Swahili and Hausa
Countries
African Union, Democratic Republic of the Congo, East African Community, Kenya
Nigeria
National Language
Burundi, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, South Sudan, Tanzania
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
Chama cha Kiswahili cha Taifa (Kenya)
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Interesting Facts
- Swahili language has borrowed many words from Arabic language.
- The oldest written scripts in swahili language were found in 18th century.
- 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
Burundi, Rwanda, Malawi Languages
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Derived From
Arabic Language
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Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
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How Are You?
Habari gani?
yaya dai
Good Night
Usiku mwema
mai kyau dare
Good Evening
Habari za jioni
barka da yamma
Good Afternoon
nzuri Alasiri
barka da rana
Good Morning
Habari za asubuhi
mai kyau safe
Please
tafadhali
Don Allah
I Love You
nakupenda
Ina son ku
Excuse Me
Samahani
gafara dai
Dialect 1
Kiunguja
Gaananci
Where They Speak
Zanzibar island
Ghana
Dialect 2
Kimrima
Kurhwayanci
Where They Speak
Dar es Salaam
Niger
Dialect 3
Kimgao
Daragaram
Where They Speak
Kilwa
Niger
Speaking Population
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Second Language Speakers
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Native Name
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حَوْسَ (ḥawsa)
Alternative Names
Kisuaheli, Kiswahili
Abakwariga, Habe, Haoussa, Hausawa, Kado, Mgbakpa
French Name
swahili
haoussa
German Name
Swahili
Haussa-Sprache
Pronunciation
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Ethnicity
Swahili people or Waswahili
Hausa–Fulani people
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Afro-Asiatic Family
Subgroup
Benue-Congo
Chadic
Branch
Bantu
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Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Swahili
Hausa
Language Position
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Signed Forms
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Scope
Individual, Macrolanguage
Individual
ISO 639 6
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Glottocode
swah1254
haus1257
Linguasphere
99-AUS-m
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 Swahili 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 Swahili and Hausa dialects. Various dialects of Swahili and Hausa language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Swahili are spoken in different Swahili Speaking Countries whereas Hausa Dialects are spoken in different Hausa speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Swahili vs Hausa Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Swahili dialects include: Kiunguja, Kimrima. Hausa dialects include: Gaananci , Kurhwayanci. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Swahili and Hausa Speaking population
Swahili and Hausa speaking population is one of the factors based on which Swahili and Hausa languages can be compared. The total count of Swahili and Hausa Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Swahili language is Not Available 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 Swahili and Hausa on Swahili vs Hausa where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Swahili and Hausa Language Codes
Swahili and Hausa language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Swahili and Hausa Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.