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How Acholi and Hausa compare

Different writing systems

Acholi uses Latin while Hausa uses Arabic. Because the two do not share an alphabet, translated output cannot be sounded out from the original spelling — copy the result directly rather than trying to transcribe it. Hausa also reads right-to-left, so the translated text appears mirrored compared with the Acholi input.

Unrelated language families

Acholi belongs to the Nilo-Saharan family while Hausa belongs to the Afro-Asiatic family. With no shared ancestry there are few cognates to fall back on, so idioms and fixed expressions rarely map word-for-word. Short, literal sentences translate more accurately than figurative ones.

Matching sentence structure

Both languages follow subject-verb-object (SVO) order, so clauses usually keep their shape during translation. Words tend to land in a similar position, which makes it easier to check a translation against the original even without fluency.

Speakers

Acholi: Approximately 1.5 million speakers, mainly in Uganda and South Sudan. Hausa: Approximately 70-80 million speakers worldwide, with about 44 million native speakers primarily in Nigeria and Niger.

Common Acholi phrases in Hausa

Everyday phrases translated from Acholi to Hausa — useful for travel, conversation and learning.

Greetings

Apwoyo
Sannu
Odiko maber
Barka da safiya
Dyeceng maber
Barka da rana
Otyeno maber
Barka da yamma
Dyewor maber
Barka da dare
Apwoyo
Barka da warhaka
Wa bi nen lacen
Sai mun hadu anjima
Wa bi nen diki
Mu hadu gobe
Wa jolo
Barka da zuwa
Itye nining?
Lafiya lau?
Atye maber, apwoyo
Ina lafiya, na gode
Bed ki nino maber
Barka da rana

Courtesy

Tim ber
Don Allah
Wapoyoyi
Na gode
Wapoyoyi matek
Na gode sosai
Itye agonya
Barka da zuwa
Ada
Ee
Ku
A'a
Tima kica
Ku yi hakuri
Tima kica
Yi hakuri
Pe tye peko mo
Babu matsala
Adaa
Tabbas
Wa pwoyo
Ina taya ku murna
Bed ki gum maber
Sa'a

Introductions

Nyingi anga?
Menene sunan ku?
Cwinya yom me rwate kwedi
Naji dadin haduwa da ku
In ia ki kwene?
Daga ina kuke?
Itye ki mwaka adi?
Shekaranka nawa?
An latin kwan
Ni dalibi ne
Atye kany i yweyo
Ina nan hutu
Atye kany pi tic
Ina nan don aiki
Man larema
Wannan abokina ne

Numbers

Acel
Daya
Aryo
Biyu
Adek
Uku
Angwen
Hudu
Abic
Biyar
Abic
Shida
Abiro
Bakwai
Aboro
Takwas
Abongwen
Tara
Apar
Goma
Miya acel
Dari daya
Alip acel
Dubu daya

Time and dates

Tin
Yau
Diki
Gobe
Laworo
Jiya
Kombedi
Yanzu
Lacen
Daga baya
Cawa dong tye adi?
Wani lokaci ne?
I odiko
Da safe
I otyeno
Da yamma
Ceng baraja
Litinin
Ceng Abic
Juma'a
Cabit ma bino
Mako mai zuwa
Cawa acel
Awa daya

Directions and travel

Ot lwok tye kwene?
Ina bandakin?
Ka cung pa gadigadi tye kwene?
Ina tashar jirgin kasa?
Bar dege tye kwene?
Ina filin jirgin sama?
Atwero oo kunu nining?
Ta yaya zan isa can?
Lok tung acuc
Juya hagu
Lok tung acuc
Juya dama
Cet anyim atir
Tafi kai tsaye
Tye cok
Yana kusa
Tye ka mabor
Yayi nisa
Arweny
Na bata
Amito taxi
Ina bukatan tasi
Atwero wilo tiket ki kwene?
A ina zan iya siyan tikitin?
Tiket ne tye adi?
Nawa ne tikitin?
Tye ber me wot?
Shin yana da lafiya don tafiya?

Food and restaurants

Kec tye ka neko
Ina jin yunwa
Orwo pii tye ka neka
Ina jin ƙishirwa
Pii, akwayi
Ruwa, don Allah
Meja pi dano aryo, akwayi
Tebur na biyu, don Allah
Jami ma ki yubu me cam, akwayi
Menu, don Allah
Ngo ma i miini tam iye?
Me kuke ba da shawara?
Amito man
Ina son wannan
Mit tutwal
Yana da dadi
Cik ni, akwayi
Lissafin, don Allah
An pe a camo ringo
Ba na cin nama
Atye ki two ma mako cam
Ina da rashin lafiyar abinci
Kawa
Kofi
Majan
Shayi
Mugati
Gurasa

Shopping and money

Man tero wel cente adi?
Nawa ne wannan kudin?
Wel ne tek tutwal
Yayi tsada sosai
In iyee kad me wil?
Kuna karɓar katunan kuɗi?
Atye ka neno keken
Ina kallo kawai
Abi tero ne
Zan dauka
Yab
Bude
Ki umu
An rufe
Donyo
Shigarwa
Wot woko
Fita
Cuk tye kwene?
Ina kasuwa?

Emergency and health

Kony
Taimako
Lwongo daktar
Kira likita
Goo cim bot abili
Kira 'yan sanda
Amito kony
Ina bukatan taimako
Atye ka two
Ba ni da lafiya
Ot yat tye kwene?
Ina asibitin?
Ka cato yadi tye kwene?
Ina kantin magani?
Lit kany
Yana zafi a nan
Amito daktar
Ina bukatan likita
Tye ot yat mo macok kwedi?
Akwai asibiti a kusa?

Getting help with language

In iloko leb Munu?
Ana jin Turanci?
An pe aniang
Ban gane ba
An aniang
Na gane
Tim ber ilok mot
Da fatan za a yi magana a hankali
Tim ber idok i lok meno
Da fatan za a maimaita hakan
Walegi ni i coc piny
Da fatan za a rubuta shi
Man tyen lokke ngo?
Menene wannan ke nufi?
I waco lok man nining?
Yaya kuke fadin wannan?
Atye ka pwonyo
Ina koyo
Aloko manok
Ina magana kadan
Itwero konya?
Za a iya taimaka mani?
Angeyo ku
Ban sani ba

Translations are generated automatically and may vary by region or context.

About Hausa Language

Geographical Distribution

Primarily spoken in northern Nigeria, southern Niger, with communities in Ghana, Cameroon, Chad, Sudan, and throughout West Africa as a lingua franca.

Alphabet

Uses both Latin script (Boko) with 23 letters and Arabic script (Ajami): A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O, P, R, S, T, U, W, Y, Z

Vowels

a - pronounced like 'ah'e - pronounced like 'eh'i - pronounced like 'ee'o - pronounced like 'oh'u - pronounced like 'oo'

Consonants

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Phonetics

Features 5 vowels and distinctive implosive consonants (ɓ, ɗ), ejective (ƙ), and tone system with high, low, and falling tones.

Grammar and Syntax

Subject-verb-object (SVO) word order. Gender system (masculine/feminine) and extensive verbal aspect marking system.

Loanwords

Contains loanwords from Arabic, English, French, and other African languages due to trade and religious contacts.

Language Family

Part of the Afro-Asiatic family, specifically the Chadic branch, largest Chadic language.

Writing Systems

Uses both Latin script (Boko) introduced by British colonizers and Arabic script (Ajami) for Islamic texts.

Writing System History

Arabic script used for centuries for Islamic scholarship, Latin script adopted during colonial period and now predominant.

Total Number of Speakers

Approximately 70-80 million speakers worldwide, with about 44 million native speakers primarily in Nigeria and Niger.

About Acholi Language

Geographical Distribution

Acholi is primarily spoken in northern Uganda, particularly in the Acholi sub-region, and parts of South Sudan.

Alphabet

Uses the Latin alphabet with 24 letters: A, B, C, D, E, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, ŋ, O, P, R, S, T, U, W, Y, Z.

Vowels

A, E, I, O, UVowels can be short or long, with long vowels indicated by doubling (e.g., 'aa'). Vowel length can change word meaning.

Consonants

B, C, D, G, H, J, K, L, M, N, Ŋ, P, R, S, T, W, Y, ZNotable consonants include Ŋ (ng) and ejective sounds.

Phonetics

Acholi is a tonal language with three tones: high, low, and falling. Tone affects word meaning, and vowel length plays a key role in distinguishing words.

Grammar and Syntax

Follows a Subject-Verb-Object (SVO) word order. It has an extensive system of noun classes and uses prefixes and suffixes for verb conjugation.

Loanwords

Includes loanwords from English, Swahili, and Arabic due to colonial and trade influences.

Language Family

Part of the Western Nilotic branch of the Nilo-Saharan language family.

Writing Systems

Uses the Latin script, standardized for Acholi language education and literacy.

Writing System History

Acholi was traditionally an oral language, with the Latin script introduced by missionaries in the 19th and 20th centuries.

Total Number of Speakers

Approximately 1.5 million speakers, mainly in Uganda and South Sudan.

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