Countries
Andorra, Balearic Islands, Catalonia, Latin Union, Spain, Valencian Community
  
Nigeria
  
National Language
Andorra, France, Italy, Spain
  
Gambia, Nigeria
  
Second Language
Spain
  
Nigeria
  
Speaking Continents
Europe
  
Africa
  
Minority Language
Aragon, France, Italy, Spain
  
Benin, Cameroon, Cote d'Ivoire, Ghana, Niger, Sudan, Togo
  
Regulated By
Institut d'Estudis Catalans, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua, National Languages Committee
  
Not Available
  
Interesting Facts
- Catalan is 6th most largely spoken Romance language.
- Catalan went through a golden age in low middle ages, reaching a peak of maturity and cultural richness.
  
- 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
Spanish Language, Occitan Language, Italian Language, French Language
  
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Derived From
Latin
  
Not Available
  
Alphabets in
Catalan-Alpahabets.jpg#200
  
Hausa-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Latin
  
Latin
  
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Not Available
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
Hola
  
sannu
  
Thank You
Gràcies
  
gode ku
  
How Are You?
Com estàs?
  
yaya dai
  
Good Night
Bona nit
  
mai kyau dare
  
Good Evening
Bona nit
  
barka da yamma
  
Good Afternoon
Bona tarda
  
barka da rana
  
Good Morning
Bon dia
  
mai kyau safe
  
Please
Sisplau
  
Don Allah
  
Sorry
Perdó!
  
yi hakuri
  
Bye
Adéu
  
sai anjima
  
I Love You
T'estimo
  
Ina son ku
  
Excuse Me
Dispensi!
  
gafara dai
  
Dialect 1
Caló
  
Gaananci
  
Where They Speak
France, Portugal, Spain
  
Ghana
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
Dialect 2
Valencian
  
Kurhwayanci
  
Where They Speak
Spain
  
Niger
  
How Many People Speak
2,400,000.00
  
19
Not Available
  
Dialect 3
Ribagorçan
  
Daragaram
  
Where They Speak
Spain
  
Niger
  
How Many People Speak?
9.20 million
  
99+
50.00 million
  
28
Speaking Population
Not Available
  
Native Speakers
4.10 million
  
99+
35.00 million
  
27
Second Language Speakers
5.10 million
  
28
15.00 million
  
18
Native Name
català
  
حَوْسَ (ḥawsa)
  
Alternative Names
Català, Catalán, Catalan-Valencian-Balear, Catalonian, Valencian
  
Abakwariga, Habe, Haoussa, Hausawa, Kado, Mgbakpa
  
French Name
catalan; valencien
  
haoussa
  
German Name
Katalanisch
  
Haussa-Sprache
  
Pronunciation
[kətəˈɫa] (EC) ~ [kataˈɫa] (WC)
  
Not Available
  
Ethnicity
Catalan people
  
Hausa–Fulani people
  
Origin
c. 1028
  
14
  
Language Family
Indo-European Family
  
Afro-Asiatic Family
  
Subgroup
Romance
  
Chadic
  
Branch
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
Old Catalan
  
No early forms
  
Standard Forms
Standard Catalan, Standard Valencian
  
Hausa
  
Language Position
Not Available
  
Signed Forms
Signed Catalan
  
Not Available
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
ca
  
ha
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
cat
  
hau
  
ISO 639 2/B
cat
  
hau
  
ISO 639 3
cat
  
hau
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
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Glottocode
stan1289
  
haus1257
  
Linguasphere
51-AAA-e
  
19-HAA-b
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
  
Subject-Verb-Object
  
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
  
Fusional
  
Catalan and Hausa Greetings
People around the world use different languages to interact with each other. Even if we cannot communicate fluently in any language, it will always be beneficial to know about some of the common greetings or phrases from that language. This is where Catalan and Hausa greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Catalan and Hausa language. Catalan word for "Hello" is Hola or Hausa word for "Thank You" is gode ku. Find more of such common Catalan Greetings and Hausa Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Catalan vs Hausa Difficulty
The Catalan vs Hausa difficulty level basically depends on the number of Catalan Alphabets and Hausa Alphabets. Also the number of vowels and consonants in the language plays an important role in deciding the difficulty level of that language. The important points to be considered when we compare Catalan and Hausa are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Catalan and Hausa, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Catalan is 24 weeks while to learn Hausa time required is 44 weeks.