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Marathi vs Hausa


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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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Marathi and Hausa Language History

Comparison of Marathi vs Hausa language history gives us differences between origin of Marathi and Hausa language. History of Marathi language states that this language originated in 10th century whereas history of Hausa language states that this language originated in 14. Family of the language also forms a part of history of that language. More on language families of these languages can be found out on Marathi and Hausa Language History.

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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.

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