Xhosa and Hausa
Countries
South Africa
Nigeria
National Language
South Africa
Gambia, Nigeria
Second Language
Lesotho, South Africa
Nigeria
Speaking Continents
Africa
Africa
Minority Language
Botswana, Lesotho
Benin, Cameroon, Cote d'Ivoire, Ghana, Niger, Sudan, Togo
Interesting Facts
- Xhosa has 15 click sounds, borrowed from the khoi-khoi and san languages of the South Africa.
- The same sequence of consonants and vowels can have different meaning when said with different tones, so Xhosa is tonal.
- 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
Zulu, Swazi, and Ndebele
Yoruba and Igbo Languages
Derived From
Khoi-Khoi and San Languages
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Alphabets in
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Thank You
Ndiyabulela
gode ku
How Are You?
Unjani
yaya dai
Good Night
Ulale kakuhle
mai kyau dare
Good Evening
Ubusuku obuhle
barka da yamma
Good Afternoon
Uben' emva kwemini entle
barka da rana
Good Morning
Molo
mai kyau safe
Sorry
Ndicela uxolo
yi hakuri
Bye
Uhambe/Usale kakuhle
sai anjima
I Love You
Ndiyakuthanda
Ina son ku
Excuse Me
Uxolo
gafara dai
Dialect 1
Gcaleka
Gaananci
Where They Speak
South Africa
Ghana
Dialect 2
Thembu
Kurhwayanci
Where They Speak
South Africa
Niger
Dialect 3
Hlubi
Daragaram
Where They Speak
South Africa
Niger
Native Name
isiXhosa
حَوْسَ (ḥawsa)
Alternative Names
“Cauzuh” (pej.), Isixhosa, Koosa, Xosa
Abakwariga, Habe, Haoussa, Hausawa, Kado, Mgbakpa
French Name
xhosa
haoussa
German Name
Xhosa-Sprache
Haussa-Sprache
Pronunciation
[ˈkǁʰɔ̀ːsa]
[hàʊsà]
Ethnicity
amaXhosa, amaBhaca
Hausa–Fulani people
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Afro-Asiatic Family
Subgroup
Benue-Congo
Chadic
Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
isiXhosa
Hausa
Signed Forms
Signed Xhosa
Signed Hausa
Scope
Individual
Individual
Glottocode
xhos1239
haus1257
Linguasphere
99-AUT-fa
19-HAA-b
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
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Fusional
All Xhosa 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 Xhosa and Hausa dialects. Various dialects of Xhosa and Hausa language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Xhosa are spoken in different Xhosa Speaking Countries whereas Hausa Dialects are spoken in different Hausa speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Xhosa vs Hausa Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Xhosa dialects include: Gcaleka, Thembu. Hausa dialects include: Gaananci , Kurhwayanci. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Xhosa and Hausa Speaking population
Xhosa and Hausa speaking population is one of the factors based on which Xhosa and Hausa languages can be compared. The total count of Xhosa and Hausa Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Xhosa language is 0.11 % 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 Xhosa and Hausa on Xhosa vs Hausa where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Xhosa and Hausa Language Codes
Xhosa and Hausa language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Xhosa and Hausa Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.