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Latvian and Hausa


Hausa and Latvian


Countries

Countries
European Union, Latvia  
Nigeria  

Total No. Of Countries
2  
13
1  
14

National Language
Latvia  
Gambia, Nigeria  

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Nigeria  

Speaking Continents
Europe  
Africa  

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Benin, Cameroon, Cote d'Ivoire, Ghana, Niger, Sudan, Togo  

Regulated By
Latvian State Language Center  
-  

Interesting Facts
  • The first written form of Latvian dates from 16th century was found in religious texts.
  • The old latvian language was based on the a Gothic script.
  
  • 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
Lithuanian Language  
Yoruba and Igbo Languages  

Derived From
-  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
33  
15
44  
24

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
9  
6
12  
9

How Many Consonants
24  
14
32  
22

Scripts
Latin  
Latin  

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  
-  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
6  
5
5  
4

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
Sveiki  
sannu  

Thank You
Paldies  
gode ku  

How Are You?
Kā jums klājas?  
yaya dai  

Good Night
Ar labunakti  
mai kyau dare  

Good Evening
Labvakar  
barka da yamma  

Good Afternoon
Labdien  
barka da rana  

Good Morning
Labrīt  
mai kyau safe  

Please
lūdzu  
Don Allah  

Sorry
Piedodiet!  
yi hakuri  

Bye
Uz redzēšanos  
sai anjima  

I Love You
Es tevi mīlu  
Ina son ku  

Excuse Me
Piedodiet!  
gafara dai  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Livonian  
Gaananci  

Where They Speak
Latvia  
Ghana  

How Many People Speak
1,500,000.00  
99+
50,000,000.00  
14

Dialect 2
Middle Latvian  
Kurhwayanci  

Where They Speak
Latvia  
Niger  

How Many People Speak
2,000,000.00  
99+
150,000,000.00  
3

Dialect 3
High Latvian  
Daragaram  

Where They Speak
France, Latvia  
Niger  

How Many People Speak
1,500,000.00  
99+
50.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
3  
3
20  
18

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.07 %  
99+
0.52 %  
30

Native Speakers
1.75 million  
99+
35.00 million  
27

Second Language Speakers
2.00 million  
99+
15.00 million  
34

Native Name
latviešu valoda  
حَوْسَ (ḥawsa)  

Alternative Names
Lettish  
Abakwariga, Habe, Haoussa, Hausawa, Kado, Mgbakpa  

French Name
letton  
haoussa  

German Name
Lettisch  
Haussa-Sprache  

Pronunciation
[ˈlætviən]  
[hàʊsà]  

Ethnicity
Latvians or Letts  
Hausa–Fulani people  

History

Origin
1530  
14  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Afro-Asiatic Family  

Subgroup
Baltic  
Chadic  

Branch
-  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Latvian  
Hausa  

Language Position
9  
9
34  
32

Signed Forms
Latvian Sign Language  
Signed Hausa  

Scope
Macrolanguage  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
lv  
ha  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
lav  
hau  

ISO 639 2/B
lav  
hau  

ISO 639 3
lav  
hau  

ISO 639 6
lav  
hau  

Glottocode
latv1249  
haus1257  

Linguasphere
54-AAB-a  
19-HAA-b  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

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

Language Morphological Typology
Synthetic  
Fusional  

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All Latvian 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 Latvian and Hausa dialects. Various dialects of Latvian and Hausa language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Latvian are spoken in different Latvian Speaking Countries whereas Hausa Dialects are spoken in different Hausa speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Latvian vs Hausa Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Latvian dialects include: Livonian, Middle Latvian. Hausa dialects include: Gaananci , Kurhwayanci. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Latvian and Hausa Speaking population

Latvian and Hausa speaking population is one of the factors based on which Latvian and Hausa languages can be compared. The total count of Latvian and Hausa Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Latvian language is 0.07 % 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 Latvian and Hausa on Latvian vs Hausa where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Latvian and Hausa Language Codes

Latvian and Hausa language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Latvian and Hausa Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.

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