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Cebuano vs Hausa


Hausa vs Cebuano


Countries

Countries
Philippines  
Nigeria  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
1  
14

National Language
Philippines  
Gambia, Nigeria  

Second Language
Philippines  
Nigeria  

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Africa  

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Benin, Cameroon, Cote d'Ivoire, Ghana, Niger, Sudan, Togo  

Regulated By
Visayan Academy of Arts and Letters  
Not Available  

Interesting Facts
  • About one-fifth of the population of the philippines speak cebuano and are second largest ethnolinguistic group in the country.
  • Cebuano contains many words of Spanish origin.
  
  • 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
Hiligaynon Language  
Not Available  

Derived From
Island of Cebu  
Not Available  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
21  
3
44  
24

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5  
2
12  
9

How Many Consonants
16  
6
32  
22

Scripts
Latin  
Latin  

Writing Direction
Not Available  
Not Available  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
2  
1
5  
4

Time Taken to Learn
3 weeks  
1
44 weeks  
11

Greetings

Hello
Hoy  
sannu  

Thank You
Salamat  
gode ku  

How Are You?
Kumusta man ka?  
yaya dai  

Good Night
Maayong Gabii  
mai kyau dare  

Good Evening
Maayong Gabii  
barka da yamma  

Good Afternoon
Maayong Hapon  
barka da rana  

Good Morning
Maayong Buntag  
mai kyau safe  

Please
Palihug  
Don Allah  

Sorry
Ikasubo ko  
yi hakuri  

Bye
Babay  
sai anjima  

I Love You
Gihigugma ko ikaw  
Ina son ku  

Excuse Me
Ekskyus mi  
gafara dai  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Boholano  
Gaananci  

Where They Speak
Bohol  
Ghana  

Dialect 2
Southern Kana  
Kurhwayanci  

Where They Speak
southern Leyte  
Niger  

Dialect 3
North Kana  
Daragaram  

Where They Speak
northern part of Leyte  
Niger  

Total No. Of Dialects
4  
4
20  
18

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
Not Available  
50.00 million  
28

Speaking Population
0.32 %  
38
0.52 %  
28

Native Speakers
21.00 million  
36
35.00 million  
27

Second Language Speakers
14.50 million  
19
15.00 million  
18

Native Name
Visayan  
حَوْسَ (ḥawsa)  

Alternative Names
Binisaya, Bisayan, Sebuano, Sugbuanon, Sugbuhanon, Visayan  
Abakwariga, Habe, Haoussa, Hausawa, Kado, Mgbakpa  

French Name
cebuano  
haoussa  

German Name
Cebuano  
Haussa-Sprache  

Pronunciation
Not Available  
Not Available  

Ethnicity
Cebuano people  
Hausa–Fulani people  

History

Origin
16th century  
14  

Language Family
Austronesian Family  
Afro-Asiatic Family  

Subgroup
Not Available  
Chadic  

Branch
Not Available  
Not Available  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Standard Cebuano  
Hausa  

Language Position
62  
99+
34  
27

Signed Forms
Not Available  
Not Available  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
No data Available  
ha  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
ceb  
hau  

ISO 639 2/B
ceb  
hau  

ISO 639 3
ceb  
hau  

ISO 639 6
Not Available  
Not Available  

Glottocode
cebu1242  
haus1257  

Linguasphere
No data Available  
19-HAA-b  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

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

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available  
Fusional  

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Cebuano and Hausa Language History

Comparison of Cebuano vs Hausa language history gives us differences between origin of Cebuano and Hausa language. History of Cebuano language states that this language originated in 16th century 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 Cebuano and Hausa Language History.

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Cebuano 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 Cebuano and Hausa greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Cebuano and Hausa language. Cebuano word for "Hello" is Hoy or Hausa word for "Thank You" is gode ku. Find more of such common Cebuano Greetings and Hausa Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.

Cebuano vs Hausa Difficulty

The Cebuano vs Hausa difficulty level basically depends on the number of Cebuano 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 Cebuano and Hausa are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Cebuano and Hausa, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Cebuano is 3 weeks while to learn Hausa time required is 44 weeks.

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