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Maltese and Hausa


Hausa and Maltese


Countries

Countries
European Union, Malta   
Nigeria   

Total No. Of Countries
2   
13
1   
14

National Language
Malta   
Gambia, Nigeria   

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Nigeria   

Speaking Continents
Europe   
Africa   

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

Regulated By
National Council for the Maltese Language   
Not Available   

Interesting Facts
  • Maltese language is the only semitic language written in Latin characters.
  • Maltese language has borrowed many loan words from English, Italian and French.
  
  • 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
Western Arabic Dialects   
Not Available   

Derived From
Roman Languages   
Not Available   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
30   
12
44   
24

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
6   
3
12   
9

How Many Consonants
24   
14
32   
22

Scripts
Latin   
Latin   

Writing Direction
Not Available   
Not Available   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
6   
5
5   
4

Time Taken to Learn
30 weeks   
9
44 weeks   
11

Greetings

Hello
Ħello   
sannu   

Thank You
Grazzi   
gode ku   

How Are You?
Kif int?   
yaya dai   

Good Night
Il-Lejla it-tajba   
mai kyau dare   

Good Evening
Il-Lejla it-tajba   
barka da yamma   

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

Good Morning
L-għodwa t-tajba   
mai kyau safe   

Please
Jekk jogħġbok   
Don Allah   

Sorry
Skużani!   
yi hakuri   

Bye
Ċaw   
sai anjima   

I Love You
Inħobbok ħafna   
Ina son ku   

Excuse Me
Skużi!   
gafara dai   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Qormi   
Gaananci   

Where They Speak
Malta   
Ghana   

Dialect 2
Żejtun   
Kurhwayanci   

Where They Speak
Malta   
Niger   

Dialect 3
Not Present   
Daragaram   

Where They Speak
Not Available   
Niger   

Total No. Of Dialects
2   
2
20   
18

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
Not Available   
0.52 %   
28

Native Speakers
0.52 million   
99+
35.00 million   
27

Second Language Speakers
Not Available   
15.00 million   
18

Native Name
Malti   
حَوْسَ (ḥawsa)   

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

French Name
maltais   
haoussa   

German Name
Maltesisch   
Haussa-Sprache   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Maltese   
Hausa–Fulani people   

History

Origin
c. 1470   
14   

Language Family
Afro-Asiatic Family   
Afro-Asiatic Family   

Subgroup
Semitic   
Chadic   

Branch
North Abric   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms   
No early forms   

Standard Forms
Maltese   
Hausa   

Language Position
Not Available   
34   
27

Signed Forms
Maltese Sign Language   
Not Available   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
mt   
ha   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
mlt   
hau   

ISO 639 2/B
mlt   
hau   

ISO 639 3
mlt   
hau   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
malt1254   
haus1257   

Linguasphere
12-AAC-c   
19-HAA-b   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

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

Language Morphological Typology
Synthetic   
Fusional   

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

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Maltese and Hausa Speaking population

Maltese and Hausa speaking population is one of the factors based on which Maltese and Hausa languages can be compared. The total count of Maltese and Hausa Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Maltese 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 Maltese and Hausa on Maltese vs Hausa where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Maltese and Hausa Language Codes

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

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