Hausa and Afrikaans
Countries
Nigeria
South Africa
National Language
Gambia, Nigeria
South Africa
Second Language
Nigeria
Namibia, South Africa
Speaking Continents
Africa
Africa
Minority Language
Benin, Cameroon, Cote d'Ivoire, Ghana, Niger, Sudan, Togo
Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Swaziland, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Regulated By
Not Available
Die Taalkommissie, National Languages Committee
Interesting Facts
- 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.
- Afrikaans Language is a mixture of English, Dutch, German, French and some South African language like Xhosa.
- Afrikaans Language lacks case and gender distinctions.
Similar To
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Dutch Language
Derived From
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Dutch Language
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Not Available
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
How Are You?
yaya dai
Hoe gaan dit
Good Night
mai kyau dare
goeie nag
Good Evening
barka da yamma
Goeienaand
Good Afternoon
barka da rana
Goeie middag
Good Morning
mai kyau safe
goeie more
Please
Don Allah
asseblief
Bye
sai anjima
Not Available
I Love You
Ina son ku
Ek het jou lief
Excuse Me
gafara dai
Verskoon my
Dialect 1
Gaananci
Kaapse Afrikaans
Where They Speak
Ghana
Not Available
Dialect 2
Kurhwayanci
Oranjeriverafrikaans
Where They Speak
Niger
Not Available
Dialect 3
Daragaram
Baster Afrikaans
Where They Speak
Niger
Namibia
Speaking Population
Not Available
Native Name
حَوْسَ (ḥawsa)
Afrikaans
Alternative Names
Abakwariga, Habe, Haoussa, Hausawa, Kado, Mgbakpa
Cape Dutch
French Name
haoussa
afrikaans
German Name
Haussa-Sprache
Afrikaans
Pronunciation
Not Available
[ɐfriˈkɑːns]
Ethnicity
Hausa–Fulani people
Afrikaners
Language Family
Afro-Asiatic Family
Indo-European Family
Branch
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Western
Early Forms
No early forms
Cape dutch or kitchen dutch
Standard Forms
Hausa
Standard Afrikaans
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Not Available
Signed Afrikaans (signs of SASL)
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
afrs
Glottocode
haus1257
afri1274
Linguasphere
19-HAA-b
52-ACB-ba
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional
Analytic
All Hausa and Afrikaans 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 Hausa and Afrikaans dialects. Various dialects of Hausa and Afrikaans language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Hausa are spoken in different Hausa Speaking Countries whereas Afrikaans Dialects are spoken in different Afrikaans speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Hausa vs Afrikaans Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Hausa dialects include: Gaananci, Kurhwayanci. Afrikaans dialects include: Kaapse Afrikaans , Oranjeriverafrikaans. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Hausa and Afrikaans Speaking population
Hausa and Afrikaans speaking population is one of the factors based on which Hausa and Afrikaans languages can be compared. The total count of Hausa and Afrikaans Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Hausa language is 0.52 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Afrikaans language is Not Available. 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 Hausa and Afrikaans on Hausa vs Afrikaans where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Hausa and Afrikaans Language Codes
Hausa and Afrikaans language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Hausa and Afrikaans Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.