Countries
South Africa
Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Goa, India, Maharashtra
National Language
South Africa
India
Second Language
Namibia, South Africa
Andra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Gujarat, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Telangana
Speaking Continents
Africa
Asia
Minority Language
Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Swaziland, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Israel, Mauritius
Regulated By
Die Taalkommissie, National Languages Committee
Maharashtra Sahitya Parishad
Interesting Facts
- Afrikaans Language is a mixture of English, Dutch, German, French and some South African language like Xhosa.
- Afrikaans Language lacks case and gender distinctions.
- 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
Dutch Language
Konkani Language
Derived From
Dutch Language
Sanskrit Language
Alphabets in
Afrikaans-Alphabets.jpg#200
Marathi-Alphabet.jpg#200
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Thank You
Dankie
धन्यवाद (Dhan'yavāda)
How Are You?
Hoe gaan dit
तू कसा आहेस? (Tū kasā āhēsa?)
Good Night
goeie nag
शुभ रात्री (Śubha rātrī)
Good Evening
Goeienaand
चांगले संध्याकाळी (Cāṅgalē sandhyākāḷī)
Good Afternoon
Goeie middag
शुभ दुपार (Śubha dupāra)
Good Morning
goeie more
शुभ प्रभात (Śubha prabhāta)
Please
asseblief
कृपया (Kr̥payā)
Sorry
jammer
क्षमस्व (Kṣamasva)
Bye
Not Available
बाय (Bāya)
I Love You
Ek het jou lief
मी तुझ्यावर प्रेम करतो (Mī tujhyāvara prēma karatō)
Excuse Me
Verskoon my
मला माफ करा (Malā māpha karā)
Dialect 1
Kaapse Afrikaans
Maharashtrian Konkani
Where They Speak
Not Available
Kokan
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Oranjeriverafrikaans
Varhadi
Where They Speak
Not Available
Vidarbha
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Baster Afrikaans
Khandeshi
Where They Speak
Namibia
Khandesh
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Speaking Population
Not Available
Native Name
Afrikaans
मराठी (marāṭhī)
Alternative Names
Cape Dutch
Maharashtra, Maharathi, Malhatee, Marthi, Muruthu
French Name
afrikaans
marathe
German Name
Afrikaans
Marathi
Pronunciation
[ɐfriˈkɑːns]
[məˈɾaʈʰi]
Ethnicity
Afrikaners
Marathi people
Origin
17th Century
10th century
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Germanic
Indo-Iranian
Early Forms
Cape dutch or kitchen dutch
Maharashtri Prakrit
Standard Forms
Standard Afrikaans
Marathi
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Signed Afrikaans (signs of SASL)
Indian Signing System (ISS)
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
afrs
Not Available
Glottocode
afri1274
mara1378
Linguasphere
52-ACB-ba
omr
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Analytic
Not Available
All Afrikaans and Marathi 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 Afrikaans and Marathi dialects. Various dialects of Afrikaans and Marathi language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Afrikaans are spoken in different Afrikaans Speaking Countries whereas Marathi Dialects are spoken in different Marathi speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Afrikaans vs Marathi Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Afrikaans dialects include: Kaapse Afrikaans, Oranjeriverafrikaans. Marathi dialects include: Maharashtrian Konkani , Varhadi. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Afrikaans and Marathi Speaking population
Afrikaans and Marathi speaking population is one of the factors based on which Afrikaans and Marathi languages can be compared. The total count of Afrikaans and Marathi Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Afrikaans language is Not Available whereas the percentage of people speaking Marathi language is 1.10 %. 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 Afrikaans and Marathi on Afrikaans vs Marathi where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Afrikaans and Marathi Language Codes
Afrikaans and Marathi language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Afrikaans and Marathi Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.
