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Irish vs Hausa


Hausa vs Irish


Countries

Countries
European Union, Ireland   
Nigeria   

Total No. Of Countries
2   
13
1   
14

National Language
Ireland   
Gambia, Nigeria   

Second Language
Ireland   
Nigeria   

Speaking Continents
Europe   
Africa   

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

Regulated By
Foras na Gaeilge   
Not Available   

Interesting Facts
  • 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.
  
  • 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
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Derived From
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Alphabets

Alphabets in
Irish-Alphabets.jpg#200   
Hausa-Alphabets.jpg#200   

Alphabets
18   
1
44   
24

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5   
2
12   
9

How Many Consonants
13   
3
32   
22

Scripts
Latin   
Latin   

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   
Not Available   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
5   
4
5   
4

Time Taken to Learn
36 weeks   
10
44 weeks   
11

Greetings

Hello
Dia dhuit   
sannu   

Thank You
Go raibh maith agat   
gode ku   

How Are You?
Conas atá tú ?   
yaya dai   

Good Night
Oíche mhaith   
mai kyau dare   

Good Evening
Tráthnóna maith duit   
barka da yamma   

Good Afternoon
Tráthnóna maith duit   
barka da rana   

Good Morning
Dia dhuit ar maidin   
mai kyau safe   

Please
le do thoil   
Don Allah   

Sorry
Tá brón orm   
yi hakuri   

Bye
Slán   
sai anjima   

I Love You
Is breá liom thú   
Ina son ku   

Excuse Me
Gabh mo leithscéal   
gafara dai   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Connacht Irish   
Gaananci   

Where They Speak
Connacht   
Ghana   

Dialect 2
Munster Irish   
Kurhwayanci   

Where They Speak
Munster   
Niger   

Dialect 3
Ulster Irish   
Daragaram   

Where They Speak
Ulster   
Niger   

Total No. Of Dialects
4   
4
20   
18

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
Not Available   
0.52 %   
28

Native Speakers
0.14 million   
99+
35.00 million   
27

Second Language Speakers
1.65 million   
35
15.00 million   
18

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

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

French Name
irlandais moyen   
haoussa   

German Name
Mittelirisch   
Haussa-Sprache   

Pronunciation
[ˈɡeːlʲɟə]   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Irish people   
Hausa–Fulani people   

History

Origin
c. 750   
14   

Language Family
Indo-European Family   
Afro-Asiatic Family   

Subgroup
Celtic   
Chadic   

Branch
Goidelic   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

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

Standard Forms
An Caighdeán Oifigiúil   
Hausa   

Language Position
Not Available   
34   
27

Signed Forms
Irish Sign Language   
Not Available   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
ga   
ha   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
gle   
hau   

ISO 639 2/B
gle   
hau   

ISO 639 3
gle   
hau   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
iris1253   
haus1257   

Linguasphere
50-AAA   
19-HAA-b   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

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

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional   
Fusional   

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Irish and Hausa Language History

Comparison of Irish vs Hausa language history gives us differences between origin of Irish and Hausa language. History of Irish language states that this language originated in c. 750 whereas history of Hausa language states that this language originated in 14. 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 Irish and Hausa Language History.

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Irish and Hausa 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 Irish and Hausa greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Irish and Hausa language. Irish word for "Hello" is Dia dhuit or Hausa word for "Thank You" is gode ku. Find more of such common Irish Greetings and Hausa Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.

Irish vs Hausa Difficulty

The Irish vs Hausa difficulty level basically depends on the number of Irish Alphabets and Hausa 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 Irish and Hausa are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Irish and Hausa, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Irish is 36 weeks while to learn Hausa time required is 44 weeks.

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