Countries
Nigeria
  
Nigeria
  
National Language
Gambia, Nigeria
  
Gambia, Nigeria
  
Second Language
Nigeria
  
Nigeria
  
Speaking Continents
Africa
  
Africa
  
Minority Language
Benin, Cameroon, Cote d'Ivoire, Ghana, Niger, Sudan, Togo
  
Benin, Cameroon, Cote d'Ivoire, Ghana, Niger, Sudan, Togo
  
Regulated By
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
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.
  
- 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.
  
Similar To
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Derived From
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Alphabets in
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Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Latin
  
Latin
  
Writing Direction
Not Available
  
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Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
sannu
  
sannu
  
Thank You
gode ku
  
gode ku
  
How Are You?
yaya dai
  
yaya dai
  
Good Night
mai kyau dare
  
mai kyau dare
  
Good Evening
barka da yamma
  
barka da yamma
  
Good Afternoon
barka da rana
  
barka da rana
  
Good Morning
mai kyau safe
  
mai kyau safe
  
Please
Don Allah
  
Don Allah
  
Sorry
yi hakuri
  
yi hakuri
  
Bye
sai anjima
  
sai anjima
  
I Love You
Ina son ku
  
Ina son ku
  
Excuse Me
gafara dai
  
gafara dai
  
Dialect 1
Gaananci
  
Gaananci
  
Where They Speak
Ghana
  
Ghana
  
Dialect 2
Kurhwayanci
  
Kurhwayanci
  
Where They Speak
Niger
  
Niger
  
Dialect 3
Daragaram
  
Daragaram
  
Where They Speak
Niger
  
Niger
  
How Many People Speak?
50.00 million
  
28
50.00 million
  
28
Native Speakers
35.00 million
  
27
35.00 million
  
27
Second Language Speakers
15.00 million
  
18
15.00 million
  
18
Native Name
حَوْسَ (ḥawsa)
  
حَوْسَ (ḥawsa)
  
Alternative Names
Abakwariga, Habe, Haoussa, Hausawa, Kado, Mgbakpa
  
Abakwariga, Habe, Haoussa, Hausawa, Kado, Mgbakpa
  
French Name
haoussa
  
haoussa
  
German Name
Haussa-Sprache
  
Haussa-Sprache
  
Pronunciation
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Ethnicity
Hausa–Fulani people
  
Hausa–Fulani people
  
Origin
14
  
14
  
Language Family
Afro-Asiatic Family
  
Afro-Asiatic Family
  
Subgroup
Chadic
  
Chadic
  
Branch
Not Available
  
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Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
No early forms
  
No early forms
  
Standard Forms
Hausa
  
Hausa
  
Signed Forms
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
ha
  
ha
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
hau
  
hau
  
ISO 639 2/B
hau
  
hau
  
ISO 639 3
hau
  
hau
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
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Glottocode
haus1257
  
haus1257
  
Linguasphere
19-HAA-b
  
19-HAA-b
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
  
Subject-Verb-Object
  
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional
  
Fusional
  
Hausa and Hausa 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 Hausa greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Hausa and Hausa language. Hausa word for "Hello" is sannu or Hausa word for "Thank You" is gode ku. Find more of such common Hausa Greetings and Hausa Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Hausa vs Hausa Difficulty
The Hausa vs Hausa difficulty level basically depends on the number of Hausa Alphabets and Hausa 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 Hausa are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Hausa and Hausa, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Hausa is 44 weeks while to learn Hausa time required is 44 weeks.