Countries
Burkina Faso
  
Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Goa, India, Maharashtra
  
National Language
Benin, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Ivory coast, Mali, Togo
  
India
  
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Andra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Gujarat, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Telangana
  
Speaking Continents
Asia
  
Asia
  
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Israel, Mauritius
  
Regulated By
Not Available
  
Maharashtra Sahitya Parishad
  
Interesting Facts
- Mossi languages use pitch to distinguish meanings.
- Mossi is the 2nd largest ethnic group in Ivory Coast.
  
- 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.
  
Similar To
Dagbani Language
  
Konkani Language
  
Derived From
Not Available
  
Sanskrit Language
  
Alphabets in
Mossi-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Marathi-Alphabet.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Latin
  
Devanagari
  
Writing Direction
Not Available
  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
Kia ora
  
हॅलो (Hĕlō)
  
Thank You
Laafi bala
  
धन्यवाद (Dhan'yavāda)
  
How Are You?
Laafi beme ?
  
तू कसा आहेस? (Tū kasā āhēsa?)
  
Good Night
Ne y yungo
  
शुभ रात्री (Śubha rātrī)
  
Good Evening
ne y zabre
  
चांगले संध्याकाळी (Cāṅgalē sandhyākāḷī)
  
Good Afternoon
Kia ora
  
शुभ दुपार (Śubha dupāra)
  
Good Morning
Ne y yibeogo
  
शुभ प्रभात (Śubha prabhāta)
  
Please
gafare
  
कृपया (Kr̥payā)
  
Sorry
gafare
  
क्षमस्व (Kṣamasva)
  
Bye
Wend na kon-d nindaare
  
बाय (Bāya)
  
I Love You
Kei te aroha au ki a koe
  
मी तुझ्यावर प्रेम करतो (Mī tujhyāvara prēma karatō)
  
Excuse Me
Y gafare
  
मला माफ करा (Malā māpha karā)
  
Dialect 1
Ouapadoupou
  
Maharashtrian Konkani
  
Where They Speak
Burkina Faso
  
Kokan
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
2,400,000.00
  
23
Dialect 2
Saremde
  
Varhadi
  
Where They Speak
Burkina Faso
  
Vidarbha
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
7,000,000.00
  
12
Dialect 3
Taolende
  
Khandeshi
  
Where They Speak
Burkina Faso
  
Khandesh
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
1,900,000.00
  
15
How Many People Speak?
7.60 million
  
99+
71.00 million
  
25
Native Speakers
7.60 million
  
99+
68.00 million
  
16
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
  
3.00 million
  
32
Native Name
Mosse
  
मराठी (marāṭhī)
  
Alternative Names
Not Available
  
Maharashtra, Maharathi, Malhatee, Marthi, Muruthu
  
French Name
moré
  
marathe
  
German Name
Mossi-Sprache
  
Marathi
  
Pronunciation
Not Available
  
[məˈɾaʈʰi]
  
Ethnicity
Mossi
  
Marathi people
  
Origin
Not available
  
10th century
  
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
  
Indo-European Family
  
Subgroup
Western Sudanic
  
Indo-Iranian
  
Branch
Gur (Voltaic)
  
Indic
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
No early forms
  
Maharashtri Prakrit
  
Standard Forms
Mossi
  
Marathi
  
Language Position
Not Available
  
Signed Forms
Not Available
  
Indian Signing System (ISS)
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
No data Available
  
mr
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
mos
  
mar
  
ISO 639 2/B
mos
  
mar
  
ISO 639 3
mos
  
mar
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
moss1236
  
mara1378
  
Linguasphere
No data Available
  
omr
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
  
Subject-Object-Verb
  
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Mossi and Marathi 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 Mossi and Marathi greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Mossi and Marathi language. Mossi word for "Hello" is Kia ora or Marathi word for "Thank You" is धन्यवाद (Dhan'yavāda). Find more of such common Mossi Greetings and Marathi Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Mossi vs Marathi Difficulty
The Mossi vs Marathi difficulty level basically depends on the number of Mossi Alphabets and Marathi 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 Mossi and Marathi are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Mossi and Marathi, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Mossi is 30 weeks while to learn Marathi time required is 4 weeks.