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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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