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Marathi and Mossi


Mossi and Marathi


Countries

Countries
Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Goa, India, Maharashtra   
Burkina Faso   

Total No. Of Countries
4   
11
1   
14

National Language
India   
Benin, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Ivory coast, Mali, Togo   

Second Language
Andra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Gujarat, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Telangana   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Asia   

Minority Language
Israel, Mauritius   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

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.
  
  • Mossi languages use pitch to distinguish meanings.
  • Mossi is the 2nd largest ethnic group in Ivory Coast.
  

Similar To
Konkani Language   
Dagbani Language   

Derived From
Sanskrit Language   
Not Available   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
52   
31
26   
8

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
16   
13
8   
5

How Many Consonants
36   
26
16   
6

Scripts
Devanagari   
Latin   

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   
Not Available   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3   
2
3   
2

Time Taken to Learn
4 weeks   
2
30 weeks   
9

Greetings

Hello
हॅलो (Hĕlō)   
Kia ora   

Thank You
धन्यवाद (Dhan'yavāda)   
Laafi bala   

How Are You?
तू कसा आहेस? (Tū kasā āhēsa?)   
Laafi beme ?   

Good Night
शुभ रात्री (Śubha rātrī)   
Ne y yungo   

Good Evening
चांगले संध्याकाळी (Cāṅgalē sandhyākāḷī)   
ne y zabre   

Good Afternoon
शुभ दुपार (Śubha dupāra)   
Kia ora   

Good Morning
शुभ प्रभात (Śubha prabhāta)   
Ne y yibeogo   

Please
कृपया (Kr̥payā)   
gafare   

Sorry
क्षमस्व (Kṣamasva)   
gafare   

Bye
बाय (Bāya)   
Wend na kon-d nindaare   

I Love You
मी तुझ्यावर प्रेम करतो (Mī tujhyāvara prēma karatō)   
Kei te aroha au ki a koe   

Excuse Me
मला माफ करा (Malā māpha karā)   
Y gafare   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Maharashtrian Konkani   
Ouapadoupou   

Where They Speak
Kokan   
Burkina Faso   

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

Dialect 2
Varhadi   
Saremde   

Where They Speak
Vidarbha   
Burkina Faso   

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

Dialect 3
Khandeshi   
Taolende   

Where They Speak
Khandesh   
Burkina Faso   

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

Total No. Of Dialects
42   
29
8   
8

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
71.00 million   
25
7.60 million   
99+

Speaking Population
1.10 %   
18
0.11 %   
99+

Native Speakers
68.00 million   
16
7.60 million   
99+

Second Language Speakers
3.00 million   
32
Not Available   

Native Name
मराठी (marāṭhī)   
Mosse   

Alternative Names
Maharashtra, Maharathi, Malhatee, Marthi, Muruthu   
Not Available   

French Name
marathe   
moré   

German Name
Marathi   
Mossi-Sprache   

Pronunciation
[məˈɾaʈʰi]   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Marathi people   
Mossi   

History

Origin
10th century   
Not available   

Language Family
Indo-European Family   
Niger-Congo Family   

Subgroup
Indo-Iranian   
Western Sudanic   

Branch
Indic   
Gur (Voltaic)   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Maharashtri Prakrit   
No early forms   

Standard Forms
Marathi   
Mossi   

Language Position
17   
15
Not Available   

Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)   
Not Available   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
mr   
No data Available   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
mar   
mos   

ISO 639 2/B
mar   
mos   

ISO 639 3
mar   
mos   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
mara1378   
moss1236   

Linguasphere
omr   
No data Available   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb   
Not Available   

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Not Available   

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All Marathi and Mossi 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 Mossi dialects. Various dialects of Marathi and Mossi language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Marathi are spoken in different Marathi Speaking Countries whereas Mossi Dialects are spoken in different Mossi speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Marathi vs Mossi Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Marathi dialects include: Maharashtrian Konkani, Varhadi. Mossi dialects include: Ouapadoupou , Saremde. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Marathi and Mossi Speaking population

Marathi and Mossi speaking population is one of the factors based on which Marathi and Mossi languages can be compared. The total count of Marathi and Mossi Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Marathi language is 1.10 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Mossi language is 0.11 %. 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 Mossi on Marathi vs Mossi where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Marathi and Mossi Language Codes

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

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