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Greek and Hausa


Hausa and Greek


Countries

Countries
Cyprus, European Union, Greece  
Nigeria  

Total No. Of Countries
3  
12
1  
14

National Language
Albania, Cyprus, Egypt, France, Greece, Italy, Romania, Turkey, Ukraine  
Gambia, Nigeria  

Second Language
Roman Empire  
Nigeria  

Speaking Continents
Asia, Europe  
Africa  

Minority Language
Albania, Armenia, Australia, Hungary, Italy, Romania, Turkey, Ukraine  
Benin, Cameroon, Cote d'Ivoire, Ghana, Niger, Sudan, Togo  

Regulated By
Center for the Greek language (Κέντρον Ελληνικής Γλώσσας)  
Not Available  

Interesting Facts
  • Greek is the longest documented language of all the Indo-European Langauges.
  • The official language of education in the Roman Empire was Greek.
  
  • 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
Armenian  
Not Available  

Derived From
Latin  
Not Available  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
24  
6
44  
24

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
7  
4
12  
9

How Many Consonants
17  
7
32  
22

Scripts
Arabic, Latin  
Latin  

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  
Not Available  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
6  
5
5  
4

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
11
44 weeks  
11

Greetings

Hello
γεια σας (geia sas)  
sannu  

Thank You
ευχαριστώ (ef̱charistó̱)  
gode ku  

How Are You?
πώς είσαι (pó̱s eísai)  
yaya dai  

Good Night
Καληνυχτα (Kali̱nychta)  
mai kyau dare  

Good Evening
καλησπέρα (kali̱spéra)  
barka da yamma  

Good Afternoon
Καλὸ ἀπόγευμα (Kaló apóyevma)  
barka da rana  

Good Morning
καλημέρα (kali̱méra)  
mai kyau safe  

Please
παρακαλώ (parakaló̱)  
Don Allah  

Sorry
συγνώμη (sygnó̱mi̱)  
yi hakuri  

Bye
αντίο (antío)  
sai anjima  

I Love You
Σε αγαπώ (Se agapó̱)  
Ina son ku  

Excuse Me
Με συγχωρείτε! (Me synhoríte)  
gafara dai  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Cappadocian Greek  
Gaananci  

Where They Speak
Greece  
Ghana  

How Many People Speak
2,800.00  
99+
Not Available  

Dialect 2
Griko  
Kurhwayanci  

Where They Speak
Italy  
Niger  

How Many People Speak
50,000.00  
38
Not Available  

Dialect 3
Mariupol  
Daragaram  

Where They Speak
Ukraine  
Niger  

Total No. Of Dialects
25  
21
20  
18

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.18 %  
99+
0.52 %  
28

Native Speakers
13.00 million  
99+
35.00 million  
27

Second Language Speakers
Not Available  
15.00 million  
18

Native Name
ελληνικά  
حَوْسَ (ḥawsa)  

Alternative Names
Ellinika, Graecae, Grec, Greco, Neo-Hellenic, Romaic  
Abakwariga, Habe, Haoussa, Hausawa, Kado, Mgbakpa  

French Name
grec moderne (après 1453)  
haoussa  

German Name
Neugriechisch  
Haussa-Sprache  

Pronunciation
[eliniˈka]  
Not Available  

Ethnicity
Greeks or Hellenes  
Hausa–Fulani people  

History

Origin
1500 BC  
14  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Afro-Asiatic Family  

Subgroup
Hellenic  
Chadic  

Branch
Not Available  
Not Available  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Proto-Greek, Mycenaean Greek, Ancient Greek, Koine Greek and Medieval Greek  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Modern Greek  
Hausa  

Language Position
74  
99+
34  
27

Signed Forms
Greek Sign Language  
Not Available  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
el  
ha  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
ell  
hau  

ISO 639 2/B
gre  
hau  

ISO 639 3
ell  
hau  

ISO 639 6
ells  
Not Available  

Glottocode
gree1276  
haus1257  

Linguasphere
56-AAA-a  
19-HAA-b  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

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

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional, Synthetic  
Fusional  

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All Greek and Hausa Dialects

Most languages have dialects where each dialect differ from other dialect with respect to grammar and vocabulary. Here you will get to know all Greek and Hausa dialects. Various dialects of Greek and Hausa language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Greek are spoken in different Greek Speaking Countries whereas Hausa Dialects are spoken in different Hausa speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Greek vs Hausa Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Greek dialects include: Cappadocian Greek, Griko. Hausa dialects include: Gaananci , Kurhwayanci. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Greek and Hausa Speaking population

Greek and Hausa speaking population is one of the factors based on which Greek and Hausa languages can be compared. The total count of Greek and Hausa Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Greek language is 0.18 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Hausa language is 0.52 %. When we compare the speaking population of any two languages we get to know which of two languages is more popular. Find more details about how many people speak Greek and Hausa on Greek vs Hausa where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Greek and Hausa Language Codes

Greek and Hausa language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Greek and Hausa Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.

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