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How Kanuri and Hausa compare

Different writing systems

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.

Unrelated language families

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.

Sentence structure changes

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.

Speakers

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.

Common Kanuri phrases in Hausa

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

Greetings

Greetings: Kanuri phrases and their Hausa translations
KanuriHausa
SalamSannu
Ngǝlaro suwaBarka da safiya
Kawudo ngǝlaBarka da rana
Kawudo ngǝlaBarka da yamma
Bǝne ngǝlaBarka da dare
FajerBarka da warhaka
Daren ruiyeyyaSai mun hadu anjima
Baliro ruiyeyyaMu hadu gobe
Karǝgǝ kǝjiBarka da zuwa
Nyi jilibin?Lafiya lau?
Wu nganyi, askǝrngǝnaIna lafiya, na gode
Yim ngǝlaBarka da rana

Courtesy

Courtesy: Kanuri phrases and their Hausa translations
KanuriHausa
MartǝneDon Allah
AskǝrngǝnaNa gode
Askǝrngǝna zauroNa gode sosai
Nyiga karǝgǝ kǝjiBarka da zuwa
EeEe
A'aA'a
Wuga uzurKu yi hakuri
Kakkema shigǝnyiwoYi hakuri
Kaziyi baBabu matsala
TawaduTabbas
Karǝgǝ kǝjiro banagǝkinIna taya ku murna
Sa'a ngǝlaSa'a

Introductions

Introductions: Kanuri phrases and their Hausa translations
KanuriHausa
Sunyi ayi?Menene sunan ku?
Nyiga kǝla kǝltadǝ kǝjiNaji dadin haduwa da ku
Ndaran nyi?Daga ina kuke?
Nyi saanəm ndawu?Shekaranka nawa?
Wu fuwuraNi dalibi ne
Wu na adǝro batallaroIna nan hutu
Wu na adǝro cida nankaroIna nan don aiki
Adǝ sawanyiWannan abokina ne

Numbers

Numbers: Kanuri phrases and their Hausa translations
KanuriHausa
FalDaya
IndiBiyu
YakkəUku
DiyauHudu
UwuBiyar
AraskǝShida
TulurBakwai
UskuTakwas
LagarTara
MewuGoma
Miya falDari daya
Duwu falDubu daya

Time and dates

Time and dates: Kanuri phrases and their Hausa translations
KanuriHausa
KudəYau
BaliGobe
BiskaJiya
KǝrmaYanzu
DareDaga baya
Sagǝ jilifi?Wani lokaci ne?
SuwulanDa safe
KajirjiyaDa yamma
LǝtinLitinin
ZǝmaJuma'a
Magǝ fuwubenMako mai zuwa
Awa falAwa daya

Directions and travel

Directions and travel: Kanuri phrases and their Hausa translations
KanuriHausa
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 kawartǝJuya hagu
Kǝmburamro kawartǝJuya dama
Dakkataro lenəminTafi kai tsaye
Shidǝ karǝngǝYana kusa
Shidǝ cintǝYayi nisa
Wu fatkatəgəNa bata
Wuye taksi mǝradǝngǝnaIna 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?

Food and restaurants

Food and restaurants: Kanuri phrases and their Hausa translations
KanuriHausa
Wudǝ nguwuro ngudaIna jin yunwa
Wu ngudaIna jin ƙishirwa
Nji, martǝneRuwa, don Allah
Tewur indiro, martǝneTebur na biyu, don Allah
Menudǝ, martǝneMenu, don Allah
Ayi shima shawariwo?Me kuke ba da shawara?
Wuye adǝma ragǝkǝnaIna son wannan
Shidǝ kǝjiYana da dadi
Billdǝ, martǝneLissafin, don Allah
Wudǝ nama bǝkinbaBa na cin nama
Wulan allergy kǝmbube mbejiIna da rashin lafiyar abinci
KofiKofi
ShayiShayi
BurodiGurasa

Shopping and money

Shopping and money: Kanuri phrases and their Hausa translations
KanuriHausa
Awo adə jili ndawu?Nawa ne wannan kudin?
Shidǝ zauro zauYayi tsada sosai
Kati kungənaye kasatcin wa?Kuna karɓar katunan kuɗi?
Wuye biya kurunIna kallo kawai
Wuye shiga gonginZan dauka
KatəBude
ZakkataAn rufe
GaworamShigarwa
LuwuFita
Nda kasuwu dǝ?Ina kasuwa?

Emergency and health

Emergency and health: Kanuri phrases and their Hausa translations
KanuriHausa
BanaTaimako
Liyita bowoneKira likita
Dalilla bowoneKira 'yan sanda
Wuye bana mǝradǝngǝnaIna bukatan taimako
Wu dondinyiBa ni da lafiya
Nda shi liitadǝ?Ina asibitin?
Nda shi farmasidǝ?Ina kantin magani?
Na allan zauYana zafi a nan
Wuye liita mǝradǝngǝnaIna bukatan likita
Litari karəngən mbeji wa?Akwai asibiti a kusa?

Getting help with language

Getting help with language: Kanuri phrases and their Hausa translations
KanuriHausa
Shi Nasara manajin wa?Ana jin Turanci?
Wuye asunyiBan gane ba
Wuye asungǝnaNa gane
Martǝne hangallin mananeDa fatan za a yi magana a hankali
Martəgəne waltəgəneDa fatan za a maimaita hakan
Martəgəne ruwozəDa fatan za a rubuta shi
Awo adə maananzə ayi?Menene wannan ke nufi?
Jilibin shi adəga gultin?Yaya kuke fadin wannan?
Wuye likinIna koyo
Gana manayinIna magana kadan
Raksǝ wuga banaminna?Za a iya taimaka mani?
NongəyiBan 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 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.

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