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Marathi and Hausa


Hausa and Marathi


Countries

Countries
Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Goa, India, Maharashtra   
Nigeria   

Total No. Of Countries
4   
11
1   
14

National Language
India   
Gambia, Nigeria   

Second Language
Andra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Gujarat, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Telangana   
Nigeria   

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Africa   

Minority Language
Israel, Mauritius   
Benin, Cameroon, Cote d'Ivoire, Ghana, Niger, Sudan, Togo   

Regulated By
Maharashtra Sahitya Parishad   
Not Available   

Interesting Facts
  • Marathi ranks 4th in India based on the number of native speakers.
  • Marathi language has borrowed plenty of loanwords from Urdu, Persian, Arabic and Sanskrit.
  
  • Hausa language is the most important and the best known of the Chadic branch.
  • There are about one-fourth of Hausa words come from Arabic.
  

Similar To
Konkani Language   
Not Available   

Derived From
Sanskrit Language   
Not Available   

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Marathi-Alphabet.jpg#200   
Hausa-Alphabets.jpg#200   

Alphabets
52   
31
44   
24

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
16   
13
12   
9

How Many Consonants
36   
26
32   
22

Scripts
Devanagari   
Latin   

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   
Not Available   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3   
2
5   
4

Time Taken to Learn
4 weeks   
2
44 weeks   
11

Greetings

Hello
हॅलो (Hĕlō)   
sannu   

Thank You
धन्यवाद (Dhan'yavāda)   
gode ku   

How Are You?
तू कसा आहेस? (Tū kasā āhēsa?)   
yaya dai   

Good Night
शुभ रात्री (Śubha rātrī)   
mai kyau dare   

Good Evening
चांगले संध्याकाळी (Cāṅgalē sandhyākāḷī)   
barka da yamma   

Good Afternoon
शुभ दुपार (Śubha dupāra)   
barka da rana   

Good Morning
शुभ प्रभात (Śubha prabhāta)   
mai kyau safe   

Please
कृपया (Kr̥payā)   
Don Allah   

Sorry
क्षमस्व (Kṣamasva)   
yi hakuri   

Bye
बाय (Bāya)   
sai anjima   

I Love You
मी तुझ्यावर प्रेम करतो (Mī tujhyāvara prēma karatō)   
Ina son ku   

Excuse Me
मला माफ करा (Malā māpha karā)   
gafara dai   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Maharashtrian Konkani   
Gaananci   

Where They Speak
Kokan   
Ghana   

How Many People Speak
2,400,000.00   
23
Not Available   

Dialect 2
Varhadi   
Kurhwayanci   

Where They Speak
Vidarbha   
Niger   

How Many People Speak
7,000,000.00   
12
Not Available   

Dialect 3
Khandeshi   
Daragaram   

Where They Speak
Khandesh   
Niger   

How Many People Speak
1,900,000.00   
15
Not Available   

Total No. Of Dialects
42   
29
20   
18

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
71.00 million   
25
50.00 million   
28

Speaking Population
1.10 %   
18
0.52 %   
28

Native Speakers
68.00 million   
16
35.00 million   
27

Second Language Speakers
3.00 million   
32
15.00 million   
18

Native Name
मराठी (marāṭhī)   
حَوْسَ (ḥawsa)   

Alternative Names
Maharashtra, Maharathi, Malhatee, Marthi, Muruthu   
Abakwariga, Habe, Haoussa, Hausawa, Kado, Mgbakpa   

French Name
marathe   
haoussa   

German Name
Marathi   
Haussa-Sprache   

Pronunciation
[məˈɾaʈʰi]   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Marathi people   
Hausa–Fulani people   

History

Origin
10th century   
14   

Language Family
Indo-European Family   
Afro-Asiatic Family   

Subgroup
Indo-Iranian   
Chadic   

Branch
Indic   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Maharashtri Prakrit   
No early forms   

Standard Forms
Marathi   
Hausa   

Language Position
17   
15
34   
27

Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)   
Not Available   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
mr   
ha   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
mar   
hau   

ISO 639 2/B
mar   
hau   

ISO 639 3
mar   
hau   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
mara1378   
haus1257   

Linguasphere
omr   
19-HAA-b   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb   
Subject-Verb-Object   

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Fusional   

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All Marathi and Hausa Dialects

Most languages have dialects where each dialect differ from other dialect with respect to grammar and vocabulary. Here you will get to know all Marathi and Hausa dialects. Various dialects of Marathi and Hausa language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Marathi are spoken in different Marathi Speaking Countries whereas Hausa Dialects are spoken in different Hausa speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Marathi vs Hausa Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Marathi dialects include: Maharashtrian Konkani, Varhadi. Hausa dialects include: Gaananci , Kurhwayanci. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Marathi and Hausa Speaking population

Marathi and Hausa speaking population is one of the factors based on which Marathi and Hausa languages can be compared. The total count of Marathi and Hausa Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Marathi language is 1.10 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Hausa language is 0.52 %. When we compare the speaking population of any two languages we get to know which of two languages is more popular. Find more details about how many people speak Marathi and Hausa on Marathi vs Hausa where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Marathi and Hausa Language Codes

Marathi and Hausa language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Marathi and Hausa Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.

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