Countries
Andorra, Balearic Islands, Catalonia, Latin Union, Spain, Valencian Community
  
Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Goa, India, Maharashtra
  
National Language
Andorra, France, Italy, Spain
  
India
  
Second Language
Spain
  
Andra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Gujarat, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Telangana
  
Speaking Continents
Europe
  
Asia
  
Minority Language
Aragon, France, Italy, Spain
  
Israel, Mauritius
  
Regulated By
Institut d'Estudis Catalans, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua, National Languages Committee
  
Maharashtra Sahitya Parishad
  
Interesting Facts
- Catalan is 6th most largely spoken Romance language.
- Catalan went through a golden age in low middle ages, reaching a peak of maturity and cultural richness.
  
- 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
Spanish Language, Occitan Language, Italian Language, French Language
  
Konkani Language
  
Derived From
Latin
  
Sanskrit Language
  
Alphabets in
Catalan-Alpahabets.jpg#200
  
Marathi-Alphabet.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Latin
  
Devanagari
  
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
Hola
  
हॅलो (Hĕlō)
  
Thank You
Gràcies
  
धन्यवाद (Dhan'yavāda)
  
How Are You?
Com estàs?
  
तू कसा आहेस? (Tū kasā āhēsa?)
  
Good Night
Bona nit
  
शुभ रात्री (Śubha rātrī)
  
Good Evening
Bona nit
  
चांगले संध्याकाळी (Cāṅgalē sandhyākāḷī)
  
Good Afternoon
Bona tarda
  
शुभ दुपार (Śubha dupāra)
  
Good Morning
Bon dia
  
शुभ प्रभात (Śubha prabhāta)
  
Please
Sisplau
  
कृपया (Kr̥payā)
  
Sorry
Perdó!
  
क्षमस्व (Kṣamasva)
  
Bye
Adéu
  
बाय (Bāya)
  
I Love You
T'estimo
  
मी तुझ्यावर प्रेम करतो (Mī tujhyāvara prēma karatō)
  
Excuse Me
Dispensi!
  
मला माफ करा (Malā māpha karā)
  
Dialect 1
Caló
  
Maharashtrian Konkani
  
Where They Speak
France, Portugal, Spain
  
Kokan
  
How Many People Speak
2,400,000.00
  
23
Dialect 2
Valencian
  
Varhadi
  
Where They Speak
Spain
  
Vidarbha
  
How Many People Speak
2,400,000.00
  
19
7,000,000.00
  
12
Dialect 3
Ribagorçan
  
Khandeshi
  
Where They Speak
Spain
  
Khandesh
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
1,900,000.00
  
15
How Many People Speak?
9.20 million
  
99+
71.00 million
  
25
Speaking Population
Not Available
  
Native Speakers
4.10 million
  
99+
68.00 million
  
16
Second Language Speakers
5.10 million
  
28
3.00 million
  
32
Native Name
català
  
मराठी (marāṭhī)
  
Alternative Names
Català, Catalán, Catalan-Valencian-Balear, Catalonian, Valencian
  
Maharashtra, Maharathi, Malhatee, Marthi, Muruthu
  
French Name
catalan; valencien
  
marathe
  
German Name
Katalanisch
  
Marathi
  
Pronunciation
[kətəˈɫa] (EC) ~ [kataˈɫa] (WC)
  
[məˈɾaʈʰi]
  
Ethnicity
Catalan people
  
Marathi people
  
Origin
c. 1028
  
10th century
  
Language Family
Indo-European Family
  
Indo-European Family
  
Subgroup
Romance
  
Indo-Iranian
  
Branch
Not Available
  
Indic
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
Old Catalan
  
Maharashtri Prakrit
  
Standard Forms
Standard Catalan, Standard Valencian
  
Marathi
  
Language Position
Not Available
  
Signed Forms
Signed Catalan
  
Indian Signing System (ISS)
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
ca
  
mr
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
cat
  
mar
  
ISO 639 2/B
cat
  
mar
  
ISO 639 3
cat
  
mar
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
stan1289
  
mara1378
  
Linguasphere
51-AAA-e
  
omr
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
  
Subject-Object-Verb
  
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Catalan and Marathi Greetings
People around the world use different languages to interact with each other. Even if we cannot communicate fluently in any language, it will always be beneficial to know about some of the common greetings or phrases from that language. This is where Catalan and Marathi greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Catalan and Marathi language. Catalan word for "Hello" is Hola or Marathi word for "Thank You" is धन्यवाद (Dhan'yavāda). Find more of such common Catalan Greetings and Marathi Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Catalan vs Marathi Difficulty
The Catalan vs Marathi difficulty level basically depends on the number of Catalan Alphabets and Marathi Alphabets. Also the number of vowels and consonants in the language plays an important role in deciding the difficulty level of that language. The important points to be considered when we compare Catalan and Marathi are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Catalan and Marathi, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Catalan is 24 weeks while to learn Marathi time required is 4 weeks.