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Sindhi and Hausa


Hausa and Sindhi


Countries

Countries
India, Pakistan  
Nigeria  

Total No. Of Countries
2  
13
1  
14

National Language
India, Pakistan, Sindh  
Gambia, Nigeria  

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Nigeria  

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Africa  

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

Regulated By
National Council For Promotion Of Sindhi Language, Sindhi Language Authority  
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Interesting Facts
  • The first writings of Sindhi language were found in 8th century CE.
  • In Sindhi language, every woord ends in a vowel.
  
  • 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
Gujarati  
Yoruba and Igbo Languages  

Derived From
Prakrit Language  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
64  
37
44  
24

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
10  
7
12  
9

How Many Consonants
42  
31
32  
22

Scripts
Arabic, Devanagari  
Latin  

Writing Direction
Right-To-Left, Horizontal  
-  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
6  
5
5  
4

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
Assalam O Alaikum  
sannu  

Thank You
Meharbani  
gode ku  

How Are You?
Kehra haal aahin  
yaya dai  

Good Night
tava kia aayo  
mai kyau dare  

Good Evening
Sham Jo Salam  
barka da yamma  

Good Afternoon
Assalam o Alaikum  
barka da rana  

Good Morning
Subho Bakhair  
mai kyau safe  

Please
Mehrbani  
Don Allah  

Sorry
Moon khe afsos aahe  
yi hakuri  

Bye
Allah Wahi  
sai anjima  

I Love You
Man tokhe prem karyan ti  
Ina son ku  

Excuse Me
Maaf Kajo  
gafara dai  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Siraiki  
Gaananci  

Where They Speak
Upper Sindh  
Ghana  

How Many People Speak
25,000,000.00  
26
50,000,000.00  
14

Dialect 2
Vicholi  
Kurhwayanci  

Where They Speak
Central Sindh  
Niger  

How Many People Speak
25,000,000.00  
23
150,000,000.00  
3

Dialect 3
Lari  
Daragaram  

Where They Speak
Lower Sindh  
Niger  

How Many People Speak
25.00  
99+
50.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
6  
6
20  
18

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
29.00 million  
37
50.00 million  
28

Speaking Population
0.39 %  
36
0.52 %  
30

Native Speakers
25.00 million  
32
35.00 million  
27

Second Language Speakers
25.00 million  
27
15.00 million  
34

Native Name
سنڌي  
حَوْسَ (ḥawsa)  

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

French Name
sindhi  
haoussa  

German Name
Sindhi-Sprache  
Haussa-Sprache  

Pronunciation
[sɪndi]  
[hàʊsà]  

Ethnicity
Sindhi people  
Hausa–Fulani people  

History

Origin
711 A.D  
14  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Afro-Asiatic Family  

Subgroup
Indo-Iranian  
Chadic  

Branch
Indic  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Old Sindhi and Middle Sindhi  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Sindhi  
Hausa  

Language Position
50  
99+
34  
32

Signed Forms
Signed Sindhi  
Signed Hausa  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
sd  
ha  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
snd  
hau  

ISO 639 2/B
snd  
hau  

ISO 639 3
snd  
hau  

ISO 639 6
snd  
hau  

Glottocode
sind1272  
haus1257  

Linguasphere
No data available  
19-HAA-b  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

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

Language Morphological Typology
-  
Fusional  

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

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Sindhi and Hausa Speaking population

Sindhi and Hausa speaking population is one of the factors based on which Sindhi and Hausa languages can be compared. The total count of Sindhi and Hausa Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Sindhi language is 0.39 % 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 Sindhi and Hausa on Sindhi vs Hausa where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Sindhi and Hausa Language Codes

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

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