Hausa and Malagasy
Countries
Nigeria
Madagascar
National Language
Gambia, Nigeria
Comoros, Madagascar, Mayotte
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
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
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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.
- Malagasy language was originated in southeast Asia, since it shares several common words and meanings with Indonesian Languages.
- About 93% of the basic vocabulary is of Malayo-Polynesian origin in Malagasy language.
Similar To
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Derived From
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Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
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Time Taken to Learn
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Thank You
gode ku
Misaotra
How Are You?
yaya dai
Manao ahoana!
Good Night
mai kyau dare
Alina tsara
Good Evening
barka da yamma
Manao ahoana e
Good Afternoon
barka da rana
Manao ahoana e
Good Morning
mai kyau safe
Maraina tsara
Sorry
yi hakuri
Miala tsiny
I Love You
Ina son ku
Tiako ianao.
Excuse Me
gafara dai
Azafady
Dialect 1
Gaananci
Eastern Malagasy
Where They Speak
Ghana
Merina
How Many People Speak
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Dialect 2
Kurhwayanci
Western Malagasy
Where They Speak
Niger
Sakalava
How Many People Speak
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Dialect 3
Daragaram
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Where They Speak
Niger
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How Many People Speak?
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Second Language Speakers
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Native Name
حَوْسَ (ḥawsa)
Fiteny Malagasy
Alternative Names
Abakwariga, Habe, Haoussa, Hausawa, Kado, Mgbakpa
Malagasy Sign Language
French Name
haoussa
malgache
German Name
Haussa-Sprache
Malagassi-Sprache
Pronunciation
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Ethnicity
Hausa–Fulani people
Malagasy people
Language Family
Afro-Asiatic Family
Austronesian Family
Subgroup
Chadic
Austronesian
Branch
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Indonesian
Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Hausa
standard Malagasy
Signed Forms
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Scope
Individual
Macrolanguage
ISO 639 6
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Glottocode
haus1257
mala1537
Linguasphere
19-HAA-b
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Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Verb-Object-Subject
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional
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All Hausa and Malagasy 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 Malagasy dialects. Various dialects of Hausa and Malagasy language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Hausa are spoken in different Hausa Speaking Countries whereas Malagasy Dialects are spoken in different Malagasy speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Hausa vs Malagasy Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Hausa dialects include: Gaananci, Kurhwayanci. Malagasy dialects include: Eastern Malagasy , Western Malagasy. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Hausa and Malagasy Speaking population
Hausa and Malagasy speaking population is one of the factors based on which Hausa and Malagasy languages can be compared. The total count of Hausa and Malagasy Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Hausa language is 0.52 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Malagasy language is 0.28 %. 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 Malagasy on Hausa vs Malagasy where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Hausa and Malagasy Language Codes
Hausa and Malagasy language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Hausa and Malagasy Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.