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Description[edit | edit source]

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.
Arabic is essentially learned in the Quranic schools.
The native languages of Mayotte are:
- Shimaore or Maore, is a dialect of Comorian (a close relative of Swahili).
- Kibushi or Bushi, is a western dialect of Malagasy (the predominant language of Madagascar) heavily influenced by Shimaore and Arabic.
- Kiantalaotsi, is another western dialect of the Malagasy language also heavily influenced by Shimaore and Arabic.

Kibushi is spoken in the south and north-west of Mayotte, while Shimaore is spoken elsewhere. ^[1]

Word List(s)[edit | edit source]

French

Arabic

Alphabet and Pronunciation[edit | edit source]

French

Arabic

Shimaore or Maore

Kibushi or Bushi

Language Aids and Dictionaries[edit | edit source]

French

Arabic

Shimaore or Maore

Maore Comorian to English Dictionary (Glosbe)

Kibushi or Bushi

Bushi to English Dictionary (Glosbe)

Additional Resources[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Mayotte," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mayotte#Languages, accessed 29 March 2022.

[1] Wikipedia contributors, "Mayotte," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mayotte#Languages, accessed 29 March 2022.

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 ==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.
+*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Classical_Arabic#Phonology '''Arabic'''] is essentially learned in the Quranic schools.
+*The native languages of Mayotte are:
+**[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).
+**[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.
+**'''Kiantalaotsi''', is another western dialect of the Malagasy language also heavily influenced by Shimaore and Arabic.
+'''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>
 ==Word List(s)==
+'''French'''
+*[[French Genealogical Word List]]
+*[https://omniglot.com/language/phrases/french.php Useful French phrases (Omniglot)]
+'''Arabic'''
+*[[Arabic Genealogical Word List]]
+*[https://omniglot.com/language/phrases/arabic.php Useful Arabic phrases (Omniglot)]
 ==Alphabet and Pronunciation==
+'''French'''
+*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_phonology French phonology (Wikipedia)]
+*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_orthography#Alphabet French alphabet (Wikipedia)]
+*[https://www.omniglot.com/writing/french.htm French Alphabet and Pronunciation (Omniglot)]
+'''Arabic'''
+*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arabic_phonology Arabic phonology (Wikipedia)]
+*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Classical_Arabic#Phonology Classical Arabic phonology (Wikipedia)]
+*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arabic_alphabet Arabic alphabet (Wikipedia)]
+*[https://omniglot.com/writing/arabic.htm Arabic Alphabet and Pronunciation (Omniglot)]
+'''Shimaore''' or '''Maore'''
+*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maore_dialect#Orthography_and_phonology Shimaore phonology (Wikipedia)]
+*[https://omniglot.com/writing/maore.htm Maore (Shimaore) Alphabet and Pronunciation (Omniglot)]
+'''Kibushi''' or '''Bushi'''
+*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bushi_language#Phonology Kibushi or Bushi phonology (Wikipedia)]
+*[https://omniglot.com/writing/bushi.htm Bushi (Shibushi / Kibushi) Alphabet and Pronunciation (Omniglot)]
 ==Language Aids and Dictionaries==
+'''French'''
+*[[French Handwriting|French Handwriting]]
+*[https://en.glosbe.com/en/fr English to French Dictionary (Glosbe)]
+*[https://www.duolingo.com/course/fr/en/Learn-French Learn French (duolingo)]
+*[https://www.babbel.com/learn-french Learn French (Babbel)]
+'''Arabic'''
+*[https://www.lexilogos.com/english/arabic_dictionary.htm Arabic dictionary (Lexilogos)]
+*[https://en.glosbe.com/en/ar English to Arabic Dictionary (Glosbe)]
+*[https://www.duolingo.com/course/ar/en/Learn-Arabic Learn Arabic (duolingo)]
+*[https://www.arabicpod101.com/ Learn Arabic (ArabicPod101)]
+'''Shimaore''' or '''Maore'''
+*[https://glosbe.com/swb/en Maore Comorian to English Dictionary (Glosbe)]
+'''Kibushi''' or '''Bushi'''
+*[https://glosbe.com/buc/en Bushi to English Dictionary (Glosbe)]
 ==Additional Resources==
+*[https://wikitravel.org/en/Mayotte Mayotte (Wikitravel)]
+*[https://www.britannica.com/place/Mayotte Mayotte (Britannica)]
 ==References==
 [[Category:Mayotte]]