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Hausa vs French


French vs Hausa


Countries

Countries
Nigeria   
Belgium, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Canada, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo, Cote d'Ivoire, Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, France, Gabon, Guernesey, Guinea, Haiti, Italy, Jersey, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Mali, Mauritius, Monaco, Niger, Rwanda, Senegal, Seychelles, Switzerland, Togo, Vanuatu   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
32   
3

National Language
Gambia, Nigeria   
France   

Second Language
Nigeria   
Africa, Canada   

Speaking Continents
Africa   
Africa, Australia, Europe, North America, Oceania, Pacific, South America   

Minority Language
Benin, Cameroon, Cote d'Ivoire, Ghana, Niger, Sudan, Togo   
Brazil, Cambodia, United States of America, Vietnam   

Regulated By
Not Available   
Académie française (French Academy), Office québécois de la langue française   

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.
  
  • French is the only language, with English, that is taught in every country of the world.
  • French is the top language in Culinary Scene.
  

Similar To
Not Available   
Italian Language   

Derived From
Not Available   
Latin   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
44   
24
26   
8

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
12   
9
6   
3

How Many Consonants
32   
22
20   
10

Scripts
Latin   
Latin   

Writing Direction
Not Available   
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
5   
4
6   
5

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks   
11
24 weeks   
6

Greetings

Hello
sannu   
bonjour   

Thank You
gode ku   
Merci   

How Are You?
yaya dai   
Comment allez-vous?   

Good Night
mai kyau dare   
bonne Nuit   

Good Evening
barka da yamma   
bonsoir   

Good Afternoon
barka da rana   
bon Après-Midi   

Good Morning
mai kyau safe   
Bonjour   

Please
Don Allah   
S'il vous plaît   

Sorry
yi hakuri   
désolé   

Bye
sai anjima   
au revoir   

I Love You
Ina son ku   
Je t'aime   

Excuse Me
gafara dai   
Excuse Moi   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Gaananci   
Quebec French   

Where They Speak
Ghana   
New Brunswick, New England, Ontario, Quebec, Western Canada   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
6,200,000.00   
15

Dialect 2
Kurhwayanci   
African French   

Where They Speak
Niger   
Africa   

Dialect 3
Daragaram   
Swiss French   

Where They Speak
Niger   
Northeast France, Switzerland   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
1,800,000.00   
16

Total No. Of Dialects
20   
18
25   
21

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
50.00 million   
28
163.00 million   
11

Speaking Population
0.52 %   
28
1.12 %   
17

Native Speakers
35.00 million   
27
76.00 million   
13

Second Language Speakers
15.00 million   
18
87.00 million   
11

Native Name
حَوْسَ (ḥawsa)   
français   

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

French Name
haoussa   
français   

German Name
Haussa-Sprache   
Französisch   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
[fʁɑ̃sɛ]   

Ethnicity
Hausa–Fulani people   
Not Available   

History

Origin
14   
9th Century   

Language Family
Afro-Asiatic Family   
Indo-European Family   

Subgroup
Chadic   
Romance   

Branch
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms   
Old French, Middle French and French   

Standard Forms
Hausa   
Standard French   

Language Position
34   
27
13   
12

Signed Forms
Not Available   
le Français Signé (Signed French, France)   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
ha   
fr   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
hau   
fra   

ISO 639 2/B
hau   
fre   

ISO 639 3
hau   
fra   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
fras   

Glottocode
haus1257   
stan1290   

Linguasphere
19-HAA-b   
51-AAA-i   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

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

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional   
Fusional, Synthetic   

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Hausa and French Language History

Comparison of Hausa vs French language history gives us differences between origin of Hausa and French language. History of Hausa language states that this language originated in 14 whereas history of French language states that this language originated in 9th 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 French Language History.

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

Hausa vs French Difficulty

The Hausa vs French difficulty level basically depends on the number of Hausa Alphabets and French 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 French are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Hausa and French, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Hausa is 44 weeks while to learn French time required is 24 weeks.

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