Hausa Alphabets / Hausa Letters
To learn Hausa language, Alphabets are the main part of language learning. Here you learn Hausa alphabet/Hausa letter. If you are interested to learn Hausa language, this place will help you to learn Hausa alphabet/character in Hausa and their pronunciation in English. Language is a communication tool in which knowledge, emotions and feeling convey to others.
To learn Hausa language, first we learn Hausa alphabets and then learn Hausa alphabets with words and images and their pronunciation in English. Common vocabulary is one of the important sections. Common Vocabulary contains common words that we can used in daily life conversations.
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Hausa languages are spoken in Nigeria over 80 million native speakers to communicates their language around the world. Hausa is a Chadic language spoken by the Hausa people and also widely spoken in Cameroon, Chad, Sudan, Kanuri. Hausa language is under Afro-Asiatic language family and also it is the largest languages in the African continent.
Modern Hausa language is a Latin-based alphabet called Boko alphabet. Hausa alphabet is a Latin script/Roman alphabet/English letters except (x, v, p, and q) and also added six extra letters (ɓ, ɗ, ƙ, sh, ts and ƴ).
Hausa alphabet are called Haruffan Hausa. Hausa vowels are known as wasula and Hausa consonants are known as baƙi.
Hausa alphabet has 29 letters containing 5 vowels and 24 consonants as shown in the below table and their pronunciation in English.
Hausa Vowels
Hausa vowels are known as wasula. Hausa alphabet has 5 vowels. Here we learn Hausa vowels and their pronunciation in English.
HAUSA VOWELS | ||
Capital Letter | Small Letter | Pronunciation |
A | a | a |
E | e | eh |
I | i | e |
O | o | o |
U | u | oo |
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Hausa Consonants
Hausa consonants are known as baƙi. Hausa alphabet has 24 consonants. Here we learn Hausa consonants and their pronunciation in English.
HAUSA CONSONANTS | ||
Capital Letter | Small Letter | Pronunciation |
B | b | be |
Ɓ | ɓ | bah |
C | c | ce |
D | d | de |
Ɗ | ɗ | dah |
F | f | fe |
G | g | ge |
H | h | he |
J | j | je |
K | k | ke |
Ƙ | ƙ | kah |
L | l | le |
M | m | me |
N | n | ne |
R | r | re |
S | s | se |
Sh | sh | sha |
T | t | te |
Ts | ts | tsa |
W | w | ve |
Y | y | ye |
Ƴ | ƴ | yah |
Z | z | ze |
ʼ | – | – |
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All Hausa Alphabets
Capital | Small | Pronunciation |
A | a | a |
B | b | be |
Ɓ | ɓ | bah |
C | c | ce |
D | d | de |
Ɗ | ɗ | dah |
E | e | eh |
F | f | fe |
G | g | ge |
H | h | he |
I | i | e |
J | j | je |
K | k | ke |
Ƙ | ƙ | kah |
L | l | le |
M | m | me |
N | n | ne |
O | o | o |
R | r | re |
S | s | se |
Sh | sh | sha |
T | t | te |
Ts | ts | tsa |
U | u | oo |
W | w | ve |
Y | y | ye |
Ƴ | ƴ | yah |
Z | z | ze |
ʼ | – | – |
Read also: Number in Hausa
Learn Hausa language, you must learn Hausa Sentences and Phrases as below, it helps more strength to convey your Hausa conversations.
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SENTENCES & PHRASES |
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Barka dai |
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Barka da zuwa |
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Godiya |
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Barka da warhaka |
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Barka da safiya |
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Barka da ranar haihuwa |
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Ina son ku |
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Alphabets in other languages:
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