Countries
Nigeria
Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Goa, India, Maharashtra
National Language
Gambia, Nigeria
India
Second Language
Nigeria
Andra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Gujarat, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Telangana
Speaking Continents
Africa
Asia
Minority Language
Benin, Cameroon, Cote d'Ivoire, Ghana, Niger, Sudan, Togo
Israel, Mauritius
Regulated By
Not Available
Maharashtra Sahitya Parishad
Interesting Facts
- 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.
- 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
Not Available
Konkani Language
Derived From
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Sanskrit Language
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
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Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Thank You
gode ku
धन्यवाद (Dhan'yavāda)
How Are You?
yaya dai
तू कसा आहेस? (Tū kasā āhēsa?)
Good Night
mai kyau dare
शुभ रात्री (Śubha rātrī)
Good Evening
barka da yamma
चांगले संध्याकाळी (Cāṅgalē sandhyākāḷī)
Good Afternoon
barka da rana
शुभ दुपार (Śubha dupāra)
Good Morning
mai kyau safe
शुभ प्रभात (Śubha prabhāta)
Please
Don Allah
कृपया (Kr̥payā)
Sorry
yi hakuri
क्षमस्व (Kṣamasva)
Bye
sai anjima
बाय (Bāya)
I Love You
Ina son ku
मी तुझ्यावर प्रेम करतो (Mī tujhyāvara prēma karatō)
Excuse Me
gafara dai
मला माफ करा (Malā māpha karā)
Dialect 1
Gaananci
Maharashtrian Konkani
Where They Speak
Ghana
Kokan
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Kurhwayanci
Varhadi
Where They Speak
Niger
Vidarbha
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Daragaram
Khandeshi
Where They Speak
Niger
Khandesh
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Native Name
حَوْسَ (ḥawsa)
मराठी (marāṭhī)
Alternative Names
Abakwariga, Habe, Haoussa, Hausawa, Kado, Mgbakpa
Maharashtra, Maharathi, Malhatee, Marthi, Muruthu
French Name
haoussa
marathe
German Name
Haussa-Sprache
Marathi
Pronunciation
Not Available
[məˈɾaʈʰi]
Ethnicity
Hausa–Fulani people
Marathi people
Language Family
Afro-Asiatic Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Chadic
Indo-Iranian
Branch
Not Available
Indic
Early Forms
No early forms
Maharashtri Prakrit
Standard Forms
Hausa
Marathi
Signed Forms
Not Available
Indian Signing System (ISS)
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
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Glottocode
haus1257
mara1378
Linguasphere
19-HAA-b
omr
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional
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Hausa 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 Hausa and Marathi greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Hausa and Marathi language. Hausa word for "Hello" is sannu or Marathi word for "Thank You" is धन्यवाद (Dhan'yavāda). Find more of such common Hausa Greetings and Marathi Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Hausa vs Marathi Difficulty
The Hausa vs Marathi difficulty level basically depends on the number of Hausa 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 Hausa and Marathi are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Hausa and Marathi, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Hausa is 44 weeks while to learn Marathi time required is 4 weeks.