Countries
China, Hong Kong, Macau, Singapore, Taiwan
Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Goa, India, Maharashtra
National Language
China, Taiwan
India
Second Language
Republic of Brazil
Andra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Gujarat, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Telangana
Speaking Continents
Asia
Asia
Minority Language
Indonesia, Malaysia
Israel, Mauritius
Regulated By
Chinese Language Standardization Council, National Commission on Language and Script Work, Promote Mandarin Council
Maharashtra Sahitya Parishad
Interesting Facts
- Chinese language is tonal, since meaning of a word changes according to its tone.
- In Chinese language, there is no grammatical distinction between singular or plural, no declination of verbs according to tense, mood and aspect.
- 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
Not Available
Konkani Language
Derived From
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Sanskrit Language
Alphabets in
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Marathi-Alphabet.jpg#200
Scripts
Chinese Characters and derivatives
Devanagari
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal, Top-To-Bottom
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hello
您好 (Nín hǎo)
हॅलो (Hĕlō)
Thank You
谢谢 (Xièxiè)
धन्यवाद (Dhan'yavāda)
How Are You?
你好吗？ (Nǐ hǎo ma?)
तू कसा आहेस? (Tū kasā āhēsa?)
Good Night
晚安 (Wǎn'ān)
शुभ रात्री (Śubha rātrī)
Good Evening
晚上好 (Wǎnshàng hǎo)
चांगले संध्याकाळी (Cāṅgalē sandhyākāḷī)
Good Afternoon
下午好 (Xiàwǔ hǎo)
शुभ दुपार (Śubha dupāra)
Good Morning
早安 (Zǎo ān)
शुभ प्रभात (Śubha prabhāta)
Please
请 (Qǐng)
कृपया (Kr̥payā)
Sorry
遗憾 (Yíhàn)
क्षमस्व (Kṣamasva)
Bye
再见 (Zàijiàn)
बाय (Bāya)
I Love You
我爱你 (Wǒ ài nǐ)
मी तुझ्यावर प्रेम करतो (Mī tujhyāvara prēma karatō)
Excuse Me
劳驾 (Láojià)
मला माफ करा (Malā māpha karā)
Dialect 1
Mandarin
Maharashtrian Konkani
Where They Speak
China, Malaysia, Singapore, Taiwan
Kokan
Where They Speak
China, United States of America
Vidarbha
Where They Speak
China, Malaysia, Singapore, Vietnam
Khandesh
Native Name
中文 (zhōngwén)
मराठी (marāṭhī)
Alternative Names
Not Available
Maharashtra, Maharathi, Malhatee, Marthi, Muruthu
French Name
chinois
marathe
German Name
Chinesisch
Marathi
Pronunciation
Not Available
[məˈɾaʈʰi]
Ethnicity
Han
Marathi people
Origin
1250 BC
10th century
Language Family
Sino-Tibetan Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Not Available
Indo-Iranian
Branch
Not Available
Indic
Early Forms
No early forms
Maharashtri Prakrit
Standard Forms
Standard Chinese
Marathi
Signed Forms
Wenfa Shouyu 文法手語 ("Grammatical Sign Language", Signed Mandarin (Taiwan))
Indian Signing System (ISS)
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
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Glottocode
sini1245
mara1378
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Analytic, Isolating
Not Available
All Chinese 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 Chinese and Marathi dialects. Various dialects of Chinese and Marathi language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Chinese are spoken in different Chinese Speaking Countries whereas Marathi Dialects are spoken in different Marathi speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Chinese vs Marathi Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Chinese dialects include: Mandarin, Wu. Marathi dialects include: Maharashtrian Konkani , Varhadi. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Chinese and Marathi Speaking population
Chinese and Marathi speaking population is one of the factors based on which Chinese and Marathi languages can be compared. The total count of Chinese and Marathi Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Chinese language is 16.00 % 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 Chinese and Marathi on Chinese vs Marathi where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Chinese and Marathi Language Codes
Chinese and Marathi language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Chinese and Marathi Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.