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Hausa vs Irish


Irish vs Hausa


Countries

Countries
Nigeria   
European Union, Ireland   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
2   
13

National Language
Gambia, Nigeria   
Ireland   

Second Language
Nigeria   
Ireland   

Speaking Continents
Africa   
Europe   

Minority Language
Benin, Cameroon, Cote d'Ivoire, Ghana, Niger, Sudan, Togo   
United Kingdom   

Regulated By
Not Available   
Foras na Gaeilge   

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.
  
  • In Irish language, there are no exact words for "yes" or "no".
  • There are different set of numbers for counting humans and another set for counting non-humans in Irish Language.
  

Similar To
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Derived From
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Alphabets

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

Alphabets
44   
24
18   
1

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
12   
9
5   
2

How Many Consonants
32   
22
13   
3

Scripts
Latin   
Latin   

Writing Direction
Not Available   
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
5   
4
5   
4

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks   
11
36 weeks   
10

Greetings

Hello
sannu   
Dia dhuit   

Thank You
gode ku   
Go raibh maith agat   

How Are You?
yaya dai   
Conas atá tú ?   

Good Night
mai kyau dare   
Oíche mhaith   

Good Evening
barka da yamma   
Tráthnóna maith duit   

Good Afternoon
barka da rana   
Tráthnóna maith duit   

Good Morning
mai kyau safe   
Dia dhuit ar maidin   

Please
Don Allah   
le do thoil   

Sorry
yi hakuri   
Tá brón orm   

Bye
sai anjima   
Slán   

I Love You
Ina son ku   
Is breá liom thú   

Excuse Me
gafara dai   
Gabh mo leithscéal   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Gaananci   
Connacht Irish   

Where They Speak
Ghana   
Connacht   

Dialect 2
Kurhwayanci   
Munster Irish   

Where They Speak
Niger   
Munster   

Dialect 3
Daragaram   
Ulster Irish   

Where They Speak
Niger   
Ulster   

Total No. Of Dialects
20   
18
4   
4

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
50.00 million   
28
1.79 million   
99+

Speaking Population
0.52 %   
28
Not Available   

Native Speakers
35.00 million   
27
0.14 million   
99+

Second Language Speakers
15.00 million   
18
1.65 million   
35

Native Name
حَوْسَ (ḥawsa)   
Gaeilge (na hÉireann) / An Ghaeilge   

Alternative Names
Abakwariga, Habe, Haoussa, Hausawa, Kado, Mgbakpa   
Erse, Gaeilge, Gaelic Irish   

French Name
haoussa   
irlandais moyen   

German Name
Haussa-Sprache   
Mittelirisch   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
[ˈɡeːlʲɟə]   

Ethnicity
Hausa–Fulani people   
Irish people   

History

Origin
14   
c. 750   

Language Family
Afro-Asiatic Family   
Indo-European Family   

Subgroup
Chadic   
Celtic   

Branch
Not Available   
Goidelic   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms   
Primitive Irish, Old Irish, Middle Irish, Classical Irish, Irish   

Standard Forms
Hausa   
An Caighdeán Oifigiúil   

Language Position
34   
27
Not Available   

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Irish Sign Language   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
ha   
ga   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
hau   
gle   

ISO 639 2/B
hau   
gle   

ISO 639 3
hau   
gle   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
haus1257   
iris1253   

Linguasphere
19-HAA-b   
50-AAA   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

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

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional   
Fusional   

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Hausa and Irish Language History

Comparison of Hausa vs Irish language history gives us differences between origin of Hausa and Irish language. History of Hausa language states that this language originated in 14 whereas history of Irish language states that this language originated in c. 750. 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 Irish Language History.

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

Hausa vs Irish Difficulty

The Hausa vs Irish difficulty level basically depends on the number of Hausa Alphabets and Irish 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 Irish are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Hausa and Irish, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Hausa is 44 weeks while to learn Irish time required is 36 weeks.

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