Gujarati and Marathi Speaking countries

Gujarati

Marathi

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1 Countries

1.1 Countries

India

Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Goa, India, Maharashtra

1.2 Total No. Of Countries

0 46

1.3 National Language

India

1.4 Second Language

Not spoken in any of the countries

Andra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Gujarat, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Telangana

1.5 Speaking Continents

Asia

1.6 Minority Language

Great Britain, Kenya, Malawi, Oman, Pakistan, Tanzania, Uganda, United States of America, Zambia

Israel, Mauritius

1.7 Regulated By

Maharashtra Sahitya Parishad

1.8 Interesting Facts

Gujarati was the first language of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi("Father of the Nation of India") and Vallabhbhai Patel ("Iron Man of India").
Most of the words in Gujarati language are adopted from Sanskrit.

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.

1.9 Similar To

Bengali Language

Konkani Language

1.10 Derived From

Sanskrit Language

Gujarati vs Marathi Countries

Comparing Gujarati vs Marathi countries gives you idea about number of countries that speak Gujarati and Marathi languages.

Gujarati Speaking Countries: India.
Marathi Speaking Countries: Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Goa, India, Maharashtra.

So we find that, total number of countries where Gujarati is official language is 1 whereas total number of countries where Marathi is official language is 4

Find if Gujarati and Marathi are Most Spoken Languages. Comparison of Gujarati and Marathi speaking countries will give you the presence of Gujarati and Marathi languages in different countries. Along with Gujarati vs Marathi countries, you can also compare Gujarati vs Marathi.

Gujarati and Marathi as Minority Language

In Gujarati and Marathi speaking countries you will get the countries which have Gujarati and Marathi as minority language. The language which is spoken by minority of population in the country is called as minority language.

Gujarati as minority language: Great Britain, Kenya, Malawi, Oman, Pakistan, Tanzania, Uganda, United States of America, Zambia.
Marathi as minority language: Israel, Mauritius.

If you want to compare Gujarati and Marathi dialects, then you can go to Gujarati vs Marathi Dialects. Some of the official languages are also considered as minority languages.

Gujarati and Marathi Regulators

Gujarati and Marathi speaking countries provide you Gujarati and Marathi regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. NA regulates Gujarati language.Marathi is regulated by Maharashtra Sahitya Parishad. Also get to learn, Gujarati and Marathi Language History.

Gujarati and Marathi Continents

Thinking about Gujarati and Marathi continents in which Gujarati and Marathi speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Gujarati and Marathi. Most of the Gujarati speaking countries lie in Asia. While Marathi speaking countries lie in Asia. Continentwise, most of the languages belong to Asian Languages and African Languages. It's always fun to know about interesting facts of any language, so lets discuss about unknown facts of Gujarati and Marathi languages:

Gujarati Interesting Facts:

Gujarati was the first language of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi("Father of the Nation of India") and Vallabhbhai Patel ("Iron Man of India").
Most of the words in Gujarati language are adopted from Sanskrit.

Marathi Interesting Facts:

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.

The Gujarati language was derived from Sanskrit Language and is similar to Bengali Language whereas Gujarati language is similar to Konkani Language and derived from Sanskrit Language.