How many people speak Shona and Hausa?

Shona vs Hausa Speaking Population

Under how many people speak Shona and Hausa, you will get to compare Shona vs Hausa speaking population. How many people speak Shona and Hausa gives you the number of people speaking Shona and Hausa in terms of percentage and millions. Worldwide, the number of people speaking Shona language is 25.00 million and number of people speaking Hausa language is 50.00 million. Find the list of widely spoken languages on Most Spoken Languages. Percentage wise, speaking population of Shona is 0.13 % and speaking population of Hausa is 0.52 %. For more detailed difference check out Shona vs Hausa.

Shona native speakers vs Hausa native speakers

How many people speak Shona and Hausa languages tells about Shona native speakers vs Hausa native speakers. The native language is also known as first language. Total 8.30 million people speak Shona as native language while 35.00 million people speak Hausa as native language. You can also go to Shona vs Hausa Dialects and find the total number of dialects in Shona and Hausa language. In some regions, Shona and Hausa languages are used as second language. There are 16.00 million speakers who use Shona as second language and 15.00 million speakers who use Hausa as second language.

Native Names of Shona and Hausa

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

• Shona alternative names are: Chishona, “Swina” (pej.), Zezuru
• Hausa alternative names are: Abakwariga, Habe, Haoussa, Hausawa, Kado, Mgbakpa

The French name of Shona is shona whereas German name of Shona is Schona-Sprache. The German name of Hausa is Haussa-Sprache whereas French name of Hausa is shona.