Hausa and Somali
Countries
Nigeria
Djibouti, Kenya, Somalia
National Language
Gambia, Nigeria
Somalia
Second Language
Nigeria
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Africa
Africa, Middle East
Minority Language
Benin, Cameroon, Cote d'Ivoire, Ghana, Niger, Sudan, Togo
Yemen
Regulated By
Not Available
National Languages Committee, Regional Somali Language Academy
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.
- Somali language is one of the best documented Afro-Asiatic languages.
- One of the most widely spoken of the Cushitic languages is the Somali Language.
Similar To
Not Available
Afar and Oromo Language
Derived From
Not Available
Arabic Language
Alphabets in
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Scripts
Latin
Arabic, Latin, Osmanya
Writing Direction
Not Available
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Thank You
gode ku
Waad ku mahadsan tahay
How Are You?
yaya dai
Sidee tahay ?
Good Night
mai kyau dare
Habeenka Good
Good Evening
barka da yamma
Evening Good
Good Afternoon
barka da rana
galab wanaagsan
Good Morning
mai kyau safe
Subax wanaagsan
Bye
sai anjima
caraysiiyo
I Love You
Ina son ku
Waan ku jeclahay
Excuse Me
gafara dai
iga raali ahow
Dialect 1
Gaananci
Northern Somali
Where They Speak
Ghana
Gabon, Standard Somali
Dialect 2
Kurhwayanci
Benaadir
Where They Speak
Niger
Georgia, The capital of Mogadishu
Dialect 3
Daragaram
Af-Ashraaf
Where They Speak
Niger
Standard Somali
Speaking Population
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
حَوْسَ (ḥawsa)
af Soomaali
Alternative Names
Abakwariga, Habe, Haoussa, Hausawa, Kado, Mgbakpa
Af-Maxaad Tiri, Af-Soomaali, Common Somali, Soomaaliga
French Name
haoussa
somali
German Name
Haussa-Sprache
Somali
Pronunciation
Not Available
Not Available
Ethnicity
Hausa–Fulani people
Somalis
Language Family
Afro-Asiatic Family
Afro-Asiatic Family
Branch
Not Available
Not Available
Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Hausa
Somali
Signed Forms
Not Available
Somali Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
haus1257
soma1255
Linguasphere
19-HAA-b
No data available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional
Not Available
All Hausa and Somali 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 Somali dialects. Various dialects of Hausa and Somali language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Hausa are spoken in different Hausa Speaking Countries whereas Somali Dialects are spoken in different Somali speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Hausa vs Somali Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Hausa dialects include: Gaananci, Kurhwayanci. Somali dialects include: Northern Somali , Benaadir. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Hausa and Somali Speaking population
Hausa and Somali speaking population is one of the factors based on which Hausa and Somali languages can be compared. The total count of Hausa and Somali Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Hausa language is 0.52 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Somali 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 Somali on Hausa vs Somali where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Hausa and Somali Language Codes
Hausa and Somali language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Hausa and Somali Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.