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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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