Hausa and Shona
Countries
Nigeria
Zimbabwe
National Language
Gambia, Nigeria
Botswana, Mozambique, 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
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.
- Shona language is tonal language.
- The African people in Zimbabwe is made of 10 ethnic groups, each speaking a different languages, shona is spoken by 60 percent of population.
Similar To
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Kalanga and Nambya Language
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
Waita zvako
How Are You?
yaya dai
Wakadini zvako?
Good Night
mai kyau dare
Urare zvakanaka
Good Evening
barka da yamma
Manheru
Good Afternoon
barka da rana
Masikati
Good Morning
mai kyau safe
Mangwanani
Please
Don Allah
Ndinokumbirawo
Sorry
yi hakuri
Ndineurombo
I Love You
Ina son ku
Ndinokuda
Excuse Me
gafara dai
Pamusoro
Where They Speak
Ghana
Zimbabwe
Dialect 2
Kurhwayanci
Karanga
Where They Speak
Niger
southern Zimbabwe
Dialect 3
Daragaram
Zezuru
Where They Speak
Niger
central Zimbabwe, Mashonaland
Second Language Speakers
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Native Name
حَوْسَ (ḥawsa)
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Alternative Names
Abakwariga, Habe, Haoussa, Hausawa, Kado, Mgbakpa
Chishona, “Swina” (pej.), Zezuru
French Name
haoussa
shona
German Name
Haussa-Sprache
Schona-Sprache
Pronunciation
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Ethnicity
Hausa–Fulani people
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Language Family
Afro-Asiatic Family
Niger-Congo Family
Subgroup
Chadic
Benue-Congo
Branch
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Bantu
Early Forms
No early forms
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Standard Forms
Hausa
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Signed Forms
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Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
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Glottocode
haus1257
core1255
Linguasphere
19-HAA-b
99-AUT-a
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
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Language Morphological Typology
Fusional
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All Hausa and Shona 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 Shona dialects. Various dialects of Hausa and Shona language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Hausa are spoken in different Hausa Speaking Countries whereas Shona Dialects are spoken in different Shona speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Hausa vs Shona Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Hausa dialects include: Gaananci, Kurhwayanci. Shona dialects include: Hwesa , Karanga. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Hausa and Shona Speaking population
Hausa and Shona speaking population is one of the factors based on which Hausa and Shona languages can be compared. The total count of Hausa and Shona Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Hausa language is 0.52 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Shona language is 0.13 %. 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 Shona on Hausa vs Shona where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Hausa and Shona Language Codes
Hausa and Shona language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Hausa and Shona Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.