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Hausa vs Filipino


Filipino 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  
Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino  

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.
  
  • "Filipino" was officially declared as national language by the constitution in 1987.
  • "Filipino" is the official name of Tagalog, or synonym of it.
  

Similar To
Not Available  
Tagalog Language  

Derived From
Not Available  
Spanish Language  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
44  
24
28  
10

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
12  
9
5  
2

How Many Consonants
32  
22
23  
13

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
44 weeks  
11

Greetings

Hello
sannu  
Kumusta  

Thank You
gode ku  
Salamat  

How Are You?
yaya dai  
Kumusta  

Good Night
mai kyau dare  
magandang gabi  

Good Evening
barka da yamma  
Magandang gabi  

Good Afternoon
barka da rana  
Magandang hapon  

Good Morning
mai kyau safe  
Magandang umaga  

Please
Don Allah  
Mangyaring  

Sorry
yi hakuri  
pinagsisisihan  

Bye
sai anjima  
Paalam  

I Love You
Ina son ku  
Mahal kita  

Excuse Me
gafara dai  
patawarin ninyo ako  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Gaananci  
Bikol  

Where They Speak
Ghana  
Philippines  

Dialect 2
Kurhwayanci  
Hiligaynon  

Where They Speak
Niger  
Philippines  

How Many People Speak
Not Available  
8,200,000.00  
11

Dialect 3
Daragaram  
Waray  

Where They Speak
Niger  
Philippines  

How Many People Speak
Not Available  
2,600,000.00  
13

Total No. Of Dialects
20  
18
8  
8

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
50.00 million  
28
90.00 million  
17

Speaking Population
0.52 %  
28
Not Available  

Native Speakers
35.00 million  
27
45.00 million  
23

Second Language Speakers
15.00 million  
18
45.00 million  
13

Native Name
حَوْسَ (ḥawsa)  
filipino  

Alternative Names
Abakwariga, Habe, Haoussa, Hausawa, Kado, Mgbakpa  
Pilipino  

French Name
haoussa  
filipino; pilipino  

German Name
Haussa-Sprache  
Pilipino  

Pronunciation
Not Available  
[ˌfɪl.ɪˈpiː.no]  

Ethnicity
Hausa–Fulani people  
Not Available  

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  
Filipino  

Language Position
34  
27
Not Available  

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  
fil  

ISO 639 2/B
hau  
fil  

ISO 639 3
hau  
fil  

ISO 639 6
Not Available  
Not Available  

Glottocode
haus1257  
fili1244  

Linguasphere
19-HAA-b  
No Data Available  

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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Hausa and Filipino Language History

Comparison of Hausa vs Filipino language history gives us differences between origin of Hausa and Filipino language. History of Hausa language states that this language originated in 14 whereas history of Filipino 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 Filipino Language History.

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Hausa and Filipino 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 Filipino greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Hausa and Filipino language. Hausa word for "Hello" is sannu or Filipino word for "Thank You" is Salamat. Find more of such common Hausa Greetings and Filipino Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.

Hausa vs Filipino Difficulty

The Hausa vs Filipino difficulty level basically depends on the number of Hausa Alphabets and Filipino 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 Filipino are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Hausa and Filipino, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Hausa is 44 weeks while to learn Filipino time required is 44 weeks.

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