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Hausa and Maltese


Maltese and Hausa


Countries

Countries
Nigeria   
European Union, Malta   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
2   
13

National Language
Gambia, Nigeria   
Malta   

Second Language
Nigeria   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Speaking Continents
Africa   
Europe   

Minority Language
Benin, Cameroon, Cote d'Ivoire, Ghana, Niger, Sudan, Togo   
Australia, Canada, Italy, United States of America   

Regulated By
Not Available   
National Council for the Maltese Language   

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.
  
  • Maltese language is the only semitic language written in Latin characters.
  • Maltese language has borrowed many loan words from English, Italian and French.
  

Similar To
Not Available   
Western Arabic Dialects   

Derived From
Not Available   
Roman Languages   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
44   
24
30   
12

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
12   
9
6   
3

How Many Consonants
32   
22
24   
14

Scripts
Latin   
Latin   

Writing Direction
Not Available   
Not Available   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
5   
4
6   
5

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks   
11
30 weeks   
9

Greetings

Hello
sannu   
Ħello   

Thank You
gode ku   
Grazzi   

How Are You?
yaya dai   
Kif int?   

Good Night
mai kyau dare   
Il-Lejla it-tajba   

Good Evening
barka da yamma   
Il-Lejla it-tajba   

Good Afternoon
barka da rana   
Wara nofs in-nar it-tajjeb   

Good Morning
mai kyau safe   
L-għodwa t-tajba   

Please
Don Allah   
Jekk jogħġbok   

Sorry
yi hakuri   
Skużani!   

Bye
sai anjima   
Ċaw   

I Love You
Ina son ku   
Inħobbok ħafna   

Excuse Me
gafara dai   
Skużi!   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Gaananci   
Qormi   

Where They Speak
Ghana   
Malta   

Dialect 2
Kurhwayanci   
Żejtun   

Where They Speak
Niger   
Malta   

Dialect 3
Daragaram   
Not Present   

Where They Speak
Niger   
Not Available   

Total No. Of Dialects
20   
18
2   
2

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.52 %   
28
Not Available   

Native Speakers
35.00 million   
27
0.52 million   
99+

Second Language Speakers
15.00 million   
18
Not Available   

Native Name
حَوْسَ (ḥawsa)   
Malti   

Alternative Names
Abakwariga, Habe, Haoussa, Hausawa, Kado, Mgbakpa   
Malti   

French Name
haoussa   
maltais   

German Name
Haussa-Sprache   
Maltesisch   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Hausa–Fulani people   
Maltese   

History

Origin
14   
c. 1470   

Language Family
Afro-Asiatic Family   
Afro-Asiatic Family   

Subgroup
Chadic   
Semitic   

Branch
Not Available   
North Abric   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms   
No early forms   

Standard Forms
Hausa   
Maltese   

Language Position
34   
27
Not Available   

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Maltese Sign Language   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
ha   
mt   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
hau   
mlt   

ISO 639 2/B
hau   
mlt   

ISO 639 3
hau   
mlt   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
haus1257   
malt1254   

Linguasphere
19-HAA-b   
12-AAC-c   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object   
Subject-Object-Verb   

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional   
Synthetic   

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

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Hausa and Maltese Speaking population

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

Hausa and Maltese Language Codes

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

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