Shona and Hausa
Countries
Zimbabwe
Nigeria
National Language
Botswana, Mozambique, Zimbabwe
Gambia, Nigeria
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Nigeria
Speaking Continents
Africa
Africa
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Benin, Cameroon, Cote d'Ivoire, Ghana, Niger, Sudan, Togo
Regulated By
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Interesting Facts
- Shona language is tonal language.
- The African people in Zimbabwe is made of 10 ethnic groups, each speaking a different languages, shona is spoken by 60 percent of population.
- 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
Kalanga and Nambya Language
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Derived From
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Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
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Time Taken to Learn
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Thank You
Waita zvako
gode ku
How Are You?
Wakadini zvako?
yaya dai
Good Night
Urare zvakanaka
mai kyau dare
Good Evening
Manheru
barka da yamma
Good Afternoon
Masikati
barka da rana
Good Morning
Mangwanani
mai kyau safe
Please
Ndinokumbirawo
Don Allah
Sorry
Ndineurombo
yi hakuri
I Love You
Ndinokuda
Ina son ku
Excuse Me
Pamusoro
gafara dai
Where They Speak
Zimbabwe
Ghana
Dialect 2
Karanga
Kurhwayanci
Where They Speak
southern Zimbabwe
Niger
Dialect 3
Zezuru
Daragaram
Where They Speak
central Zimbabwe, Mashonaland
Niger
Second Language Speakers
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Native Name
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حَوْسَ (ḥawsa)
Alternative Names
Chishona, “Swina” (pej.), Zezuru
Abakwariga, Habe, Haoussa, Hausawa, Kado, Mgbakpa
French Name
shona
haoussa
German Name
Schona-Sprache
Haussa-Sprache
Pronunciation
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Ethnicity
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Hausa–Fulani people
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Afro-Asiatic Family
Subgroup
Benue-Congo
Chadic
Branch
Bantu
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Early Forms
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No early forms
Standard Forms
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Hausa
Signed Forms
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Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
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Glottocode
core1255
haus1257
Linguasphere
99-AUT-a
19-HAA-b
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
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Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
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Fusional
All Shona 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 Shona and Hausa dialects. Various dialects of Shona and Hausa language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Shona are spoken in different Shona Speaking Countries whereas Hausa Dialects are spoken in different Hausa speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Shona vs Hausa Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Shona dialects include: Hwesa, Karanga. Hausa dialects include: Gaananci , Kurhwayanci. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Shona and Hausa Speaking population
Shona and Hausa speaking population is one of the factors based on which Shona and Hausa languages can be compared. The total count of Shona and Hausa Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Shona language is 0.13 % 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 Shona and Hausa on Shona vs Hausa where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Shona and Hausa Language Codes
Shona and Hausa language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Shona and Hausa Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.