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Somali and Hausa


Hausa and Somali


Countries

Countries
Djibouti, Kenya, Somalia   
Nigeria   

Total No. Of Countries
3   
12
1   
14

National Language
Somalia   
Gambia, Nigeria   

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Nigeria   

Speaking Continents
Africa, Middle East   
Africa   

Minority Language
Yemen   
Benin, Cameroon, Cote d'Ivoire, Ghana, Niger, Sudan, Togo   

Regulated By
National Languages Committee, Regional Somali Language Academy   
Not Available   

Interesting Facts
  • Somali language is one of the best documented Afro-Asiatic languages.
  • One of the most widely spoken of the Cushitic languages is the Somali Language.
  
  • 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
Afar and Oromo Language   
Not Available   

Derived From
Arabic Language   
Not Available   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
26   
8
44   
24

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5   
2
12   
9

How Many Consonants
21   
11
32   
22

Scripts
Arabic, Latin, Osmanya   
Latin   

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   
Not Available   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
5   
4
5   
4

Time Taken to Learn
52 weeks   
12
44 weeks   
11

Greetings

Hello
Hello   
sannu   

Thank You
Waad ku mahadsan tahay   
gode ku   

How Are You?
Sidee tahay ?   
yaya dai   

Good Night
Habeenka Good   
mai kyau dare   

Good Evening
Evening Good   
barka da yamma   

Good Afternoon
galab wanaagsan   
barka da rana   

Good Morning
Subax wanaagsan   
mai kyau safe   

Please
Fadlan   
Don Allah   

Sorry
sorry   
yi hakuri   

Bye
caraysiiyo   
sai anjima   

I Love You
Waan ku jeclahay   
Ina son ku   

Excuse Me
iga raali ahow   
gafara dai   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Northern Somali   
Gaananci   

Where They Speak
Gabon, Standard Somali   
Ghana   

Dialect 2
Benaadir   
Kurhwayanci   

Where They Speak
Georgia, The capital of Mogadishu   
Niger   

Dialect 3
Af-Ashraaf   
Daragaram   

Where They Speak
Standard Somali   
Niger   

Total No. Of Dialects
3   
3
20   
18

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
Not Available   
0.52 %   
28

Native Speakers
8.00 million   
99+
35.00 million   
27

Second Language Speakers
Not Available   
15.00 million   
18

Native Name
af Soomaali   
حَوْسَ (ḥawsa)   

Alternative Names
Af-Maxaad Tiri, Af-Soomaali, Common Somali, Soomaaliga   
Abakwariga, Habe, Haoussa, Hausawa, Kado, Mgbakpa   

French Name
somali   
haoussa   

German Name
Somali   
Haussa-Sprache   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Somalis   
Hausa–Fulani people   

History

Origin
19th century   
14   

Language Family
Afro-Asiatic Family   
Afro-Asiatic Family   

Subgroup
Cushitic   
Chadic   

Branch
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms   
No early forms   

Standard Forms
Somali   
Hausa   

Language Position
83   
99+
34   
27

Signed Forms
Somali Sign Language   
Not Available   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
so   
ha   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
som   
hau   

ISO 639 2/B
som   
hau   

ISO 639 3
som   
hau   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
soma1255   
haus1257   

Linguasphere
No data available   
19-HAA-b   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

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

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Fusional   

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

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Somali and Hausa Speaking population

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

Somali and Hausa Language Codes

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

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