Countries
Assam, India
  
Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Goa, India, Maharashtra
  
National Language
Assam, India
  
India
  
Second Language
Not Available
  
Andra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Gujarat, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Telangana
  
Speaking Continents
Asia
  
Asia
  
Minority Language
Not Available
  
Israel, Mauritius
  
Regulated By
Not Available
  
Maharashtra Sahitya Parishad
  
Interesting Facts
- In ancient times, Bodo language was written using Assamese script and Roman script.
- Bodo Language is written using Devanagari script since 1963.
  
- 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
Dimasa language, Garo language, Kokborok language
  
Konkani Language
  
Derived From
Not Available
  
Sanskrit Language
  
Alphabets in
Bodo-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Marathi-Alphabet.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Devanagari
  
Devanagari
  
Writing Direction
Not Available
  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Language Levels
Not Available
  
Time Taken to Learn
Not Available
  
Hello
Not Available
  
हॅलो (Hĕlō)
  
Thank You
Not Available
  
धन्यवाद (Dhan'yavāda)
  
How Are You?
Nungni khabora ma?
  
तू कसा आहेस? (Tū kasā āhēsa?)
  
Good Night
मोजां हर (Mwjang Hor)
  
शुभ रात्री (Śubha rātrī)
  
Good Evening
Not Available
  
चांगले संध्याकाळी (Cāṅgalē sandhyākāḷī)
  
Good Afternoon
Not Available
  
शुभ दुपार (Śubha dupāra)
  
Good Morning
मोजां फुं (Mwjang Fung)
  
शुभ प्रभात (Śubha prabhāta)
  
Please
अननानै (Onnanwi)
  
कृपया (Kr̥payā)
  
Sorry
Not Available
  
क्षमस्व (Kṣamasva)
  
Bye
Not Available
  
बाय (Bāya)
  
I Love You
अननाइ नों (onnai Nwng)
  
मी तुझ्यावर प्रेम करतो (Mī tujhyāvara prēma karatō)
  
Excuse Me
Not Available
  
मला माफ करा (Malā māpha karā)
  
Dialect 1
(Sønabari) Western Boro dialect
  
Maharashtrian Konkani
  
Where They Speak
Bongaigaon, Kokrajhar
  
Kokan
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
2,400,000.00
  
23
Dialect 2
(Sanzari) Eastern Boro dialect
  
Varhadi
  
Where They Speak
Barpeta, Darrang, Kamrup, Nalbari
  
Vidarbha
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
7,000,000.00
  
12
Dialect 3
(Hazari) Southern Boro dialect
  
Khandeshi
  
Where They Speak
Assam, India, Nepal
  
Khandesh
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
1,900,000.00
  
15
How Many People Speak?
0.60 million
  
99+
71.00 million
  
25
Speaking Population
Not Available
  
Native Speakers
0.60 million
  
99+
68.00 million
  
16
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
  
3.00 million
  
32
Native Name
बड़ो (boṛo)
  
मराठी (marāṭhī)
  
Alternative Names
Bara, Bodi, Boro, Boroni, Kachari, Mech, Meche, Mechi, Meci
  
Maharashtra, Maharathi, Malhatee, Marthi, Muruthu
  
French Name
Not Available
  
marathe
  
German Name
Not Available
  
Marathi
  
Pronunciation
[bɔɽo]
  
[məˈɾaʈʰi]
  
Ethnicity
Bodo, Mech, (Assamese)
  
Marathi people
  
Origin
1913
  
10th century
  
Language Family
Sino-Tibetan Family
  
Indo-European Family
  
Subgroup
Tibeto-Burman
  
Indo-Iranian
  
Branch
Not Available
  
Indic
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
Not Available
  
Maharashtri Prakrit
  
Standard Forms
Not Available
  
Marathi
  
Language Position
Not Available
  
Signed Forms
Not Available
  
Indian Signing System (ISS)
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
Not Available
  
mr
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
Not Available
  
mar
  
ISO 639 2/B
Not Available
  
mar
  
ISO 639 3
brx
  
mar
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
bodo1269
  
mara1378
  
Linguasphere
Not Available
  
omr
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
  
Subject-Object-Verb
  
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
  
Not Available