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| ==Description== | | ==Description== |
| *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_language '''French'''] is the sole official language of Mayotte. It is the language used for administration, education, most television and radio, as well as in commercial announcements and billboards.
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| *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Classical_Arabic#Phonology '''Arabic'''] is essentially learned in the Quranic schools.
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| *The native languages of Mayotte are:
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| **[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maore_dialect '''Shimaore''' or '''Maore'''], is a dialect of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comorian_languages Comorian] (a close relative of Swahili).
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| **[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bushi_language'''Kibushi''' or '''Bushi'''], is a western dialect of Malagasy (the predominant language of Madagascar) heavily influenced by Shimaore and Arabic.
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| **'''Kiantalaotsi''', is another western dialect of the Malagasy language also heavily influenced by Shimaore and Arabic.
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| '''Kibushi''' is spoken in the south and north-west of Mayotte, while '''Shimaore''' is spoken elsewhere. <ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Mayotte," in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'', https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mayotte#Languages, accessed 29 March 2022.</ref>
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| ==Word List(s)== | | ==Word List(s)== |
| '''French'''
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| *[[French Genealogical Word List]]
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| *[https://omniglot.com/language/phrases/french.php Useful French phrases (Omniglot)]
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| '''Arabic'''
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| *[[Arabic Genealogical Word List]]
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| *[https://omniglot.com/language/phrases/arabic.php Useful Arabic phrases (Omniglot)]
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| ==Alphabet and Pronunciation== | | ==Alphabet and Pronunciation== |
| '''French'''
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| *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_phonology French phonology (Wikipedia)]
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| *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_orthography#Alphabet French alphabet (Wikipedia)]
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| *[https://www.omniglot.com/writing/french.htm French Alphabet and Pronunciation (Omniglot)]
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| '''Arabic'''
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| *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arabic_phonology Arabic phonology (Wikipedia)]
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| *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Classical_Arabic#Phonology Classical Arabic phonology (Wikipedia)]
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| *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arabic_alphabet Arabic alphabet (Wikipedia)]
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| *[https://omniglot.com/writing/arabic.htm Arabic Alphabet and Pronunciation (Omniglot)]
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| '''Shimaore''' or '''Maore'''
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| *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maore_dialect#Orthography_and_phonology Shimaore phonology (Wikipedia)]
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| *[https://omniglot.com/writing/maore.htm Maore (Shimaore) Alphabet and Pronunciation (Omniglot)]
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| '''Kibushi''' or '''Bushi'''
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| *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bushi_language#Phonology Kibushi or Bushi phonology (Wikipedia)]
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| *[https://omniglot.com/writing/bushi.htm Bushi (Shibushi / Kibushi) Alphabet and Pronunciation (Omniglot)]
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| ==Language Aids and Dictionaries== | | ==Language Aids and Dictionaries== |
| '''French'''
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| *[[French Handwriting|French Handwriting]]
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| *[https://en.glosbe.com/en/fr English to French Dictionary (Glosbe)]
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| *[https://www.duolingo.com/course/fr/en/Learn-French Learn French (duolingo)]
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| *[https://www.babbel.com/learn-french Learn French (Babbel)]
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| '''Arabic'''
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| *[https://www.lexilogos.com/english/arabic_dictionary.htm Arabic dictionary (Lexilogos)]
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| *[https://en.glosbe.com/en/ar English to Arabic Dictionary (Glosbe)]
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| *[https://www.duolingo.com/course/ar/en/Learn-Arabic Learn Arabic (duolingo)]
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| *[https://www.arabicpod101.com/ Learn Arabic (ArabicPod101)]
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| '''Shimaore''' or '''Maore'''
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| *[https://glosbe.com/swb/en Maore Comorian to English Dictionary (Glosbe)]
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| '''Kibushi''' or '''Bushi'''
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| *[https://glosbe.com/buc/en Bushi to English Dictionary (Glosbe)]
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| ==Additional Resources== | | ==Additional Resources== |
| *[https://wikitravel.org/en/Mayotte Mayotte (Wikitravel)]
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| *[https://www.britannica.com/place/Mayotte Mayotte (Britannica)]
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| ==References== | | ==References== |
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| [[Category:Mayotte]] | | [[Category:Mayotte]] |
