Mahratti, Marathi, Murathee.
Indic: dialect of an extensive district, spoken chiefly in the Bombay Presidency. It is derived from Sanskrit, but largely compounded with Tamil, Teloogoo, and others, and is written in the Devanagari characters. The word “Mahratta” is said to mean “Pariah” or “outcast.” Dicty. by Molesworth and Candy, Bombay, 1857; Grammar by Stevenson, 1868.
Mahren, see [Moravian].
Mahunga.
African: dialect of Angola, allied to Bunda.
Maia, Maija, see [Maya].
Maiha.
African: dialect of Bornu.
Mainas.
American: dialect of Peru, allied to Quichua.