Urdu and Hausa
Countries
India, Pakistan
Nigeria
National Language
Pakistan
Gambia, Nigeria
Second Language
Pakistan
Nigeria
Speaking Continents
Asia, Oceania
Africa
Minority Language
India
Benin, Cameroon, Cote d'Ivoire, Ghana, Niger, Sudan, Togo
Regulated By
National Council for Promotion of Urdu Language, India, National Language Authority, Pakistan
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Interesting Facts
- Urdu is a language of beauty and grace, that adds meaning to prose and charm to poetry.
- Different languages such as Arabic, Persian and Turkish gave birth and richness to Urdu.
- 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
Arabic and Hindi Languages
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Derived From
Ghaznavid Persian Language
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Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Right-To-Left, Horizontal
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Thank You
آپ کا شکریہ
gode ku
How Are You?
آپ کیسے ہیں؟
yaya dai
Good Night
گڈ نائٹ
mai kyau dare
Good Evening
سلام علیکم
barka da yamma
Good Afternoon
گڈ آفٹر نون
barka da rana
Good Morning
گڈ مارننگ
mai kyau safe
Please
براہ مہربانی
Don Allah
Sorry
معاف کرنا
yi hakuri
I Love You
مجھے تم سے محبت
Ina son ku
Excuse Me
معاف کیجئے گا
gafara dai
Dialect 1
Dakhini
Gaananci
Where They Speak
India
Ghana
How Many People Speak
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Dialect 2
Hyderabadi Urdu
Kurhwayanci
Where They Speak
India
Niger
Dialect 3
Rekhta
Daragaram
Where They Speak
South Asia
Niger
Native Name
اُردُو
حَوْسَ (ḥawsa)
Alternative Names
Bihari
Abakwariga, Habe, Haoussa, Hausawa, Kado, Mgbakpa
French Name
ourdou
haoussa
German Name
Urdu
Haussa-Sprache
Pronunciation
[ˈʊrd̪u]
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Ethnicity
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Hausa–Fulani people
Origin
12th Century CE
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Language Family
Indo-European Family
Afro-Asiatic Family
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
Chadic
Branch
Indic
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Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Modern Standard Urdu
Hausa
Signed Forms
Signed Urdu
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Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
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Glottocode
urdu1245
haus1257
Linguasphere
59-AAF-q
19-HAA-b
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
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Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional
Fusional
All Urdu 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 Urdu and Hausa dialects. Various dialects of Urdu and Hausa language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Urdu are spoken in different Urdu Speaking Countries whereas Hausa Dialects are spoken in different Hausa speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Urdu vs Hausa Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Urdu dialects include: Dakhini, Hyderabadi Urdu. Hausa dialects include: Gaananci , Kurhwayanci. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Urdu and Hausa Speaking population
Urdu and Hausa speaking population is one of the factors based on which Urdu and Hausa languages can be compared. The total count of Urdu and Hausa Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Urdu language is 0.99 % 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 Urdu and Hausa on Urdu vs Hausa where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Urdu and Hausa Language Codes
Urdu and Hausa language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Urdu and Hausa Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.