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How Yoruba and Hausa compare

Different writing systems

Yoruba 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 Yoruba input.

Unrelated language families

Yoruba belongs to the Niger-Congo 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

Yoruba: Approximately 46-50 million speakers worldwide, with about 44 million in Nigeria and significant populations in Benin and diaspora. Hausa: Approximately 70-80 million speakers worldwide, with about 44 million native speakers primarily in Nigeria and Niger.

Common Yoruba phrases in Hausa

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

Greetings

Kaabo
Sannu
E ku ojumo
Barka da safiya
Ti o dara Friday
Barka da rana
O dara aṣalẹ
Barka da yamma
E ku ale
Barka da dare
E ku
Barka da warhaka
Wo o nigbamii
Sai mun hadu anjima
A ri e lola
Mu hadu gobe
Kaabo
Barka da zuwa
Bawo ni o?
Lafiya lau?
Mo dara, o ṣeun
Ina lafiya, na gode
E ku ojo rere
Barka da rana

Courtesy

Jọwọ
Don Allah
E seun
Na gode
E se pupo
Na gode sosai
O wa kaabo
Barka da zuwa
Bẹẹni
Ee
Rara
A'a
E jowo
Ku yi hakuri
Ma binu
Yi hakuri
Ko si wahala
Babu matsala
Dajudaju
Tabbas
Oriire
Ina taya ku murna
Oriire
Sa'a

Introductions

Kini oruko re?
Menene sunan ku?
O dara lati pade yin
Naji dadin haduwa da ku
Nibo ni o ti wa?
Daga ina kuke?
Omo odun melo ni e?
Shekaranka nawa?
Omo ile iwe ni mi
Ni dalibi ne
Mo wa nibi isinmi
Ina nan hutu
Mo wa nibi fun iṣẹ
Ina nan don aiki
Ore mi leleyi
Wannan abokina ne

Numbers

Ọkan
Daya
Meji
Biyu
Mẹta
Uku
Mẹrin
Hudu
Marun
Biyar
Mefa
Shida
Meje
Bakwai
Mẹjọ
Takwas
Mẹsan
Tara
Mẹwa
Goma
Ọgọrun
Dari daya
Egberun kan
Dubu daya

Time and dates

Loni
Yau
Ọla
Gobe
Lana
Jiya
Bayi
Yanzu
Nigbamii
Daga baya
Akoko wo ni?
Wani lokaci ne?
Ni owuro
Da safe
Ni aṣalẹ
Da yamma
Monday
Litinin
Friday
Juma'a
Ose to nbo
Mako mai zuwa
Wakati kan
Awa daya

Directions and travel

Nibo ni baluwe?
Ina bandakin?
Nibo ni ibudo oko oju irin wa?
Ina tashar jirgin kasa?
Nibo ni papa ọkọ ofurufu naa wa?
Ina filin jirgin sama?
Bawo ni MO ṣe de ibẹ?
Ta yaya zan isa can?
Yipada si osi
Juya hagu
Yipada si ọtun
Juya dama
Lọ taara siwaju
Tafi kai tsaye
O wa nitosi
Yana kusa
O ti jinna
Yayi nisa
Mo ti sonu
Na bata
Mo nilo takisi kan
Ina bukatan tasi
Nibo ni MO le ra tikẹti kan?
A ina zan iya siyan tikitin?
Elo ni tikẹti naa?
Nawa ne tikitin?
Ṣe o ailewu lati rin?
Shin yana da lafiya don tafiya?

Food and restaurants

Ebi npa mi
Ina jin yunwa
Òùngbẹ ń gbẹ mí
Ina jin ƙishirwa
Jowo, omi
Ruwa, don Allah
Jọwọ, tabili fun meji
Tebur na biyu, don Allah
Jọwọ, akojọ aṣayan
Menu, don Allah
Kini o ṣeduro?
Me kuke ba da shawara?
Emi yoo fẹ eyi
Ina son wannan
O ti nhu
Yana da dadi
Owo naa, jọwọ
Lissafin, don Allah
Nko je eran
Ba na cin nama
Mo ni aleji onjẹ
Ina da rashin lafiyar abinci
Kofi
Kofi
Tii
Shayi
Akara
Gurasa

Shopping and money

Elo ni idiyele yii?
Nawa ne wannan kudin?
O ti wa ni gbowolori ju
Yayi tsada sosai
Ṣe o gba awọn kaadi kirẹditi?
Kuna karɓar katunan kuɗi?
Mo kan nwa
Ina kallo kawai
Emi yoo gba
Zan dauka
Ṣii
Bude
Pipade
An rufe
Iwọle si
Shigarwa
Jade
Fita
Nibo ni ọja naa wa?
Ina kasuwa?

Emergency and health

Iranlọwọ
Taimako
Pe dokita kan
Kira likita
Pe ọlọpa
Kira 'yan sanda
Mo nilo iranlọwọ
Ina bukatan taimako
Mo ṣaisan
Ba ni da lafiya
Nibo ni ile-iwosan wa?
Ina asibitin?
Nibo ni ile elegbogi wa?
Ina kantin magani?
O dun nibi
Yana zafi a nan
Mo nilo dokita kan
Ina bukatan likita
Njẹ ile-iwosan wa nitosi?
Akwai asibiti a kusa?

Getting help with language

Se o nso ede Gesi?
Ana jin Turanci?
Emi ko loye
Ban gane ba
Oye mi
Na gane
Jọwọ sọrọ laiyara
Da fatan za a yi magana a hankali
Jọwọ tun pe
Da fatan za a maimaita hakan
Jọwọ kọ silẹ
Da fatan za a rubuta shi
Kini eleyi tumọ si?
Menene wannan ke nufi?
Bawo ni o ṣe sọ eyi?
Yaya kuke fadin wannan?
Mo n kọ ẹkọ
Ina koyo
Mo sọrọ diẹ
Ina magana kadan
Ṣe o le ran mi lọwọ?
Za a iya taimaka mani?
N ko mo
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 Yoruba Language

Geographical Distribution

Primarily spoken in southwestern Nigeria, Benin, Togo, with diaspora communities in Brazil, Cuba, and other parts of the Americas.

Alphabet

Uses Latin alphabet with 25 letters: A, B, D, E, Ẹ, F, G, GB, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O, Ọ, P, R, S, Ṣ, T, U, W, Y

Vowels

a - pronounced like 'ah'e - pronounced like 'eh'ẹ - pronounced like 'ay' (open-mid)i - pronounced like 'ee'o - pronounced like 'oh'ọ - pronounced like 'aw' (open-mid)u - pronounced like 'oo'

Consonants

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Phonetics

Features 7 vowel phonemes with open-mid distinctions (ẹ, ọ), labial-velar consonant (gb), and three-tone system (high, mid, low).

Grammar and Syntax

Subject-verb-object (SVO) word order. Isolating language with extensive use of serial verb constructions and tone marking grammatical functions.

Loanwords

Contains loanwords from Arabic, English, Portuguese, and other Nigerian languages due to trade and colonial contacts.

Language Family

Part of the Niger-Congo family, specifically the Volta-Niger branch, closely related to other Yoruboid languages.

Writing Systems

Uses Latin script with additional letters and tone markings for phonemic distinctions.

Writing System History

Writing system developed by missionaries in 19th century, orthography includes tone markings and special characters for vowel distinctions.

Total Number of Speakers

Approximately 46-50 million speakers worldwide, with about 44 million in Nigeria and significant populations in Benin and diaspora.

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