Hausa and Yoruba
Countries
Nigeria
Benin, Nigeria
National Language
Gambia, Nigeria
Nigeria
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
Africa, Brazil, Togo, United Kingdom, United States of America
Regulated By
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Yoruba 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.
- One of the largest African ethnic groups is Yoruba in south of Sahara Desert.
- In Yoruba language, same combination of vowels and consonants have different meanings depending on the pitch of the vowels, so it is tonal language.
Similar To
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Owo and Itsekiri languages
Derived From
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Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
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How Are You?
yaya dai
Bawo ni o se wa
Good Night
mai kyau dare
Kasun layọ o
Good Evening
barka da yamma
ka a ale
Good Afternoon
barka da rana
e kaasan
Good Morning
mai kyau safe
e kaaro
I Love You
Ina son ku
mo nifẹ rẹ
Excuse Me
gafara dai
mo tọrọ gafara
Dialect 1
Gaananci
Itsekiri
Where They Speak
Ghana
Nigeria
How Many People Speak
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Dialect 2
Kurhwayanci
Ede
Where They Speak
Niger
Benin, Togo
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Daragaram
Ulukwumi
Where They Speak
Niger
Nigeria
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
حَوْسَ (ḥawsa)
Yorùbá
Alternative Names
Abakwariga, Habe, Haoussa, Hausawa, Kado, Mgbakpa
Yariba, Yooba
French Name
haoussa
yoruba
German Name
Haussa-Sprache
Yoruba-Sprache
Pronunciation
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Ethnicity
Hausa–Fulani people
Yoruba people
Language Family
Afro-Asiatic Family
Niger-Congo Family
Subgroup
Chadic
Western Sudanic
Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Hausa
Yorùbá
Signed Forms
Not Available
Yoruba Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
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Glottocode
haus1257
yoru1245
Linguasphere
19-HAA-b
No data available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional
Analytic, Isolating
All Hausa and Yoruba 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 Yoruba dialects. Various dialects of Hausa and Yoruba language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Hausa are spoken in different Hausa Speaking Countries whereas Yoruba Dialects are spoken in different Yoruba speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Hausa vs Yoruba Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Hausa dialects include: Gaananci, Kurhwayanci. Yoruba dialects include: Itsekiri , Ede. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Hausa and Yoruba Speaking population
Hausa and Yoruba speaking population is one of the factors based on which Hausa and Yoruba languages can be compared. The total count of Hausa and Yoruba Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Hausa language is 0.52 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Yoruba language is 0.42 %. 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 Yoruba on Hausa vs Yoruba where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Hausa and Yoruba Language Codes
Hausa and Yoruba language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Hausa and Yoruba Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.