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Latvian and Hausa


Hausa and Latvian


Countries

Countries
European Union, Latvia   
Nigeria   

Total No. Of Countries
2   
13
1   
14

National Language
Latvia   
Gambia, Nigeria   

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Nigeria   

Speaking Continents
Europe   
Africa   

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

Regulated By
Latvian State Language Center   
Not Available   

Interesting Facts
  • The first written form of Latvian dates from 16th century was found in religious texts.
  • The old latvian language was based on the a Gothic script.
  
  • 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
Lithuanian Language   
Not Available   

Derived From
Not Available   
Not Available   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
33   
15
44   
24

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
9   
6
12   
9

How Many Consonants
24   
14
32   
22

Scripts
Latin   
Latin   

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   
Not Available   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
6   
5
5   
4

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks   
11
44 weeks   
11

Greetings

Hello
Sveiki   
sannu   

Thank You
Paldies   
gode ku   

How Are You?
Kā jums klājas?   
yaya dai   

Good Night
Ar labunakti   
mai kyau dare   

Good Evening
Labvakar   
barka da yamma   

Good Afternoon
Labdien   
barka da rana   

Good Morning
Labrīt   
mai kyau safe   

Please
lūdzu   
Don Allah   

Sorry
Piedodiet!   
yi hakuri   

Bye
Uz redzēšanos   
sai anjima   

I Love You
Es tevi mīlu   
Ina son ku   

Excuse Me
Piedodiet!   
gafara dai   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Livonian   
Gaananci   

Where They Speak
Latvia   
Ghana   

Dialect 2
Middle Latvian   
Kurhwayanci   

Where They Speak
Latvia   
Niger   

Dialect 3
High Latvian   
Daragaram   

Where They Speak
France, Latvia   
Niger   

Total No. Of Dialects
3   
3
20   
18

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
Not Available   
0.52 %   
28

Native Speakers
1.75 million   
99+
35.00 million   
27

Second Language Speakers
Not Available   
15.00 million   
18

Native Name
latviešu valoda   
حَوْسَ (ḥawsa)   

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

French Name
letton   
haoussa   

German Name
Lettisch   
Haussa-Sprache   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Latvians or Letts   
Hausa–Fulani people   

History

Origin
1530   
14   

Language Family
Indo-European Family   
Afro-Asiatic Family   

Subgroup
Baltic   
Chadic   

Branch
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms   
No early forms   

Standard Forms
Latvian   
Hausa   

Language Position
Not Available   
34   
27

Signed Forms
Latvian Sign Language   
Not Available   

Scope
Macrolanguage   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
lv   
ha   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
lav   
hau   

ISO 639 2/B
lav   
hau   

ISO 639 3
lav   
hau   

ISO 639 6
not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
latv1249   
haus1257   

Linguasphere
54-AAB-a   
19-HAA-b   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

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

Language Morphological Typology
Synthetic   
Fusional   

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All Latvian 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 Latvian and Hausa dialects. Various dialects of Latvian and Hausa language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Latvian are spoken in different Latvian Speaking Countries whereas Hausa Dialects are spoken in different Hausa speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Latvian vs Hausa Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Latvian dialects include: Livonian, Middle Latvian. Hausa dialects include: Gaananci , Kurhwayanci. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Latvian and Hausa Speaking population

Latvian and Hausa speaking population is one of the factors based on which Latvian and Hausa languages can be compared. The total count of Latvian and Hausa Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Latvian language is Not Available 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 Latvian and Hausa on Latvian vs Hausa where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Latvian and Hausa Language Codes

Latvian and Hausa language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Latvian and Hausa Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.

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