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Welsh and Hausa


Hausa and Welsh


Countries

Countries
Wales  
Nigeria  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
1  
14

National Language
Wales  
Gambia, Nigeria  

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Nigeria  

Speaking Continents
Europe  
Africa  

Minority Language
Argentina, United Kingdom  
Benin, Cameroon, Cote d'Ivoire, Ghana, Niger, Sudan, Togo  

Regulated By
Welsh Language Commissioner  
-  

Interesting Facts
  • One of the Celtic language still spoken with great numbers of speakers is Welsh language.
  • Welsh was evolved from British , which was spoken by ancient Britons.
  
  • 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
English Language  
Yoruba and Igbo Languages  

Derived From
British Language  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
29  
11
44  
24

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
7  
4
12  
9

How Many Consonants
21  
11
32  
22

Scripts
Latin  
Latin  

Writing Direction
-  
-  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
4  
3
5  
4

Time Taken to Learn
30 weeks  
10
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
Helô  
sannu  

Thank You
Diolch  
gode ku  

How Are You?
Sut ydych chi?  
yaya dai  

Good Night
Nos da  
mai kyau dare  

Good Evening
Noswaith dda  
barka da yamma  

Good Afternoon
P'nawn da  
barka da rana  

Good Morning
Bore da  
mai kyau safe  

Please
os gwelwch yn dda  
Don Allah  

Sorry
Mae'n ddrwg gennym  
yi hakuri  

Bye
Hwyl  
sai anjima  

I Love You
Dw i'n dy garu di  
Ina son ku  

Excuse Me
Esgusodwch fi  
gafara dai  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Patagonian Welsh  
Gaananci  

Where They Speak
Argentina  
Ghana  

How Many People Speak
38,000.00  
99+
50,000,000.00  
14

Dialect 2
Y Wyndodeg  
Kurhwayanci  

Where They Speak
Gwynedd  
Niger  

How Many People Speak
700,000.00  
99+
150,000,000.00  
3

Dialect 3
Y Bowyseg  
Daragaram  

Where They Speak
Powys  
Niger  

How Many People Speak
700,000.00  
99+
50.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
8  
8
20  
18

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
7.40 million  
99+
50.00 million  
28

Speaking Population
0.24 %  
99+
0.52 %  
30

Native Speakers
7.40 million  
99+
35.00 million  
27

Second Language Speakers
0.70 million  
99+
15.00 million  
34

Native Name
Cymraeg / Y Gymraeg  
حَوْسَ (ḥawsa)  

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

French Name
gallois  
haoussa  

German Name
Kymrisch  
Haussa-Sprache  

Pronunciation
[kəmˈrɑːɨɡ]  
[hàʊsà]  

Ethnicity
Welsh people  
Hausa–Fulani people  

History

Origin
9th Century  
14  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Afro-Asiatic Family  

Subgroup
Celtic  
Chadic  

Branch
Brythonic  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Common Brittonic, Old Welsh, Middle Welsh  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Welsh  
Hausa  

Language Position
31  
29
34  
32

Signed Forms
Welsh Sign Language  
Signed Hausa  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
cy  
ha  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
cym  
hau  

ISO 639 2/B
wel  
hau  

ISO 639 3
cym  
hau  

ISO 639 6
cym  
hau  

Glottocode
wels1247  
haus1257  

Linguasphere
50-ABA  
19-HAA-b  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Historical  
Living  

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

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional  
Fusional  

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

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Welsh and Hausa Speaking population

Welsh and Hausa speaking population is one of the factors based on which Welsh and Hausa languages can be compared. The total count of Welsh and Hausa Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Welsh language is 0.24 % 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 Welsh and Hausa on Welsh vs Hausa where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Welsh and Hausa Language Codes

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

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