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How these two languages compare, and what it means for your translations.
Yoruba uses the Latin script while Hausa uses the Arabic script. Hausa also reads right-to-left, so the translated text will appear mirrored compared with the Yoruba input. 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.
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 between these two.
Both languages follow subject-verb-object (SVO) order, so clauses usually keep their shape during translation. Words tend to land in a similar position in the sentence, which makes it easier to check a translation against the original even without fluency.
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.
Everyday phrases translated from Yoruba to Hausa — useful for travel, conversation and learning.
| Yoruba | Hausa |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Yoruba | Hausa |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Yoruba | Hausa |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Yoruba | Hausa |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Yoruba | Hausa |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Yoruba | Hausa |
|---|---|
| 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? |
| Yoruba | Hausa |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Yoruba | Hausa |
|---|---|
| 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? |
| Yoruba | Hausa |
|---|---|
| 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? |
| Yoruba | Hausa |
|---|---|
| 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.
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.
Primarily spoken in southwestern Nigeria, Benin, Togo, with diaspora communities in Brazil, Cuba, and other parts of the Americas.
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
Features 7 vowel phonemes with open-mid distinctions (ẹ, ọ), labial-velar consonant (gb), and three-tone system (high, mid, low).
Subject-verb-object (SVO) word order. Isolating language with extensive use of serial verb constructions and tone marking grammatical functions.
Contains loanwords from Arabic, English, Portuguese, and other Nigerian languages due to trade and colonial contacts.
Part of the Niger-Congo family, specifically the Volta-Niger branch, closely related to other Yoruboid languages.
Uses Latin script with additional letters and tone markings for phonemic distinctions.
Writing system developed by missionaries in 19th century, orthography includes tone markings and special characters for vowel distinctions.
Approximately 46-50 million speakers worldwide, with about 44 million in Nigeria and significant populations in Benin and diaspora.
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