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Filipino vs Hausa


Hausa vs Filipino


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
Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino   
Not Available   

Interesting Facts
  • "Filipino" was officially declared as national language by the constitution in 1987.
  • "Filipino" is the official name of Tagalog, or synonym of it.
  
  • 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
Tagalog Language   
Not Available   

Derived From
Spanish Language   
Not Available   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
28   
10
44   
24

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5   
2
12   
9

How Many Consonants
23   
13
32   
22

Scripts
Latin   
Latin   

Writing Direction
Not Available   
Not Available   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3   
2
5   
4

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks   
11
44 weeks   
11

Greetings

Hello
Kumusta   
sannu   

Thank You
Salamat   
gode ku   

How Are You?
Kumusta   
yaya dai   

Good Night
magandang gabi   
mai kyau dare   

Good Evening
Magandang gabi   
barka da yamma   

Good Afternoon
Magandang hapon   
barka da rana   

Good Morning
Magandang umaga   
mai kyau safe   

Please
Mangyaring   
Don Allah   

Sorry
pinagsisisihan   
yi hakuri   

Bye
Paalam   
sai anjima   

I Love You
Mahal kita   
Ina son ku   

Excuse Me
patawarin ninyo ako   
gafara dai   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Bikol   
Gaananci   

Where They Speak
Philippines   
Ghana   

Dialect 2
Hiligaynon   
Kurhwayanci   

Where They Speak
Philippines   
Niger   

How Many People Speak
8,200,000.00   
11
Not Available   

Dialect 3
Waray   
Daragaram   

Where They Speak
Philippines   
Niger   

How Many People Speak
2,600,000.00   
13
Not Available   

Total No. Of Dialects
8   
8
20   
18

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
90.00 million   
17
50.00 million   
28

Speaking Population
Not Available   
0.52 %   
28

Native Speakers
45.00 million   
23
35.00 million   
27

Second Language Speakers
45.00 million   
13
15.00 million   
18

Native Name
filipino   
حَوْسَ (ḥawsa)   

Alternative Names
Pilipino   
Abakwariga, Habe, Haoussa, Hausawa, Kado, Mgbakpa   

French Name
filipino; pilipino   
haoussa   

German Name
Pilipino   
Haussa-Sprache   

Pronunciation
[ˌfɪl.ɪˈpiː.no]   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Not Available   
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
Filipino   
Hausa   

Language Position
Not Available   
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
fil   
hau   

ISO 639 2/B
fil   
hau   

ISO 639 3
fil   
hau   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
fili1244   
haus1257   

Linguasphere
No Data Available   
19-HAA-b   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available   
Subject-Verb-Object   

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Fusional   

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Filipino and Hausa Language History

Comparison of Filipino vs Hausa language history gives us differences between origin of Filipino and Hausa language. History of Filipino 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 Filipino and Hausa Language History.

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

Filipino vs Hausa Difficulty

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

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