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Hausa and Swahili


Swahili and Hausa


Countries

Countries
Nigeria  
African Union, Democratic Republic of the Congo, East African Community, Kenya  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
4  
11

National Language
Gambia, Nigeria  
Burundi, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, South Sudan, Tanzania  

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
Not Available  
Chama cha Kiswahili cha Taifa (Kenya)  

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.
  
  • Swahili language has borrowed many words from Arabic language.
  • The oldest written scripts in swahili language were found in 18th century.
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Similar To
Not Available  
Burundi, Rwanda, Malawi Languages  

Derived From
Not Available  
Arabic Language  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
44  
24
24  
6

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
12  
9
5  
2

How Many Consonants
32  
22
21  
11

Scripts
Latin  
Latin  

Writing Direction
Not Available  
Not Available  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
5  
4
3  
2

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
11
36 weeks  
10

Greetings

Hello
sannu  
Habari  

Thank You
gode ku  
Asante  

How Are You?
yaya dai  
Habari gani?  

Good Night
mai kyau dare  
Usiku mwema  

Good Evening
barka da yamma  
Habari za jioni  

Good Afternoon
barka da rana  
nzuri Alasiri  

Good Morning
mai kyau safe  
Habari za asubuhi  

Please
Don Allah  
tafadhali  

Sorry
yi hakuri  
pole  

Bye
sai anjima  
bye  

I Love You
Ina son ku  
nakupenda  

Excuse Me
gafara dai  
Samahani  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Gaananci  
Kiunguja  

Where They Speak
Ghana  
Zanzibar island  

Dialect 2
Kurhwayanci  
Kimrima  

Where They Speak
Niger  
Dar es Salaam  

Dialect 3
Daragaram  
Kimgao  

Where They Speak
Niger  
Kilwa  

Total No. Of Dialects
20  
18
12  
12

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
50.00 million  
28
150.00 million  
13

Speaking Population
0.52 %  
28
Not Available  

Native Speakers
35.00 million  
27
15.00 million  
40

Second Language Speakers
15.00 million  
18
Not Available  

Native Name
حَوْسَ (ḥawsa)  
Not Available  

Alternative Names
Abakwariga, Habe, Haoussa, Hausawa, Kado, Mgbakpa  
Kisuaheli, Kiswahili  

French Name
haoussa  
swahili  

German Name
Haussa-Sprache  
Swahili  

Pronunciation
Not Available  
Not Available  

Ethnicity
Hausa–Fulani people  
Swahili people or Waswahili  

History

Origin
14  
6th century  

Language Family
Afro-Asiatic Family  
Niger-Congo Family  

Subgroup
Chadic  
Benue-Congo  

Branch
Not Available  
Bantu  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Hausa  
Swahili  

Language Position
34  
27
Not Available  

Signed Forms
Not Available  
Not Available  

Scope
Individual  
Individual, Macrolanguage  

Code

ISO 639 1
ha  
sw  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
hau  
swa  

ISO 639 2/B
hau  
swa  

ISO 639 3
hau  
swa  

ISO 639 6
Not Available  
Not Available  

Glottocode
haus1257  
swah1254  

Linguasphere
19-HAA-b  
99-AUS-m  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object  
Not Available  

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional  
Not Available  

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

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Hausa and Swahili Speaking population

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

Hausa and Swahili Language Codes

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

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