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Translating Hausa to Kanuri: what to expect

How these two languages compare, and what it means for your translations.

Different writing systems

Hausa uses the Arabic script while Kanuri uses the Latin script. Hausa reads right-to-left while Kanuri reads left-to-right, so the direction of the text flips during translation. 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.

Unrelated language families

Hausa belongs to the Afro-Asiatic family while Kanuri belongs to the Nilo-Saharan 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 between these two.

Sentence structure changes

Hausa follows subject-verb-object (SVO) order while Kanuri follows subject-object-verb (SOV). The translator has to rebuild each sentence rather than substitute words in place, so the output will not line up word-for-word with your input. Longer sentences are more likely to shift meaning — splitting them up improves accuracy.

Speakers

Hausa: Approximately 70-80 million speakers worldwide, with about 44 million native speakers primarily in Nigeria and Niger. Kanuri: Roughly 4 million speakers across Nigeria, Niger, Chad, and Cameroon.

Common Hausa phrases in Kanuri

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

Greetings

Greetings: Hausa phrases and their Kanuri translations
HausaKanuri
SannuSalam
Barka da safiyaNgǝlaro suwa
Barka da ranaKawudo ngǝla
Barka da yammaKawudo ngǝla
Barka da dareBǝne ngǝla
Barka da warhakaFajer
Sai mun hadu anjimaDaren ruiyeyya
Mu hadu gobeBaliro ruiyeyya
Barka da zuwaKarǝgǝ kǝji
Lafiya lau?Nyi jilibin?
Ina lafiya, na godeWu nganyi, askǝrngǝna
Barka da ranaYim ngǝla

Courtesy

Courtesy: Hausa phrases and their Kanuri translations
HausaKanuri
Don AllahMartǝne
Na godeAskǝrngǝna
Na gode sosaiAskǝrngǝna zauro
Barka da zuwaNyiga karǝgǝ kǝji
EeEe
A'aA'a
Ku yi hakuriWuga uzur
Yi hakuriKakkema shigǝnyiwo
Babu matsalaKaziyi ba
TabbasTawadu
Ina taya ku murnaKarǝgǝ kǝjiro banagǝkin
Sa'aSa'a ngǝla

Introductions

Introductions: Hausa phrases and their Kanuri translations
HausaKanuri
Menene sunan ku?Sunyi ayi?
Naji dadin haduwa da kuNyiga kǝla kǝltadǝ kǝji
Daga ina kuke?Ndaran nyi?
Shekaranka nawa?Nyi saanəm ndawu?
Ni dalibi neWu fuwura
Ina nan hutuWu na adǝro batallaro
Ina nan don aikiWu na adǝro cida nankaro
Wannan abokina neAdǝ sawanyi

Numbers

Numbers: Hausa phrases and their Kanuri translations
HausaKanuri
DayaFal
BiyuIndi
UkuYakkə
HuduDiyau
BiyarUwu
ShidaAraskǝ
BakwaiTulur
TakwasUsku
TaraLagar
GomaMewu
Dari dayaMiya fal
Dubu dayaDuwu fal

Time and dates

Time and dates: Hausa phrases and their Kanuri translations
HausaKanuri
YauKudə
GobeBali
JiyaBiska
YanzuKǝrma
Daga bayaDare
Wani lokaci ne?Sagǝ jilifi?
Da safeSuwulan
Da yammaKajirjiya
LitininLǝtin
Juma'aZǝma
Mako mai zuwaMagǝ fuwuben
Awa dayaAwa fal

Directions and travel

Directions and travel: Hausa phrases and their Kanuri translations
HausaKanuri
Ina bandakin?Ndaran kasalaramdǝ?
Ina tashar jirgin kasa?Nda shi tasha maara cidibedǝ?
Ina filin jirgin sama?Ndaran faraskəram maara samibedə?
Ta yaya zan isa can?Jilibin nadəro leyin?
Juya haguWofilan kawartǝ
Juya damaKǝmburamro kawartǝ
Tafi kai tsayeDakkataro lenəmin
Yana kusaShidǝ karǝngǝ
Yayi nisaShidǝ cintǝ
Na bataWu fatkatəgə
Ina bukatan tasiWuye taksi mǝradǝngǝna
A ina zan iya siyan tikitin?Ndaran tiket yiwumin?
Nawa ne tikitin?Tiketdə jili ndawu?
Shin yana da lafiya don tafiya?Letəro ngəla wa?

Food and restaurants

Food and restaurants: Hausa phrases and their Kanuri translations
HausaKanuri
Ina jin yunwaWudǝ nguwuro nguda
Ina jin ƙishirwaWu nguda
Ruwa, don AllahNji, martǝne
Tebur na biyu, don AllahTewur indiro, martǝne
Menu, don AllahMenudǝ, martǝne
Me kuke ba da shawara?Ayi shima shawariwo?
Ina son wannanWuye adǝma ragǝkǝna
Yana da dadiShidǝ kǝji
Lissafin, don AllahBilldǝ, martǝne
Ba na cin namaWudǝ nama bǝkinba
Ina da rashin lafiyar abinciWulan allergy kǝmbube mbeji
KofiKofi
ShayiShayi
GurasaBurodi

Shopping and money

Shopping and money: Hausa phrases and their Kanuri translations
HausaKanuri
Nawa ne wannan kudin?Awo adə jili ndawu?
Yayi tsada sosaiShidǝ zauro zau
Kuna karɓar katunan kuɗi?Kati kungənaye kasatcin wa?
Ina kallo kawaiWuye biya kurun
Zan daukaWuye shiga gongin
BudeKatə
An rufeZakkata
ShigarwaGaworam
FitaLuwu
Ina kasuwa?Nda kasuwu dǝ?

Emergency and health

Emergency and health: Hausa phrases and their Kanuri translations
HausaKanuri
TaimakoBana
Kira likitaLiyita bowone
Kira 'yan sandaDalilla bowone
Ina bukatan taimakoWuye bana mǝradǝngǝna
Ba ni da lafiyaWu dondinyi
Ina asibitin?Nda shi liitadǝ?
Ina kantin magani?Nda shi farmasidǝ?
Yana zafi a nanNa allan zau
Ina bukatan likitaWuye liita mǝradǝngǝna
Akwai asibiti a kusa?Litari karəngən mbeji wa?

Getting help with language

Getting help with language: Hausa phrases and their Kanuri translations
HausaKanuri
Ana jin Turanci?Shi Nasara manajin wa?
Ban gane baWuye asunyi
Na ganeWuye asungǝna
Da fatan za a yi magana a hankaliMartǝne hangallin manane
Da fatan za a maimaita hakanMartəgəne waltəgəne
Da fatan za a rubuta shiMartəgəne ruwozə
Menene wannan ke nufi?Awo adə maananzə ayi?
Yaya kuke fadin wannan?Jilibin shi adəga gultin?
Ina koyoWuye likin
Ina magana kadanGana manayin
Za a iya taimaka mani?Raksǝ wuga banaminna?
Ban sani baNongəyi

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

About Kanuri Language

Geographical Distribution

Spoken mainly in northeastern Nigeria, as well as in Niger, Chad, and Cameroon by the Kanuri ethnic group.

Alphabet

Uses Latin script officially, though Ajami (Arabic-based script) is also used informally.

Vowels

a (as in 'father')e (as in 'bed')i (as in 'machine')o (as in 'go')u (as in 'flute')

Consonants

bcdfghjklmnprsshtwyz

Phonetics

Features include vowel harmony and implosive consonants; stress is generally predictable.

Grammar and Syntax

Typically follows Subject-Object-Verb (SOV) order; agglutinative morphology with extensive use of suffixes for grammatical relations.

Loanwords

Includes Arabic, Hausa, and English borrowings due to trade, Islam, and colonization.

Language Family

Nilo-Saharan family, specifically the Saharan branch.

Writing Systems

Primarily uses Latin alphabet in educational and formal contexts; Ajami script remains in cultural and religious use.

Writing System History

Historically written in Ajami; Latin script was introduced during colonial and post-colonial education reforms.

Total Number of Speakers

Roughly 4 million speakers across Nigeria, Niger, Chad, and Cameroon.

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

bcdfghjklmnprstwyzƙɓɗts

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.

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