Hausa and Zulu
Countries
Nigeria
South Africa
National Language
Gambia, Nigeria
South Africa
Second Language
Nigeria
Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Swaziland, Zimbabwe
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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Pan South African Language Board
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.
- The meaning of word "Zulu" means "Sky"and Zulu was the name of the ancestor who founded the Zulu royal line in about 1670.
- Zulu language has many loanwords borrowed from Afrikaans and English Languages.
Similar To
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Xhosa Language
Derived From
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Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
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Thank You
gode ku
Ngiyabonga
How Are You?
yaya dai
unjani
Good Night
mai kyau dare
okuhle ebusuku
Good Evening
barka da yamma
okuhle kusihlwa
Good Afternoon
barka da rana
okuhle ntambama
Good Morning
mai kyau safe
okuhle ekuseni
Please
Don Allah
Ngiyacela
Sorry
yi hakuri
Ngiyaxolisa
I Love You
Ina son ku
Ngiyakuthanda wena
Excuse Me
gafara dai
Uxolo
Where They Speak
Ghana
Gabon, South Africa
Dialect 2
Kurhwayanci
central KwaZulu-Natal Zulu
Where They Speak
Niger
Georgia, South Africa
Dialect 3
Daragaram
Ndebele
Where They Speak
Niger
Zimbabwe
Native Name
حَوْسَ (ḥawsa)
isiZulu
Alternative Names
Abakwariga, Habe, Haoussa, Hausawa, Kado, Mgbakpa
Isizulu, Zunda
French Name
haoussa
zoulou
German Name
Haussa-Sprache
Zulu-Sprache
Pronunciation
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Ethnicity
Hausa–Fulani people
Zulu people
Language Family
Afro-Asiatic Family
Niger-Congo Family
Subgroup
Chadic
Benue-Congo
Branch
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Beatu
Early Forms
No early forms
urban Zulu
Standard Forms
Hausa
Deep Zulu
Signed Forms
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Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
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Glottocode
haus1257
zulu1248
Linguasphere
19-HAA-b
99-AUT-fg
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional
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All Hausa and Zulu 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 Zulu dialects. Various dialects of Hausa and Zulu language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Hausa are spoken in different Hausa Speaking Countries whereas Zulu Dialects are spoken in different Zulu speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Hausa vs Zulu Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Hausa dialects include: Gaananci, Kurhwayanci. Zulu dialects include: Qwabe , central KwaZulu-Natal Zulu. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Hausa and Zulu Speaking population
Hausa and Zulu speaking population is one of the factors based on which Hausa and Zulu languages can be compared. The total count of Hausa and Zulu Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Hausa language is 0.52 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Zulu language is 0.16 %. 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 Zulu on Hausa vs Zulu where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Hausa and Zulu Language Codes
Hausa and Zulu language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Hausa and Zulu Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.