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Kanuri 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 Kanuri input.
Kanuri 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.
Kanuri follows subject-object-verb (SOV) order while Hausa follows subject-verb-object (SVO). 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. Splitting long sentences improves accuracy.
Kanuri: Roughly 4 million speakers across Nigeria, Niger, Chad, and Cameroon. Hausa: Approximately 70-80 million speakers worldwide, with about 44 million native speakers primarily in Nigeria and Niger.
Everyday phrases translated from Kanuri to Hausa — useful for travel, conversation and learning.
| Kanuri | Hausa |
|---|---|
| Salam | Sannu |
| Ngǝlaro suwa | Barka da safiya |
| Kawudo ngǝla | Barka da rana |
| Kawudo ngǝla | Barka da yamma |
| Bǝne ngǝla | Barka da dare |
| Fajer | Barka da warhaka |
| Daren ruiyeyya | Sai mun hadu anjima |
| Baliro ruiyeyya | Mu hadu gobe |
| Karǝgǝ kǝji | Barka da zuwa |
| Nyi jilibin? | Lafiya lau? |
| Wu nganyi, askǝrngǝna | Ina lafiya, na gode |
| Yim ngǝla | Barka da rana |
| Kanuri | Hausa |
|---|---|
| Martǝne | Don Allah |
| Askǝrngǝna | Na gode |
| Askǝrngǝna zauro | Na gode sosai |
| Nyiga karǝgǝ kǝji | Barka da zuwa |
| Ee | Ee |
| A'a | A'a |
| Wuga uzur | Ku yi hakuri |
| Kakkema shigǝnyiwo | Yi hakuri |
| Kaziyi ba | Babu matsala |
| Tawadu | Tabbas |
| Karǝgǝ kǝjiro banagǝkin | Ina taya ku murna |
| Sa'a ngǝla | Sa'a |
| Kanuri | Hausa |
|---|---|
| Sunyi ayi? | Menene sunan ku? |
| Nyiga kǝla kǝltadǝ kǝji | Naji dadin haduwa da ku |
| Ndaran nyi? | Daga ina kuke? |
| Nyi saanəm ndawu? | Shekaranka nawa? |
| Wu fuwura | Ni dalibi ne |
| Wu na adǝro batallaro | Ina nan hutu |
| Wu na adǝro cida nankaro | Ina nan don aiki |
| Adǝ sawanyi | Wannan abokina ne |
| Kanuri | Hausa |
|---|---|
| Fal | Daya |
| Indi | Biyu |
| Yakkə | Uku |
| Diyau | Hudu |
| Uwu | Biyar |
| Araskǝ | Shida |
| Tulur | Bakwai |
| Usku | Takwas |
| Lagar | Tara |
| Mewu | Goma |
| Miya fal | Dari daya |
| Duwu fal | Dubu daya |
| Kanuri | Hausa |
|---|---|
| Kudə | Yau |
| Bali | Gobe |
| Biska | Jiya |
| Kǝrma | Yanzu |
| Dare | Daga baya |
| Sagǝ jilifi? | Wani lokaci ne? |
| Suwulan | Da safe |
| Kajirjiya | Da yamma |
| Lǝtin | Litinin |
| Zǝma | Juma'a |
| Magǝ fuwuben | Mako mai zuwa |
| Awa fal | Awa daya |
| Kanuri | Hausa |
|---|---|
| Ndaran kasalaramdǝ? | Ina bandakin? |
| Nda shi tasha maara cidibedǝ? | Ina tashar jirgin kasa? |
| Ndaran faraskəram maara samibedə? | Ina filin jirgin sama? |
| Jilibin nadəro leyin? | Ta yaya zan isa can? |
| Wofilan kawartǝ | Juya hagu |
| Kǝmburamro kawartǝ | Juya dama |
| Dakkataro lenəmin | Tafi kai tsaye |
| Shidǝ karǝngǝ | Yana kusa |
| Shidǝ cintǝ | Yayi nisa |
| Wu fatkatəgə | Na bata |
| Wuye taksi mǝradǝngǝna | Ina bukatan tasi |
| Ndaran tiket yiwumin? | A ina zan iya siyan tikitin? |
| Tiketdə jili ndawu? | Nawa ne tikitin? |
| Letəro ngəla wa? | Shin yana da lafiya don tafiya? |
| Kanuri | Hausa |
|---|---|
| Wudǝ nguwuro nguda | Ina jin yunwa |
| Wu nguda | Ina jin ƙishirwa |
| Nji, martǝne | Ruwa, don Allah |
| Tewur indiro, martǝne | Tebur na biyu, don Allah |
| Menudǝ, martǝne | Menu, don Allah |
| Ayi shima shawariwo? | Me kuke ba da shawara? |
| Wuye adǝma ragǝkǝna | Ina son wannan |
| Shidǝ kǝji | Yana da dadi |
| Billdǝ, martǝne | Lissafin, don Allah |
| Wudǝ nama bǝkinba | Ba na cin nama |
| Wulan allergy kǝmbube mbeji | Ina da rashin lafiyar abinci |
| Kofi | Kofi |
| Shayi | Shayi |
| Burodi | Gurasa |
| Kanuri | Hausa |
|---|---|
| Awo adə jili ndawu? | Nawa ne wannan kudin? |
| Shidǝ zauro zau | Yayi tsada sosai |
| Kati kungənaye kasatcin wa? | Kuna karɓar katunan kuɗi? |
| Wuye biya kurun | Ina kallo kawai |
| Wuye shiga gongin | Zan dauka |
| Katə | Bude |
| Zakkata | An rufe |
| Gaworam | Shigarwa |
| Luwu | Fita |
| Nda kasuwu dǝ? | Ina kasuwa? |
| Kanuri | Hausa |
|---|---|
| Bana | Taimako |
| Liyita bowone | Kira likita |
| Dalilla bowone | Kira 'yan sanda |
| Wuye bana mǝradǝngǝna | Ina bukatan taimako |
| Wu dondinyi | Ba ni da lafiya |
| Nda shi liitadǝ? | Ina asibitin? |
| Nda shi farmasidǝ? | Ina kantin magani? |
| Na allan zau | Yana zafi a nan |
| Wuye liita mǝradǝngǝna | Ina bukatan likita |
| Litari karəngən mbeji wa? | Akwai asibiti a kusa? |
| Kanuri | Hausa |
|---|---|
| Shi Nasara manajin wa? | Ana jin Turanci? |
| Wuye asunyi | Ban gane ba |
| Wuye asungǝna | Na gane |
| Martǝne hangallin manane | Da fatan za a yi magana a hankali |
| Martəgəne waltəgəne | Da fatan za a maimaita hakan |
| Martəgəne ruwozə | Da fatan za a rubuta shi |
| Awo adə maananzə ayi? | Menene wannan ke nufi? |
| Jilibin shi adəga gultin? | Yaya kuke fadin wannan? |
| Wuye likin | Ina koyo |
| Gana manayin | Ina magana kadan |
| Raksǝ wuga banaminna? | Za a iya taimaka mani? |
| Nongəyi | Ban sani ba |
Translations are generated automatically and may vary by region or context.
Primarily spoken in northern Nigeria, southern Niger, with communities in Ghana, Cameroon, Chad, Sudan, and throughout West Africa as a lingua franca.
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
Features 5 vowels and distinctive implosive consonants (ɓ, ɗ), ejective (ƙ), and tone system with high, low, and falling tones.
Subject-verb-object (SVO) word order. Gender system (masculine/feminine) and extensive verbal aspect marking system.
Contains loanwords from Arabic, English, French, and other African languages due to trade and religious contacts.
Part of the Afro-Asiatic family, specifically the Chadic branch, largest Chadic language.
Uses both Latin script (Boko) introduced by British colonizers and Arabic script (Ajami) for Islamic texts.
Arabic script used for centuries for Islamic scholarship, Latin script adopted during colonial period and now predominant.
Approximately 70-80 million speakers worldwide, with about 44 million native speakers primarily in Nigeria and Niger.
Spoken mainly in northeastern Nigeria, as well as in Niger, Chad, and Cameroon by the Kanuri ethnic group.
Uses Latin script officially, though Ajami (Arabic-based script) is also used informally.
Features include vowel harmony and implosive consonants; stress is generally predictable.
Typically follows Subject-Object-Verb (SOV) order; agglutinative morphology with extensive use of suffixes for grammatical relations.
Includes Arabic, Hausa, and English borrowings due to trade, Islam, and colonization.
Nilo-Saharan family, specifically the Saharan branch.
Primarily uses Latin alphabet in educational and formal contexts; Ajami script remains in cultural and religious use.
Historically written in Ajami; Latin script was introduced during colonial and post-colonial education reforms.
Roughly 4 million speakers across Nigeria, Niger, Chad, and Cameroon.
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