Countries
Japan
Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Goa, India, Maharashtra
National Language
Japan
India
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
Speaking Continents
Asia, Pacific
Asia
Minority Language
Palau
Israel, Mauritius
Regulated By
Agency for Cultural Affairs (文化庁) at the Ministry of Education
Maharashtra Sahitya Parishad
Interesting Facts
- In Japanese Language, there are 4 different ways to address people: kun, chan, san and sama.
- There are many words in Japanese language which end with vowel letter, which determines the structure and rhythm of Japanese.
- 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
Korean Language
Konkani Language
Derived From
Not Available
Sanskrit Language
Alphabets in
Japanese-Alphabets.jpg#200
Marathi-Alphabet.jpg#200
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal, Top-To-Bottom
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hello
こんにちは (Kon'nichiwa)
हॅलो (Hĕlō)
Thank You
ありがとう (Arigatō)
धन्यवाद (Dhan'yavāda)
How Are You?
お元気ですか (O genki desu ka?)
तू कसा आहेस? (Tū kasā āhēsa?)
Good Night
おやすみなさい (Oyasuminasai)
शुभ रात्री (Śubha rātrī)
Good Evening
こんばんは (Konbanwa)
चांगले संध्याकाळी (Cāṅgalē sandhyākāḷī)
Good Afternoon
こんにちは (Konnichiwa!)
शुभ दुपार (Śubha dupāra)
Good Morning
おはよう (Ohayō)
शुभ प्रभात (Śubha prabhāta)
Please
お願いします (Onegaishimasu)
कृपया (Kr̥payā)
Sorry
ごめんなさい (Gomen'nasai)
क्षमस्व (Kṣamasva)
Bye
さようなら (Sayōnara)
बाय (Bāya)
I Love You
愛しています (Aishiteimasu)
मी तुझ्यावर प्रेम करतो (Mī tujhyāvara prēma karatō)
Excuse Me
すみません (Sumimasen)
मला माफ करा (Malā māpha karā)
Dialect 1
Sanuki
Maharashtrian Konkani
Where They Speak
Kagawa
Kokan
Where They Speak
Fukuoka
Vidarbha
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Kansai
Khandeshi
Where They Speak
kansai
Khandesh
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
日本語
मराठी (marāṭhī)
Alternative Names
Not Available
Maharashtra, Maharathi, Malhatee, Marthi, Muruthu
French Name
japonais
marathe
German Name
Japanisch
Marathi
Pronunciation
/nihoɴɡo/: [nihõŋɡo], [nihõŋŋo]
[məˈɾaʈʰi]
Ethnicity
Japanese (Yamato)
Marathi people
Language Family
Japonic Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Not Available
Indo-Iranian
Branch
Not Available
Indic
Early Forms
Old Japanese, Early Middle Japanese, Late Middle Japanese and Early Modern Japanese
Maharashtri Prakrit
Standard Forms
Japanese
Marathi
Signed Forms
Signed Japanese
Indian Signing System (ISS)
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
nucl1643
mara1378
Linguasphere
45-CAA-a
omr
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Agglutinative, Synthetic
Not Available
All Japanese 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 Japanese and Marathi dialects. Various dialects of Japanese and Marathi language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Japanese are spoken in different Japanese Speaking Countries whereas Marathi Dialects are spoken in different Marathi speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Japanese vs Marathi Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Japanese dialects include: Sanuki, Hakata. Marathi dialects include: Maharashtrian Konkani , Varhadi. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Japanese and Marathi Speaking population
Japanese and Marathi speaking population is one of the factors based on which Japanese and Marathi languages can be compared. The total count of Japanese and Marathi Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Japanese language is 1.90 % 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 Japanese and Marathi on Japanese vs Marathi where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Japanese and Marathi Language Codes
Japanese and Marathi language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Japanese and Marathi Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.