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Catalan vs Hausa


Hausa vs Catalan


Countries

Countries
Andorra, Balearic Islands, Catalonia, Latin Union, Spain, Valencian Community  
Nigeria  

Total No. Of Countries
6  
9
1  
14

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  
Not Available  

Derived From
Latin  
Not Available  

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Catalan-Alpahabets.jpg#200  
Hausa-Alphabets.jpg#200  

Alphabets
27  
9
44  
24

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5  
2
12  
9

How Many Consonants
23  
13
32  
22

Scripts
Latin  
Latin  

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  
Not Available  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
5  
4
5  
4

Time Taken to Learn
24 weeks  
6
44 weeks  
11

Greetings

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  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Caló  
Gaananci  

Where They Speak
France, Portugal, Spain  
Ghana  

How Many People Speak
440,000.00  
35
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  

Total No. Of Dialects
8  
8
20  
18

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
Not Available  
0.52 %  
28

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  

History

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  
34  
27

Signed Forms
Signed Catalan  
Not Available  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

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  
Not Available  

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  

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Catalan and Hausa Language History

Comparison of Catalan vs Hausa language history gives us differences between origin of Catalan and Hausa language. History of Catalan language states that this language originated in c. 1028 whereas history of Hausa language states that this language originated in 14. Family of the language also forms a part of history of that language. More on language families of these languages can be found out on Catalan and Hausa Language History.

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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.

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