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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  
-  

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  
-  

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  
-  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
3  
2

Time Taken to Learn
4 weeks  
2
30 weeks  
10

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  
99+
7,000,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Varhadi  
Saremde  

Where They Speak
Vidarbha  
Burkina Faso  

How Many People Speak
7,000,000.00  
99+
7,000,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Khandeshi  
Taolende  

Where They Speak
Khandesh  
Burkina Faso  

How Many People Speak
1,900,000.00  
99+
7,000,000.00  
33

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 %  
19
0.11 %  
99+

Native Speakers
68.00 million  
16
7.60 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
3.00 million  
99+
5.00 million  
99+

Native Name
मराठी (marāṭhī)  
Mosse  

Alternative Names
Maharashtra, Maharathi, Malhatee, Marthi, Muruthu  
Mossi, Mòoré, Mooré, More, Moshi, Mole, Mosi, Mòoré, Moré, More, Moshi, Mole, Mosi  

French Name
marathe  
moré  

German Name
Marathi  
Mossi-Sprache  

Pronunciation
[məˈɾaʈʰi]  
[mɔ̀ːsì]  

Ethnicity
Marathi people  
Mossi  

History

Origin
10th century  
11th Century AD  

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
37  
34

Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)  
Mossi Sign Language  

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
mar  
mos  

Glottocode
mara1378  
moss1236  

Linguasphere
omr  
No data Available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb  
-  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
-  

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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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