set of numbers for counting humans and another set for counting non-humans in Irish Language.
  

Similar To
Yoruba and Igbo Languages  
Scottish Gaelic and Welsh Languages  

Derived From
-  
-  

Alphabets

Alphabets in
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Irish-Alphabets.jpg#200  

Alphabets
44  
24
18  
1

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
12  
9
5  
2

How Many Consonants
32  
22
13  
3

Scripts
Latin  
Latin  

Writing Direction
-  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
5  
4
5  
4

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
36 weeks  
13

Greetings

Hello
sannu  
Dia dhuit  

Thank You
gode ku  
Go raibh maith agat  

How Are You?
yaya dai  
Conas atá tú ?  

Good Night
mai kyau dare  
Oíche mhaith  

Good Evening
barka da yamma  
Tráthnóna maith duit  

Good Afternoon
barka da rana  
Tráthnóna maith duit  

Good Morning
mai kyau safe  
Dia dhuit ar maidin  

Please
Don Allah  
le do thoil  

Sorry
yi hakuri  
Tá brón orm  

Bye
sai anjima  
Slán  

I Love You
Ina son ku  
Is breá liom thú  

Excuse Me
gafara dai  
Gabh mo leithscéal  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Gaananci  
Connacht Irish  

Where They Speak
Ghana  
Connacht  

How Many People Speak
50,000,000.00  
14
100,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Kurhwayanci  
Munster Irish  

Where They Speak
Niger  
Munster  

How Many People Speak
150,000,000.00  
3
150,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Daragaram  
Ulster Irish  

Where They Speak
Niger  
Ulster  

How Many People Speak
50.00  
99+
140,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
20  
18
4  
4

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
50.00 million  
28
1.79 million  
99+

Speaking Population
0.52 %  
30
0.03 %  
99+

Native Speakers
35.00 million  
27
0.14 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
15.00 million  
34
1.65 million  
99+

Native Name
حَوْسَ (ḥawsa)  
Gaeilge (na hÉireann) / An Ghaeilge  

Alternative Names
Abakwariga, Habe, Haoussa, Hausawa, Kado, Mgbakpa  
Erse, Gaeilge, Gaelic Irish  

French Name
haoussa  
irlandais moyen  

German Name
Haussa-Sprache  
Mittelirisch  

Pronunciation
[hàʊsà]  
[ˈɡeːlʲɟə]  

Ethnicity
Hausa–Fulani people  
Irish people  

History

Origin
14  
c. 750  

Language Family
Afro-Asiatic Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
Chadic  
Celtic  

Branch
-  
Goidelic  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
Primitive Irish, Old Irish, Middle Irish, Classical Irish, Irish  

Standard Forms
Hausa  
An Caighdeán Oifigiúil  

Language Position
34  
32
25  
23

Signed Forms
Signed Hausa  
Irish Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
ha  
ga  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
hau  
gle  

ISO 639 2/B
hau  
gle  

ISO 639 3
hau  
gle  

ISO 639 6
hau  
gle  

Glottocode
haus1257  
iris1253  

Linguasphere
19-HAA-b  
50-AAA  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object  
Verb-Subject-Object  

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional  
Fusional  

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Hausa and Irish Language History

Comparison of Hausa vs Irish language history gives us differences between origin of Hausa and Irish language. History of Hausa language states that this language originated in 14 whereas history of Irish language states that this language originated in c. 750. Family of the language also forms a part of history of that language. More on language families of these languages can be found out on Hausa and Irish Language History.

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Hausa and Irish Greetings

People around the world use different languages to interact with each other. Even if we cannot communicate fluently in any language, it will always be beneficial to know about some of the common greetings or phrases from that language. This is where Hausa and Irish greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Hausa and Irish language. Hausa word for "Hello" is sannu or Irish word for "Thank You" is Go raibh maith agat. Find more of such common Hausa Greetings and Irish Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.

Hausa vs Irish Difficulty

The Hausa vs Irish difficulty level basically depends on the number of Hausa Alphabets and Irish Alphabets. Also the number of vowels and consonants in the language plays an important role in deciding the difficulty level of that language. The important points to be considered when we compare Hausa and Irish are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Hausa and Irish, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Hausa is 44 weeks while to learn Irish time required is 36 weeks.

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