Kurdish and Hausa
Countries
Iraq, Kurdistan
Nigeria
National Language
Azerbaijan, Georgia, Iran, Iraq, Syria, Turkey
Gambia, Nigeria
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Nigeria
Speaking Continents
Middle East
Africa
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Benin, Cameroon, Cote d'Ivoire, Ghana, Niger, Sudan, Togo
Regulated By
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Interesting Facts
- The vocabulary in Kurdish is of Iranian origin.
- In the middle East, Kurdish is the fourth largest ethnic group.
- 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
Farsi Language
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Derived From
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Alphabets in
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Scripts
Arabic, Cyrillic, Latin
Latin
Writing Direction
Right-To-Left, Horizontal
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How Are You?
Tu çawa yî?
yaya dai
Good Night
Şev xweş
mai kyau dare
Good Evening
Evare baş
barka da yamma
Good Afternoon
Nee-wa-rowt bash
barka da rana
Good Morning
Bayanit bash
mai kyau safe
Please
Bê zehmet
Don Allah
I Love You
Ez te hez dikem
Ina son ku
Excuse Me
Bê zehmet
gafara dai
Dialect 1
Northern Kurdish
Gaananci
Where They Speak
northern Iraq, northern Syria, northwest Iran, southeast Turkey
Ghana
How Many People Speak
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Dialect 2
Central Kurdish
Kurhwayanci
Where They Speak
Iraq, Kurdistan Province of western Iran
Niger
How Many People Speak
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Dialect 3
Southern Kurdish
Daragaram
Where They Speak
Eastern Iraq
Niger
How Many People Speak
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Second Language Speakers
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Native Name
Kurdí / کوردی / к’öрди
حَوْسَ (ḥawsa)
Alternative Names
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Abakwariga, Habe, Haoussa, Hausawa, Kado, Mgbakpa
French Name
kurde
haoussa
German Name
Kurdisch
Haussa-Sprache
Pronunciation
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Ethnicity
Kurds
Hausa–Fulani people
Origin
16th century CE
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Language Family
Indo-European Family
Afro-Asiatic Family
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
Chadic
Branch
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Early Forms
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No early forms
Standard Forms
Kurdish
Hausa
Language Position
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Signed Forms
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Scope
Macrolanguage
Individual
ISO 639 6
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Glottocode
kurd1259
haus1257
Linguasphere
58-AAA-a
19-HAA-b
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
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Fusional
All Kurdish and Hausa Dialects
Most languages have dialects where each dialect differ from other dialect with respect to grammar and vocabulary. Here you will get to know all Kurdish and Hausa dialects. Various dialects of Kurdish and Hausa language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Kurdish are spoken in different Kurdish Speaking Countries whereas Hausa Dialects are spoken in different Hausa speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Kurdish vs Hausa Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Kurdish dialects include: Northern Kurdish, Central Kurdish. Hausa dialects include: Gaananci , Kurhwayanci. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Kurdish and Hausa Speaking population
Kurdish and Hausa speaking population is one of the factors based on which Kurdish and Hausa languages can be compared. The total count of Kurdish and Hausa Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Kurdish language is 0.31 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Hausa language is 0.52 %. When we compare the speaking population of any two languages we get to know which of two languages is more popular. Find more details about how many people speak Kurdish and Hausa on Kurdish vs Hausa where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Kurdish and Hausa Language Codes
Kurdish and Hausa language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Kurdish and Hausa Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.