Countries
Philippines
  
Nigeria
  
National Language
Philippines
  
Gambia, Nigeria
  
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Nigeria
  
Speaking Continents
Asia
  
Africa
  
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Benin, Cameroon, Cote d'Ivoire, Ghana, Niger, Sudan, Togo
  
Regulated By
Commission on the Filipino Language
  
Not Available
  
Interesting Facts
- Ilocano was originally written with Baybayin syllabary, then gradually it was replaced by Latin alphabet.
- Northwest Luzon is the original Ilocano homeland.
  
- 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
Tagalog, Indonesian and Malaysian Languages
  
Not Available
  
Derived From
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Alphabets in
Ilocano-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Hausa-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Ilokano Braille, Latin
  
Latin
  
Writing Direction
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Time Taken to Learn
Not Available
  
Hello
Kablaaw
  
sannu
  
Thank You
Agyamanak
  
gode ku
  
How Are You?
Kumusta?
  
yaya dai
  
Good Night
Naimbag a rabii
  
mai kyau dare
  
Good Evening
Naimbag a sardam
  
barka da yamma
  
Good Afternoon
Naimbag a malem
  
barka da rana
  
Good Morning
Naimbag a bigat
  
mai kyau safe
  
Please
Not available
  
Don Allah
  
Sorry
Agpakawanak
  
yi hakuri
  
Bye
Pakada
  
sai anjima
  
I Love You
Ayayatenka
  
Ina son ku
  
Excuse Me
Maawan-dayawen
  
gafara dai
  
Dialect 1
Balangao
  
Gaananci
  
Where They Speak
Philippines
  
Ghana
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
Dialect 2
Bontoc
  
Kurhwayanci
  
Where They Speak
Philippines
  
Niger
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
Dialect 3
Not present
  
Daragaram
  
Where They Speak
Not present
  
Niger
  
How Many People Speak?
9.10 million
  
99+
50.00 million
  
28
Native Speakers
9.10 million
  
99+
35.00 million
  
27
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
  
15.00 million
  
18
Native Name
ilokano
  
حَوْسَ (ḥawsa)
  
Alternative Names
Ilokano, Iloko
  
Abakwariga, Habe, Haoussa, Hausawa, Kado, Mgbakpa
  
French Name
ilocano
  
haoussa
  
German Name
Ilokano-Sprache
  
Haussa-Sprache
  
Pronunciation
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Ethnicity
Ilocano people
  
Hausa–Fulani people
  
Origin
18th Century
  
14
  
Language Family
Austronesian Family
  
Afro-Asiatic Family
  
Subgroup
Not Available
  
Chadic
  
Branch
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
No early forms
  
No early forms
  
Standard Forms
Modern Ilocano
  
Hausa
  
Signed Forms
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
No data available
  
ha
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
ilo
  
hau
  
ISO 639 2/B
ilo
  
hau
  
ISO 639 3
ilo
  
hau
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
ilok1237
  
haus1257
  
Linguasphere
31-CBA-a
  
19-HAA-b
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
  
Subject-Verb-Object
  
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
  
Fusional
  
Ilocano 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 Ilocano and Hausa greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Ilocano and Hausa language. Ilocano word for "Hello" is Kablaaw or Hausa word for "Thank You" is gode ku. Find more of such common Ilocano Greetings and Hausa Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Ilocano vs Hausa Difficulty
The Ilocano vs Hausa difficulty level basically depends on the number of Ilocano 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 Ilocano and Hausa are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Ilocano and Hausa, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Ilocano is Not Available while to learn Hausa time required is 44 weeks.