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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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