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Hausa vs Cebuano


Cebuano vs Hausa


Countries

Countries
Nigeria   
Philippines   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
1   
14

National Language
Gambia, Nigeria   
Philippines   

Second Language
Nigeria   
Philippines   

Speaking Continents
Africa   
Asia   

Minority Language
Benin, Cameroon, Cote d'Ivoire, Ghana, Niger, Sudan, Togo   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Regulated By
Not Available   
Visayan Academy of Arts and Letters   

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.
  
  • About one-fifth of the population of the philippines speak cebuano and are second largest ethnolinguistic group in the country.
  • Cebuano contains many words of Spanish origin.
  

Similar To
Not Available   
Hiligaynon Language   

Derived From
Not Available   
Island of Cebu   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
44   
24
21   
3

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
12   
9
5   
2

How Many Consonants
32   
22
16   
6

Scripts
Latin   
Latin   

Writing Direction
Not Available   
Not Available   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
5   
4
2   
1

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks   
11
3 weeks   
1

Greetings

Hello
sannu   
Hoy   

Thank You
gode ku   
Salamat   

How Are You?
yaya dai   
Kumusta man ka?   

Good Night
mai kyau dare   
Maayong Gabii   

Good Evening
barka da yamma   
Maayong Gabii   

Good Afternoon
barka da rana   
Maayong Hapon   

Good Morning
mai kyau safe   
Maayong Buntag   

Please
Don Allah   
Palihug   

Sorry
yi hakuri   
Ikasubo ko   

Bye
sai anjima   
Babay   

I Love You
Ina son ku   
Gihigugma ko ikaw   

Excuse Me
gafara dai   
Ekskyus mi   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Gaananci   
Boholano   

Where They Speak
Ghana   
Bohol   

Dialect 2
Kurhwayanci   
Southern Kana   

Where They Speak
Niger   
southern Leyte   

Dialect 3
Daragaram   
North Kana   

Where They Speak
Niger   
northern part of Leyte   

Total No. Of Dialects
20   
18
4   
4

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
50.00 million   
28
Not Available   

Speaking Population
0.52 %   
28
0.32 %   
38

Native Speakers
35.00 million   
27
21.00 million   
36

Second Language Speakers
15.00 million   
18
14.50 million   
19

Native Name
حَوْسَ (ḥawsa)   
Visayan   

Alternative Names
Abakwariga, Habe, Haoussa, Hausawa, Kado, Mgbakpa   
Binisaya, Bisayan, Sebuano, Sugbuanon, Sugbuhanon, Visayan   

French Name
haoussa   
cebuano   

German Name
Haussa-Sprache   
Cebuano   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Hausa–Fulani people   
Cebuano people   

History

Origin
14   
16th century   

Language Family
Afro-Asiatic Family   
Austronesian Family   

Subgroup
Chadic   
Not Available   

Branch
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms   
No early forms   

Standard Forms
Hausa   
Standard Cebuano   

Language Position
34   
27
62   
99+

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Not Available   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
ha   
No data Available   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
hau   
ceb   

ISO 639 2/B
hau   
ceb   

ISO 639 3
hau   
ceb   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
haus1257   
cebu1242   

Linguasphere
19-HAA-b   
No data Available   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object   
Verb-Subject-Object   

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional   
Not Available   

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Hausa and Cebuano Language History

Comparison of Hausa vs Cebuano language history gives us differences between origin of Hausa and Cebuano language. History of Hausa language states that this language originated in 14 whereas history of Cebuano language states that this language originated in 16th century. Family of the language also forms a part of history of that language. More on language families of these languages can be found out on Hausa and Cebuano Language History.

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Hausa and Cebuano Greetings

People around the world use different languages to interact with each other. Even if we cannot communicate fluently in any language, it will always be beneficial to know about some of the common greetings or phrases from that language. This is where Hausa and Cebuano greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Hausa and Cebuano language. Hausa word for "Hello" is sannu or Cebuano word for "Thank You" is Salamat. Find more of such common Hausa Greetings and Cebuano Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.

Hausa vs Cebuano Difficulty

The Hausa vs Cebuano difficulty level basically depends on the number of Hausa Alphabets and Cebuano Alphabets. Also the number of vowels and consonants in the language plays an important role in deciding the difficulty level of that language. The important points to be considered when we compare Hausa and Cebuano are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Hausa and Cebuano, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Hausa is 44 weeks while to learn Cebuano time required is 3 weeks.

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