Countries
India, Pakistan
  
Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Goa, India, Maharashtra
  
National Language
India, Pakistan
  
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
  
Asia
  
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Israel, Mauritius
  
Regulated By
Not Available
  
Maharashtra Sahitya Parishad
  
Interesting Facts
- Kashmiri is the only Daridc language with literature which was originated more than seven hundred and fifty years ago.
- Kashmiri has thousands of loan words from Persian and Arabic Languages.
  
- 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
Hindi and Urdu Languages
  
Konkani Language
  
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
  
Sanskrit Language
  
Alphabets in
Kashmiri-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Marathi-Alphabet.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Arabic, Perso-Arabic script
  
Devanagari
  
Writing Direction
Right-To-Left, Horizontal
  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
Assalām ‘alaikum
  
हॅलो (Hĕlō)
  
Thank You
शुकिया / شکریہ (shukriya)
  
धन्यवाद (Dhan'yavāda)
  
How Are You?
तोहय छिवा वारय? (tohy ch'ivaa vaarai?)
  
तू कसा आहेस? (Tū kasā āhēsa?)
  
Good Night
शबे खैर । (shabey k'eūr)
  
शुभ रात्री (Śubha rātrī)
  
Good Evening
Not Available
  
चांगले संध्याकाळी (Cāṅgalē sandhyākāḷī)
  
Good Afternoon
Hach t'ochoktiya
  
शुभ दुपार (Śubha dupāra)
  
Good Morning
Hach ch'i
  
शुभ प्रभात (Śubha prabhāta)
  
Please
Not Available
  
कृपया (Kr̥payā)
  
Sorry
माफ कॅरिव । (maap' keuriv)
  
क्षमस्व (Kṣamasva)
  
Bye
Khuda hāfiz
  
बाय (Bāya)
  
I Love You
be chus che seth mohabat karaan
  
मी तुझ्यावर प्रेम करतो (Mī tujhyāvara prēma karatō)
  
Excuse Me
वय त्रॅाविव । (vat' treūviv)
  
मला माफ करा (Malā māpha karā)
  
Dialect 1
Kashtawari
  
Maharashtrian Konkani
  
Where They Speak
India, Koshtawar valley, southeast kashmir, India
  
Kokan
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
2,400,000.00
  
23
Dialect 2
Poguli
  
Varhadi
  
Where They Speak
Pogul and Paristan valleys
  
Vidarbha
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
7,000,000.00
  
12
Dialect 3
Rambani
  
Khandeshi
  
Where They Speak
India
  
Khandesh
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
1,900,000.00
  
15
How Many People Speak?
5.60 million
  
99+
71.00 million
  
25
Speaking Population
Not Available
  
Native Speakers
5.42 million
  
99+
68.00 million
  
16
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
  
3.00 million
  
32
Native Name
कॉशुर / كٲشُر
  
मराठी (marāṭhī)
  
Alternative Names
Cashmeeree, Cashmiri, Kacmiri, Kaschemiri, Keshur, Koshur
  
Maharashtra, Maharathi, Malhatee, Marthi, Muruthu
  
French Name
kashmiri
  
marathe
  
German Name
Kaschmiri
  
Marathi
  
Pronunciation
[kəːʃur]
  
[məˈɾaʈʰi]
  
Ethnicity
Kashmiris or koshur
  
Marathi people
  
Origin
12th Century
  
10th century
  
Language Family
Indo-European Family
  
Indo-European Family
  
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
  
Indo-Iranian
  
Branch
Indic
  
Indic
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
No early forms
  
Maharashtri Prakrit
  
Standard Forms
Kashmiri
  
Marathi
  
Language Position
Not Available
  
Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)
  
Indian Signing System (ISS)
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
ks
  
mr
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
kas
  
mar
  
ISO 639 2/B
kas
  
mar
  
ISO 639 3
kas
  
mar
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
kash1277
  
mara1378
  
Linguasphere
No data available
  
omr
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
  
Subject-Object-Verb
  
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Kashmiri 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 Kashmiri and Marathi greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Kashmiri and Marathi language. Kashmiri word for "Hello" is Assalām ‘alaikum or Marathi word for "Thank You" is धन्यवाद (Dhan'yavāda). Find more of such common Kashmiri Greetings and Marathi Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Kashmiri vs Marathi Difficulty
The Kashmiri vs Marathi difficulty level basically depends on the number of Kashmiri 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 Kashmiri and Marathi are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Kashmiri and Marathi, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Kashmiri is 44 weeks while to learn Marathi time required is 4 weeks.