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Xhosa and Hausa


Hausa and Xhosa


Countries

Countries
South Africa   
Nigeria   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
1   
14

National Language
South Africa   
Gambia, Nigeria   

Second Language
Lesotho, South Africa   
Nigeria   

Speaking Continents
Africa   
Africa   

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

Regulated By
Not Available   
Not Available   

Interesting Facts
  • Xhosa has 15 click sounds, borrowed from the khoi-khoi and san languages of the South Africa.
  • The same sequence of consonants and vowels can have different meaning when said with different tones, so Xhosa is tonal.
  
  • 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
Zulu, Swazi, and Ndebele   
Not Available   

Derived From
Khoi-Khoi and San Languages   
Not Available   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
53   
32
44   
24

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
10   
7
12   
9

How Many Consonants
43   
32
32   
22

Scripts
Latin   
Latin   

Writing Direction
Not Available   
Not Available   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3   
2
5   
4

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks   
11
44 weeks   
11

Greetings

Hello
Molo   
sannu   

Thank You
Ndiyabulela   
gode ku   

How Are You?
Unjani   
yaya dai   

Good Night
Ulale kakuhle   
mai kyau dare   

Good Evening
Ubusuku obuhle   
barka da yamma   

Good Afternoon
Uben' emva kwemini entle   
barka da rana   

Good Morning
Molo   
mai kyau safe   

Please
Ndicela   
Don Allah   

Sorry
Ndicela uxolo   
yi hakuri   

Bye
Uhambe/Usale kakuhle   
sai anjima   

I Love You
Ndiyakuthanda   
Ina son ku   

Excuse Me
Uxolo   
gafara dai   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Gcaleka   
Gaananci   

Where They Speak
South Africa   
Ghana   

Dialect 2
Thembu   
Kurhwayanci   

Where They Speak
South Africa   
Niger   

Dialect 3
Hlubi   
Daragaram   

Where They Speak
South Africa   
Niger   

Total No. Of Dialects
9   
9
20   
18

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.11 %   
99+
0.52 %   
28

Native Speakers
8.20 million   
99+
35.00 million   
27

Second Language Speakers
11.00 million   
21
15.00 million   
18

Native Name
isiXhosa   
حَوْسَ (ḥawsa)   

Alternative Names
“Cauzuh” (pej.), Isixhosa, Koosa, Xosa   
Abakwariga, Habe, Haoussa, Hausawa, Kado, Mgbakpa   

French Name
xhosa   
haoussa   

German Name
Xhosa-Sprache   
Haussa-Sprache   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
amaXhosa, amaBhaca   
Hausa–Fulani people   

History

Origin
16th Century   
14   

Language Family
Niger-Congo Family   
Afro-Asiatic Family   

Subgroup
Benue-Congo   
Chadic   

Branch
Bantu   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms   
No early forms   

Standard Forms
isiXhosa   
Hausa   

Language Position
Not Available   
34   
27

Signed Forms
Signed Xhosa   
Not Available   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
xh   
ha   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
xho   
hau   

ISO 639 2/B
xho   
hau   

ISO 639 3
xho   
hau   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
xhos1239   
haus1257   

Linguasphere
99-AUT-fa   
19-HAA-b   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

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

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Fusional   

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

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Xhosa and Hausa Speaking population

Xhosa and Hausa speaking population is one of the factors based on which Xhosa and Hausa languages can be compared. The total count of Xhosa and Hausa Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Xhosa language is 0.11 % 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 Xhosa and Hausa on Xhosa vs Hausa where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Xhosa and Hausa Language Codes

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

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