Igbo and Hausa
Countries
Nigeria
Nigeria
National Language
Nigeria
Gambia, Nigeria
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Nigeria
Speaking Continents
Africa
Africa
Minority Language
Equatorial Guinea
Benin, Cameroon, Cote d'Ivoire, Ghana, Niger, Sudan, Togo
Regulated By
Society for Promoting Igbo Language and Culture
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Interesting Facts
- In Igbo, there is complicated system of high and low tones indicating differences in meaning and grammatical relationships.
- Igbo has inexhaustible and rich linguistic features like idioms, proverbs, aphorisms, anecdotes etc.
- 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 Hausa Languages
Yoruba and Igbo Languages
Alphabets in
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How Are You?
kedụ ka ịmere
yaya dai
Good Night
ka chi fo
mai kyau dare
Good Evening
mgbede ọma
barka da yamma
Good Afternoon
ehihie ọma
barka da rana
Good Morning
ụtụtụ ọma
mai kyau safe
I Love You
a hụrụ m gị n'anya
Ina son ku
Excuse Me
ngọpụ
gafara dai
Dialect 1
Enuani
Gaananci
Where They Speak
Nigeria
Ghana
Dialect 2
Ngwa
Kurhwayanci
Where They Speak
Nigeria
Niger
Dialect 3
Not present
Daragaram
Native Name
igbo
حَوْسَ (ḥawsa)
Alternative Names
Ibo
Abakwariga, Habe, Haoussa, Hausawa, Kado, Mgbakpa
German Name
Ibo-Sprache
Haussa-Sprache
Pronunciation
[iɡ͡boː]
[hàʊsà]
Ethnicity
Igbo people
Hausa–Fulani people
Origin
30th Century BC
14
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Afro-Asiatic Family
Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Standard Igbo
Hausa
Signed Forms
Igbo Sign Language
Signed Hausa
Scope
Individual
Individual
Glottocode
nucl1417
haus1257
Linguasphere
No data available
19-HAA-b
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
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Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Agglutinative
Fusional
All Igbo and Hausa 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 Igbo and Hausa dialects. Various dialects of Igbo and Hausa language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Igbo are spoken in different Igbo Speaking Countries whereas Hausa Dialects are spoken in different Hausa speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Igbo vs Hausa Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Igbo dialects include: Enuani, Ngwa. Hausa dialects include: Gaananci , Kurhwayanci. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Igbo and Hausa Speaking population
Igbo and Hausa speaking population is one of the factors based on which Igbo and Hausa languages can be compared. The total count of Igbo and Hausa Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Igbo language is 0.09 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Hausa language is 0.52 %. 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 Igbo and Hausa on Igbo vs Hausa where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Igbo and Hausa Language Codes
Igbo and Hausa language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Igbo and Hausa Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.