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Hausa vs Shona


Shona vs Hausa


Countries

Countries
Nigeria  
Zimbabwe  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
1  
14

National Language
Gambia, Nigeria  
Botswana, Mozambique, Zimbabwe  

Second Language
Nigeria  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Speaking Continents
Africa  
Africa  

Minority Language
Benin, Cameroon, Cote d'Ivoire, Ghana, Niger, Sudan, Togo  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

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.
  
  • Shona language is tonal language.
  • The African people in Zimbabwe is made of 10 ethnic groups, each speaking a different languages, shona is spoken by 60 percent of population.
  

Similar To
Not Available  
Kalanga and Nambya Language  

Derived From
Not Available  
Not Available  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
44  
24
Not Available  

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
12  
9
5  
2

How Many Consonants
32  
22
46  
34

Scripts
Latin  
Latin  

Writing Direction
Not Available  
Not Available  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
5  
4
4  
3

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
11
Not Available  

Greetings

Hello
sannu  
Mhoro  

Thank You
gode ku  
Waita zvako  

How Are You?
yaya dai  
Wakadini zvako?  

Good Night
mai kyau dare  
Urare zvakanaka  

Good Evening
barka da yamma  
Manheru  

Good Afternoon
barka da rana  
Masikati  

Good Morning
mai kyau safe  
Mangwanani  

Please
Don Allah  
Ndinokumbirawo  

Sorry
yi hakuri  
Ndineurombo  

Bye
sai anjima  
bye  

I Love You
Ina son ku  
Ndinokuda  

Excuse Me
gafara dai  
Pamusoro  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Gaananci  
Hwesa  

Where They Speak
Ghana  
Zimbabwe  

Dialect 2
Kurhwayanci  
Karanga  

Where They Speak
Niger  
southern Zimbabwe  

Dialect 3
Daragaram  
Zezuru  

Where They Speak
Niger  
central Zimbabwe, Mashonaland  

Total No. Of Dialects
20  
18
4  
4

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
50.00 million  
28
25.00 million  
40

Speaking Population
0.52 %  
28
0.13 %  
99+

Native Speakers
35.00 million  
27
8.30 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
15.00 million  
18
Not Available  

Native Name
حَوْسَ (ḥawsa)  
Not Available  

Alternative Names
Abakwariga, Habe, Haoussa, Hausawa, Kado, Mgbakpa  
Chishona, “Swina” (pej.), Zezuru  

French Name
haoussa  
shona  

German Name
Haussa-Sprache  
Schona-Sprache  

Pronunciation
Not Available  
Not Available  

Ethnicity
Hausa–Fulani people  
Not Available  

History

Origin
14  
20th century  

Language Family
Afro-Asiatic Family  
Niger-Congo Family  

Subgroup
Chadic  
Benue-Congo  

Branch
Not Available  
Bantu  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
Not Available  

Standard Forms
Hausa  
Not Available  

Language Position
34  
27
107  
99+

Signed Forms
Not Available  
Not Available  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
ha  
sn  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
hau  
sna  

ISO 639 2/B
hau  
sna  

ISO 639 3
hau  
sna  

ISO 639 6
Not Available  
Not Available  

Glottocode
haus1257  
core1255  

Linguasphere
19-HAA-b  
99-AUT-a  

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 Shona Language History

Comparison of Hausa vs Shona language history gives us differences between origin of Hausa and Shona language. History of Hausa language states that this language originated in 14 whereas history of Shona language states that this language originated in 20th 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 Shona Language History.

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

Hausa vs Shona Difficulty

The Hausa vs Shona difficulty level basically depends on the number of Hausa Alphabets and Shona 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 Shona are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Hausa and Shona, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Hausa is 44 weeks while to learn Shona time required is Not Available.

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