ha

Hausa

ha is the locale for Hausa. Numbers are written 1,234,567.891, short dates look like 27/3/26, times like 15:04, and NGN amounts like ₦ 1,234,567.89. Text runs left to right.

Number1,234,567.891decimal “.” group “,”
Short date27/3/26d/M/yy
Short time15:04HH:mm
Currency (NGN)₦ 1,234,567.89
DirectionLTRLatin
Plural forms2one, other

Overview

Name
Hausa
Native name
Hausa
Language
Hausa ha
Script
Latin Latn (implied)
Region
🇳🇬 Nigeria NG (implied)
Maximized tag
ha-Latn-NG
Direction
Left to right
Fallback chain
  • ha
  • root
Data source
Own CLDR data

Formatting examples

Amounts in NGN, using the sample value 1234567.891 and March 27, 2026 at 3:04 PM UTC.

Number
1,234,567.891
Percent
45.7%
Currency (NGN)
₦ 1,234,567.89
Accounting
-₦ 1,234,567.89
Currency, name
1,234,567.89 Nairorin Najeriya
Compact short
1.2M
Compact long
Miliyan 1.2
Scientific
1.235E6
Speed
kilomitoci 88 a sa′a
Temperature
°S21.5
Date, full
Jummaʼa 27 Maris, 2026
Date, long
27 Maris, 2026
Date, medium
27 Mar, 2026
Date, short
27/3/26
Time, medium
15:04:05
Time, short
15:04
Date and time
27 Mar, 2026, 15:04
Month and year
Maris 2026
Weekday
Jummaʼa
Relative time
jiya · a cikin kwanaki 3 · awanni 2 da suka gabata
List: and
A, B, da C
List: or
A, B ko C

Numbers

Numbering system
latn 0123456789
Minimum grouping digits
1
Decimal pattern
#,##0.###
Percent pattern
#,##0%
Currency pattern
¤ #,##0.00
Accounting pattern
¤ #,##0.00

Symbols

Decimal.
Grouping,
List separator;
Percent%
Per mille‰
Plus+
Minus-
ExponentE
Infinity∞
NaNNaN
Time separator:

Date and time patterns

Date, full
EEEE d MMMM, y
Date, long
d MMMM, y
Date, medium
d MMM, y
Date, short
d/M/yy
Time, full
HH:mm:ss zzzz
Time, long
HH:mm:ss z
Time, medium
HH:mm:ss
Time, short
HH:mm
Date and time
{1}, {0}
Skeleton yMd
y-MM-dd
Skeleton yMMMd
d MMM, y
Skeleton yMMMEd
y MMM d, E
Skeleton yM
M/y
Skeleton yMMM
MMM y
Skeleton MMMd
MMM d
Skeleton Md
M/d
Skeleton Hm
HH:mm
Skeleton Hms
HH:mm:ss
Skeleton hm
h:mm a
Skeleton hms
h:mm:ss a
Skeleton yQQQ
QQQ y
AM / PM
SF / YM
Eras
K.H / BHAI

Month and weekday names

Months

  • Janairu Jan
  • Faburairu Fab
  • Maris Mar
  • Afirilu Afi
  • Mayu May
  • Yuni Yun
  • Yuli Yul
  • Agusta Agu
  • Satumba Sat
  • Oktoba Okt
  • Nuwamba Nuw
  • Disamba Dis

Weekdays

  • Lahadi Lah · L
  • Litinin Lit · L
  • Talata Tal · T
  • Laraba Lar · L
  • Alhamis Alh · A
  • Jummaʼa Jum · J
  • Asabar Asa · A

Plural rules

Cardinal

CategoryRuleExamples
onen = 11
other(everything else)0, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, …

Ordinal

CategoryRuleExamples
other(everything else)0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, …

Punctuation and alphabet

Quotation marks
“text” nested ‘text’
List pattern
{0}, {1} … {0}, da {1}
Exemplar letters
a b ɓ c d ɗ e f g h i j k ƙ l m n o r s {sh} t {ts} u w y ƴ z ʼ
Auxiliary letters
áàâ éèê íìî óòô p q {r̃} úùû v x
Index letters
A B Ɓ C D Ɗ E F G H I J K Ƙ L M N O R S T U W Y Ƴ Z