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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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