Hausa and Japanese
National Language
Gambia, Nigeria
Japan
Second Language
Nigeria
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Africa
Asia, Pacific
Minority Language
Benin, Cameroon, Cote d'Ivoire, Ghana, Niger, Sudan, Togo
Palau
Regulated By
Not Available
Agency for Cultural Affairs (文化庁) at the Ministry of Education
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 Japanese Language, there are 4 different ways to address people: kun, chan, san and sama.
- There are many words in Japanese language which end with vowel letter, which determines the structure and rhythm of Japanese.
Similar To
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Korean Language
Derived From
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Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
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Left-To-Right, Horizontal, Top-To-Bottom
Hello
sannu
こんにちは (Kon'nichiwa)
Thank You
gode ku
ありがとう (Arigatō)
How Are You?
yaya dai
お元気ですか (O genki desu ka?)
Good Night
mai kyau dare
おやすみなさい (Oyasuminasai)
Good Evening
barka da yamma
こんばんは (Konbanwa)
Good Afternoon
barka da rana
こんにちは (Konnichiwa!)
Good Morning
mai kyau safe
おはよう (Ohayō)
Please
Don Allah
お願いします (Onegaishimasu)
Sorry
yi hakuri
ごめんなさい (Gomen'nasai)
Bye
sai anjima
さようなら (Sayōnara)
I Love You
Ina son ku
愛しています (Aishiteimasu)
Excuse Me
gafara dai
すみません (Sumimasen)
Dialect 1
Gaananci
Sanuki
Where They Speak
Ghana
Kagawa
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Kurhwayanci
Hakata
Where They Speak
Niger
Fukuoka
Dialect 3
Daragaram
Kansai
Where They Speak
Niger
kansai
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
حَوْسَ (ḥawsa)
日本語
Alternative Names
Abakwariga, Habe, Haoussa, Hausawa, Kado, Mgbakpa
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French Name
haoussa
japonais
German Name
Haussa-Sprache
Japanisch
Pronunciation
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/nihoɴɡo/: [nihõŋɡo], [nihõŋŋo]
Ethnicity
Hausa–Fulani people
Japanese (Yamato)
Language Family
Afro-Asiatic Family
Japonic Family
Subgroup
Chadic
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Branch
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Early Forms
No early forms
Old Japanese, Early Middle Japanese, Late Middle Japanese and Early Modern Japanese
Standard Forms
Hausa
Japanese
Signed Forms
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Signed Japanese
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
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Glottocode
haus1257
nucl1643
Linguasphere
19-HAA-b
45-CAA-a
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional
Agglutinative, Synthetic
All Hausa and Japanese 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 Japanese dialects. Various dialects of Hausa and Japanese language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Hausa are spoken in different Hausa Speaking Countries whereas Japanese Dialects are spoken in different Japanese speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Hausa vs Japanese Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Hausa dialects include: Gaananci, Kurhwayanci. Japanese dialects include: Sanuki , Hakata. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Hausa and Japanese Speaking population
Hausa and Japanese speaking population is one of the factors based on which Hausa and Japanese languages can be compared. The total count of Hausa and Japanese Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Hausa language is 0.52 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Japanese language is 1.90 %. 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 Japanese on Hausa vs Japanese where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Hausa and Japanese Language Codes
Hausa and Japanese language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Hausa and Japanese Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.
