Hausa Language - Classification

Classification

Hausa belongs to the West Chadic languages subgroup of the Chadic languages group, which in turn is part of the Afro-Asiatic language family.

Along with the Chadic language branch, the Afro-Asiatic language family also includes 4 other branches:

  1. Semitic languages (Hebrew, Arabic, Aramaic, Amharic, etc.)
  2. Cushitic languages (Somali, Oromo, etc.)
  3. Berber languages (Tuareg, Kabyle, etc.)
  4. Egyptian languages (Ancient Egyptian, Coptic, etc.)

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