How many people speak Hausa and Igbo?

Hausa vs Igbo Speaking Population

Under how many people speak Hausa and Igbo, you will get to compare Hausa vs Igbo speaking population. How many people speak Hausa and Igbo gives you the number of people speaking Hausa and Igbo in terms of percentage and millions. Worldwide, the number of people speaking Hausa language is 50.00 million and number of people speaking Igbo language is 25.00 million. Find the list of widely spoken languages on Most Spoken Languages. Percentage wise, speaking population of Hausa is 0.52 % and speaking population of Igbo is 0.09 %. For more detailed difference check out Hausa vs Igbo.

Hausa native speakers vs Igbo native speakers

How many people speak Hausa and Igbo languages tells about Hausa native speakers vs Igbo native speakers. The native language is also known as first language. Total 35.00 million people speak Hausa as native language while 25.00 million people speak Igbo as native language. You can also go to Hausa vs Igbo Dialects and find the total number of dialects in Hausa and Igbo language. In some regions, Hausa and Igbo languages are used as second language. There are 15.00 million speakers who use Hausa as second language and 24.00 million speakers who use Igbo as second language.

Native Names of Hausa and Igbo

Native names are used in the Hausa and Igbo Speaking Countries. Both Hausa and Igbo languages have their own native names.Under how many people speak Hausa and Igbo you will get to know the native names of Hausa and Igbo languages. The native name of Hausa is حَوْسَ (ḥawsa) and native name of Igbo is igbo. The alternative names of Hausa and Igbo languages are as follows:

• Hausa alternative names are: Abakwariga, Habe, Haoussa, Hausawa, Kado, Mgbakpa
• Igbo alternative names are: Ibo

The French name of Hausa is haoussa whereas German name of Hausa is Haussa-Sprache. The German name of Igbo is Ibo-Sprache whereas French name of Igbo is haoussa.