Somali and Hausa
Countries
Djibouti, Kenya, Somalia
Nigeria
National Language
Somalia
Gambia, Nigeria
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Nigeria
Speaking Continents
Africa, Middle East
Africa
Minority Language
Yemen
Benin, Cameroon, Cote d'Ivoire, Ghana, Niger, Sudan, Togo
Regulated By
National Languages Committee, Regional Somali Language Academy
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Interesting Facts
- Somali language is one of the best documented Afro-Asiatic languages.
- One of the most widely spoken of the Cushitic languages is the Somali 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
Afar and Oromo Language
Yoruba and Igbo Languages
Derived From
Arabic Language
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Alphabets in
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Scripts
Arabic, Latin, Osmanya
Latin
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
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Thank You
Waad ku mahadsan tahay
gode ku
How Are You?
Sidee tahay ?
yaya dai
Good Night
Habeenka Good
mai kyau dare
Good Evening
Evening Good
barka da yamma
Good Afternoon
galab wanaagsan
barka da rana
Good Morning
Subax wanaagsan
mai kyau safe
Bye
caraysiiyo
sai anjima
I Love You
Waan ku jeclahay
Ina son ku
Excuse Me
iga raali ahow
gafara dai
Dialect 1
Northern Somali
Gaananci
Where They Speak
Gabon, Standard Somali
Ghana
Dialect 2
Benaadir
Kurhwayanci
Where They Speak
Georgia, The capital of Mogadishu
Niger
Dialect 3
Af-Ashraaf
Daragaram
Where They Speak
Standard Somali
Niger
Native Name
af Soomaali
حَوْسَ (ḥawsa)
Alternative Names
Af-Maxaad Tiri, Af-Soomaali, Common Somali, Soomaaliga
Abakwariga, Habe, Haoussa, Hausawa, Kado, Mgbakpa
French Name
somali
haoussa
German Name
Somali
Haussa-Sprache
Pronunciation
[afsoomaali]
[hàʊsà]
Ethnicity
Somalis
Hausa–Fulani people
Language Family
Afro-Asiatic Family
Afro-Asiatic Family
Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Somali
Hausa
Signed Forms
Somali Sign Language
Signed Hausa
Scope
Individual
Individual
Glottocode
soma1255
haus1257
Linguasphere
No data available
19-HAA-b
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
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Fusional
All Somali 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 Somali and Hausa dialects. Various dialects of Somali and Hausa language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Somali are spoken in different Somali Speaking Countries whereas Hausa Dialects are spoken in different Hausa speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Somali vs Hausa Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Somali dialects include: Northern Somali, Benaadir. Hausa dialects include: Gaananci , Kurhwayanci. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Somali and Hausa Speaking population
Somali and Hausa speaking population is one of the factors based on which Somali and Hausa languages can be compared. The total count of Somali and Hausa Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Somali 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 Somali and Hausa on Somali vs Hausa where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Somali and Hausa Language Codes
Somali and Hausa language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Somali and Hausa Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.