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Malaysian and Marathi


Marathi and Malaysian


Countries

Countries
Brunei, Malaysia, Singapore  
Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Goa, India, Maharashtra  

Total No. Of Countries
3  
12
4  
11

National Language
Malaysia  
India  

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

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Asia  

Minority Language
Thailand  
Israel, Mauritius  

Regulated By
Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka  
Maharashtra Sahitya Parishad  

Interesting Facts
  • One of the most politically powerful language historically is Malaysian Language.
  • Malaysian earliest known inscriptions were found in South of Sumatra way back in 683-6 AD.
  
  • 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
Indonesian Language  
Konkani Language  

Derived From
Tamil Language  
Sanskrit Language  

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Malaysian-Alphabets.jpg#200  
Marathi-Alphabet.jpg#200  

Alphabets
26  
8
52  
31

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
6  
3
16  
13

How Many Consonants
24  
14
36  
26

Scripts
Latin  
Devanagari  

Writing Direction
Not Available  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
6  
5
3  
2

Time Taken to Learn
36 weeks  
10
4 weeks  
2

Greetings

Hello
Hai  
हॅलो (Hĕlō)  

Thank You
terima kasih  
धन्यवाद (Dhan'yavāda)  

How Are You?
Apa khabar?  
तू कसा आहेस? (Tū kasā āhēsa?)  

Good Night
Selamat Malam  
शुभ रात्री (Śubha rātrī)  

Good Evening
Selamat Petang  
चांगले संध्याकाळी (Cāṅgalē sandhyākāḷī)  

Good Afternoon
Selamat tengah hari  
शुभ दुपार (Śubha dupāra)  

Good Morning
Selamat pagi  
शुभ प्रभात (Śubha prabhāta)  

Please
sila  
कृपया (Kr̥payā)  

Sorry
maaf  
क्षमस्व (Kṣamasva)  

Bye
Selamat tinggal  
बाय (Bāya)  

I Love You
Saya sayang kamu  
मी तुझ्यावर प्रेम करतो (Mī tujhyāvara prēma karatō)  

Excuse Me
Maafkan saya  
मला माफ करा (Malā māpha karā)  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Bengkulu  
Maharashtrian Konkani  

Where They Speak
Bengkulu Province, Sumatra  
Kokan  

How Many People Speak
1,600,000.00  
25
2,400,000.00  
23

Dialect 2
Pekal  
Varhadi  

Where They Speak
Indonesia  
Vidarbha  

How Many People Speak
30,000.00  
40
7,000,000.00  
12

Dialect 3
Musi  
Khandeshi  

Where They Speak
Indonesia  
Khandesh  

How Many People Speak
3,100,000.00  
11
1,900,000.00  
15

Total No. Of Dialects
24  
20
42  
29

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
175.00 million  
10
71.00 million  
25

Speaking Population
1.16 %  
14
1.10 %  
18

Native Speakers
77.00 million  
12
68.00 million  
16

Second Language Speakers
98.00 million  
8
3.00 million  
32

Native Name
Bahasa melayu  
मराठी (marāṭhī)  

Alternative Names
Not Available  
Maharashtra, Maharathi, Malhatee, Marthi, Muruthu  

French Name
malais  
marathe  

German Name
Malaiisch  
Marathi  

Pronunciation
[baˈhasə malajˈsiə]  
[məˈɾaʈʰi]  

Ethnicity
Not Available  
Marathi people  

History

Origin
c. 683 AD  
10th century  

Language Family
Austronesian Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
Not Available  
Indo-Iranian  

Branch
Not Available  
Indic  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Ancient Malay, Old Malay, Pre-Modern MalayClassical Malay,  
Maharashtri Prakrit  

Standard Forms
Pluricentric Standard Malay  
Marathi  

Language Position
54  
39
17  
15

Signed Forms
Malaysian Sign Language  
Indian Signing System (ISS)  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
ms  
mr  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
msa  
mar  

ISO 639 2/B
may  
mar  

ISO 639 3
zsm  
mar  

ISO 639 6
Not Available  
Not Available  

Glottocode
stan1306  
mara1378  

Linguasphere
No data available  
omr  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available  
Subject-Object-Verb  

Language Morphological Typology
Agglutinative  
Not Available  

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All Malaysian 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 Malaysian and Marathi dialects. Various dialects of Malaysian and Marathi language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Malaysian are spoken in different Malaysian Speaking Countries whereas Marathi Dialects are spoken in different Marathi speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Malaysian vs Marathi Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Malaysian dialects include: Bengkulu, Pekal. Marathi dialects include: Maharashtrian Konkani , Varhadi. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Malaysian and Marathi Speaking population

Malaysian and Marathi speaking population is one of the factors based on which Malaysian and Marathi languages can be compared. The total count of Malaysian and Marathi Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Malaysian language is 1.16 % 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 Malaysian and Marathi on Malaysian vs Marathi where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Malaysian and Marathi Language Codes

Malaysian and Marathi language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Malaysian and Marathi Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.

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