Hausa and Igbo
Countries
Nigeria
Nigeria
National Language
Gambia, Nigeria
Nigeria
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
Equatorial Guinea
Regulated By
Not Available
Society for Promoting Igbo Language and Culture
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.
- In Igbo, there is complicated system of high and low tones indicating differences in meaning and grammatical relationships.
- Igbo has inexhaustible and rich linguistic features like idioms, proverbs, aphorisms, anecdotes etc.
Similar To
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Derived From
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Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
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How Are You?
yaya dai
kedụ ka ịmere
Good Night
mai kyau dare
ka chi fo
Good Evening
barka da yamma
mgbede ọma
Good Afternoon
barka da rana
ehihie ọma
Good Morning
mai kyau safe
ụtụtụ ọma
Bye
sai anjima
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I Love You
Ina son ku
a hụrụ m gị n'anya
Excuse Me
gafara dai
ngọpụ
Dialect 1
Gaananci
Enuani
Where They Speak
Ghana
Nigeria
Dialect 2
Kurhwayanci
Ngwa
Where They Speak
Niger
Nigeria
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Daragaram
Not present
Where They Speak
Niger
Not Available
Speaking Population
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
حَوْسَ (ḥawsa)
igbo
Alternative Names
Abakwariga, Habe, Haoussa, Hausawa, Kado, Mgbakpa
Ibo
German Name
Haussa-Sprache
Ibo-Sprache
Pronunciation
Not Available
[iɡ͡boː]
Ethnicity
Hausa–Fulani people
Igbo people
Origin
14
30th Century BC
Language Family
Afro-Asiatic Family
Niger-Congo Family
Branch
Not Available
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Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Hausa
Standard Igbo
Signed Forms
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Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
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Glottocode
haus1257
nucl1417
Linguasphere
19-HAA-b
No data available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
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Language Morphological Typology
Fusional
Agglutinative
All Hausa and Igbo 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 Igbo dialects. Various dialects of Hausa and Igbo language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Hausa are spoken in different Hausa Speaking Countries whereas Igbo Dialects are spoken in different Igbo speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Hausa vs Igbo Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Hausa dialects include: Gaananci, Kurhwayanci. Igbo dialects include: Enuani , Ngwa. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Hausa and Igbo Speaking population
Hausa and Igbo speaking population is one of the factors based on which Hausa and Igbo languages can be compared. The total count of Hausa and Igbo Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Hausa language is 0.52 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Igbo 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 Igbo on Hausa vs Igbo where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Hausa and Igbo Language Codes
Hausa and Igbo language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Hausa and Igbo Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.