About Hausa Language
According to Wikipedia.org, Hausa is a Chadic language and is spoken by the Hausa people. It is spoken mainly within the northern half of Nigeria and the southern half of Niger. The language is spoken by significant minorities in Chad, Benin, and Cameroon. Hausa is a member of the Afroasiatic language family. It is a widely spoken language in the Chadic branch of that family. Ethnologue is spoken as a first language in different parts of the world. It is spoken by 47 million people and is the second language of 25 million people. The total number of Hausa speakers reach up an estimated 72 million. According to the recent estimations, the language Hausa is spoken by 100–150 million people. The Hausa-speaking film industry has gained a lot of popularity. The native speakers of Hausa, are found in Niger, in Northern Nigeria, Northern Cameroon, and Chad. The language is used as a lingua franca. It is spoken by many non-native speakers and is spoken in most of Northern Nigeria and Southern Niger. It is the trade language across all of West Africa, Benin, Ghana, Cameroon, Togo, Chad, and many other parts of the world.
About Somali Language
According to Wikipedia.org, Somali is an Afroasiatic language and it belongs to the Cushitic branch. The language is spoken by Somalians. Somali is the official language of Somalia, Somaliland, and is widely spoken by Ethiopia. It is the national language in Djibouti and is also spoken in northeastern Kenya. The Somali language is written in the Latin alphabet and has an Arabic alphabet as well. Osmanya and the Borama script are used to write the Somali language. Somali is widely spoken in the region and is followed by Oromo and Afar. There are approximately 21.8 million speakers of Somali. The language is spread in Greater Somalia. It is spoken by around 7.8 million. People living in Somalia speak the language on daily basis. About 95% of the country's inhabitants speak the language. The majority of the population in Djibouti speaks Somali.
