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Hausa and Chewa


Chewa and Hausa


Countries

Countries
Nigeria   
Malawi, Zimbabwe   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
2   
13

National Language
Gambia, Nigeria   
Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe   

Second Language
Nigeria   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Speaking Continents
Africa   
Africa   

Minority Language
Benin, Cameroon, Cote d'Ivoire, Ghana, Niger, Sudan, Togo   
Zambia   

Regulated By
Not Available   
Not Available   

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.
  
  • Chewa is one of the 55 languages featured on the Voyager spacecraft.
  • Most widely known language of Malawi is Chewa.
  

Similar To
Not Available   
Zulu language   

Derived From
Not Available   
Not Available   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
44   
24
31   
13

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
12   
9
5   
2

How Many Consonants
32   
22
18   
8

Scripts
Latin   
Latin   

Writing Direction
Not Available   
Not Available   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
5   
4
Not Available   

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks   
11
Not Available   

Greetings

Hello
sannu   
Moni   

Thank You
gode ku   
Zikomo   

How Are You?
yaya dai   
Muli bwanji?   

Good Night
mai kyau dare   
Usiku wabwino   

Good Evening
barka da yamma   
Madzulo abwino   

Good Afternoon
barka da rana   
Masana abwino   

Good Morning
mai kyau safe   
M'mawa wabwino   

Please
Don Allah   
Chonde   

Sorry
yi hakuri   
pepani   

Bye
sai anjima   
anatsanzikana   

I Love You
Ina son ku   
Ndimakukondani   

Excuse Me
gafara dai   
Pepani   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Gaananci   
Kasungu   

Where They Speak
Ghana   
Malawi, Zambia   

Dialect 2
Kurhwayanci   
Kikamtunda   

Where They Speak
Niger   
Malawi, Zambia   

Dialect 3
Daragaram   
Kimaravi   

Where They Speak
Niger   
Malawi, Zambia   

Total No. Of Dialects
20   
18
5   
5

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.52 %   
28
0.17 %   
99+

Native Speakers
35.00 million   
27
12.00 million   
99+

Second Language Speakers
15.00 million   
18
Not Available   

Native Name
حَوْسَ (ḥawsa)   
Nyanja   

Alternative Names
Abakwariga, Habe, Haoussa, Hausawa, Kado, Mgbakpa   
Chichewa, Chinyanja, Nyanja, Nyanja-Chewa   

French Name
haoussa   
chichewa; chewa; nyanja   

German Name
Haussa-Sprache   
Nyanja-Sprache   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Hausa–Fulani people   
Chewa people   

History

Origin
14   
15th Century   

Language Family
Afro-Asiatic Family   
Niger-Congo Family   

Subgroup
Chadic   
Benue-Congo   

Branch
Not Available   
Bantu   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms   
No early forms   

Standard Forms
Hausa   
Chewa   

Language Position
34   
27
Not Available   

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Not Available   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
ha   
ny   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
hau   
nya   

ISO 639 2/B
hau   
nya   

ISO 639 3
hau   
nya   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
haus1257   
nyan1308   

Linguasphere
19-HAA-b   
99-AUS-xaa – xag   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object   
Not Available   

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional   
Not Available   

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All Hausa and Chewa 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 Chewa dialects. Various dialects of Hausa and Chewa language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Hausa are spoken in different Hausa Speaking Countries whereas Chewa Dialects are spoken in different Chewa speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Hausa vs Chewa Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Hausa dialects include: Gaananci, Kurhwayanci. Chewa dialects include: Kasungu , Kikamtunda. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Hausa and Chewa Speaking population

Hausa and Chewa speaking population is one of the factors based on which Hausa and Chewa languages can be compared. The total count of Hausa and Chewa Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Hausa language is 0.52 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Chewa language is 0.17 %. 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 Chewa on Hausa vs Chewa where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Hausa and Chewa Language Codes

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

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