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Hausa vs Maltese


Maltese vs Hausa


Countries

Countries
Nigeria  
European Union, Malta  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
2  
13

National Language
Gambia, Nigeria  
Malta  

Second Language
Nigeria  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Speaking Continents
Africa  
Europe  

Minority Language
Benin, Cameroon, Cote d'Ivoire, Ghana, Niger, Sudan, Togo  
Australia, Canada, Italy, United States of America  

Regulated By
Not Available  
National Council for the Maltese Language  

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.
  
  • Maltese language is the only semitic language written in Latin characters.
  • Maltese language has borrowed many loan words from English, Italian and French.
  

Similar To
Not Available  
Western Arabic Dialects  

Derived From
Not Available  
Roman Languages  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
44  
24
30  
12

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
12  
9
6  
3

How Many Consonants
32  
22
24  
14

Scripts
Latin  
Latin  

Writing Direction
Not Available  
Not Available  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
5  
4
6  
5

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
11
30 weeks  
9

Greetings

Hello
sannu  
Ħello  

Thank You
gode ku  
Grazzi  

How Are You?
yaya dai  
Kif int?  

Good Night
mai kyau dare  
Il-Lejla it-tajba  

Good Evening
barka da yamma  
Il-Lejla it-tajba  

Good Afternoon
barka da rana  
Wara nofs in-nar it-tajjeb  

Good Morning
mai kyau safe  
L-għodwa t-tajba  

Please
Don Allah  
Jekk jogħġbok  

Sorry
yi hakuri  
Skużani!  

Bye
sai anjima  
Ċaw  

I Love You
Ina son ku  
Inħobbok ħafna  

Excuse Me
gafara dai  
Skużi!  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Gaananci  
Qormi  

Where They Speak
Ghana  
Malta  

Dialect 2
Kurhwayanci  
Żejtun  

Where They Speak
Niger  
Malta  

Dialect 3
Daragaram  
Not Present  

Where They Speak
Niger  
Not Available  

Total No. Of Dialects
20  
18
2  
2

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.52 %  
28
Not Available  

Native Speakers
35.00 million  
27
0.52 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
15.00 million  
18
Not Available  

Native Name
حَوْسَ (ḥawsa)  
Malti  

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

French Name
haoussa  
maltais  

German Name
Haussa-Sprache  
Maltesisch  

Pronunciation
Not Available  
Not Available  

Ethnicity
Hausa–Fulani people  
Maltese  

History

Origin
14  
c. 1470  

Language Family
Afro-Asiatic Family  
Afro-Asiatic Family  

Subgroup
Chadic  
Semitic  

Branch
Not Available  
North Abric  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Hausa  
Maltese  

Language Position
34  
27
Not Available  

Signed Forms
Not Available  
Maltese Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
ha  
mt  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
hau  
mlt  

ISO 639 2/B
hau  
mlt  

ISO 639 3
hau  
mlt  

ISO 639 6
Not Available  
Not Available  

Glottocode
haus1257  
malt1254  

Linguasphere
19-HAA-b  
12-AAC-c  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

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

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional  
Synthetic  

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Hausa and Maltese Language History

Comparison of Hausa vs Maltese language history gives us differences between origin of Hausa and Maltese language. History of Hausa language states that this language originated in 14 whereas history of Maltese language states that this language originated in c. 1470. 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 Maltese Language History.

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

Hausa vs Maltese Difficulty

The Hausa vs Maltese difficulty level basically depends on the number of Hausa Alphabets and Maltese 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 Maltese are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Hausa and Maltese, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Hausa is 44 weeks while to learn Maltese time required is 30 weeks.

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