Countries
Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Goa, India, Maharashtra
Nigeria
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
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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
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Derived From
Sanskrit Language
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Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
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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
Dialect 1
Maharashtrian Konkani
Gaananci
Where They Speak
Kokan
Ghana
How Many People Speak
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Dialect 2
Varhadi
Kurhwayanci
Where They Speak
Vidarbha
Niger
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Khandeshi
Daragaram
Where They Speak
Khandesh
Niger
How Many People Speak
Not Available
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]
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Ethnicity
Marathi people
Hausa–Fulani people
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Afro-Asiatic Family
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
Chadic
Branch
Indic
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Early Forms
Maharashtri Prakrit
No early forms
Standard Forms
Marathi
Hausa
Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)
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Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
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Glottocode
mara1378
haus1257
Linguasphere
omr
19-HAA-b
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
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Fusional
Marathi and Hausa Greetings
People around the world use different languages to interact with each other. Even if we cannot communicate fluently in any language, it will always be beneficial to know about some of the common greetings or phrases from that language. This is where Marathi and Hausa greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Marathi and Hausa language. Marathi word for "Hello" is हॅलो (Hĕlō) or Hausa word for "Thank You" is gode ku. Find more of such common Marathi Greetings and Hausa Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Marathi vs Hausa Difficulty
The Marathi vs Hausa difficulty level basically depends on the number of Marathi Alphabets and Hausa Alphabets. Also the number of vowels and consonants in the language plays an important role in deciding the difficulty level of that language. The important points to be considered when we compare Marathi and Hausa are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Marathi and Hausa, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Marathi is 4 weeks while to learn Hausa time required is 44 weeks.