Countries
Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Goa, India, Maharashtra
  
Armenian Highland
  
National Language
India
  
Armenia, Nagorno-Karabakh Republic
  
Second Language
Andra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Gujarat, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Telangana
  
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Speaking Continents
Asia
  
Asia, Europe
  
Minority Language
Israel, Mauritius
  
Cyprus, Hungary, Iraq, Poland, Romania, Ukraine
  
Regulated By
Maharashtra Sahitya Parishad
  
Armenian National Academy of Sciences
  
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 first language into which Bible was translated is Armenian.
- Christianity was recognized as a national religion in 301 by Armenia Country.
  
Similar To
Konkani Language
  
Greek
  
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
  
Not Available
  
Alphabets in
Marathi-Alphabet.jpg#200
  
Armenian-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Devanagari
  
Armenian manuscript
  
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
हॅलो (Hĕlō)
  
Բարեւ (Barev)
  
Thank You
धन्यवाद (Dhan'yavāda)
  
Շնորհակալություն (Shnorhakalut’yun)
  
How Are You?
तू कसा आहेस? (Tū kasā āhēsa?)
  
Ինչպես եք դուք? (Inch’pes yek’ duk’)
  
Good Night
शुभ रात्री (Śubha rātrī)
  
Բարի գիշեր (Bari gisher)
  
Good Evening
चांगले संध्याकाळी (Cāṅgalē sandhyākāḷī)
  
Բարի երեկո (Bari yereko)
  
Good Afternoon
शुभ दुपार (Śubha dupāra)
  
Բարի օր (Bari or)
  
Good Morning
शुभ प्रभात (Śubha prabhāta)
  
Բարի լույս (Bari luys)
  
Please
कृपया (Kr̥payā)
  
Խնդրում եմ (Khndrum yem)
  
Sorry
क्षमस्व (Kṣamasva)
  
կներեք (knerek’)
  
Bye
बाय (Bāya)
  
Ց'տեսություն
  
I Love You
मी तुझ्यावर प्रेम करतो (Mī tujhyāvara prēma karatō)
  
Ես սիրում եմ քեզ (Yes sirum yem k’yez)
  
Excuse Me
मला माफ करा (Malā māpha karā)
  
Ներեցեք ինձ (Nerets’yek’ indz)
  
Dialect 1
Maharashtrian Konkani
  
Eastern Armenian
  
Where They Speak
Kokan
  
Armenia, Armenian Highland, Georgia, Iran, Nagorno-Karabakh Republic, Turkey
  
How Many People Speak
2,400,000.00
  
23
Not Available
  
Dialect 2
Varhadi
  
Western Armenian
  
Where They Speak
Vidarbha
  
Armenian Highland, Cilicia, Lebanon, Syria, Turkey
  
How Many People Speak
7,000,000.00
  
12
Not Available
  
Dialect 3
Khandeshi
  
Not Applicable
  
Where They Speak
Khandesh
  
Not Applicable
  
How Many People Speak
1,900,000.00
  
15
Not Available
  
How Many People Speak?
71.00 million
  
25
6.00 million
  
99+
Speaking Population
Not Available
  
Native Speakers
68.00 million
  
16
6.00 million
  
99+
Second Language Speakers
3.00 million
  
32
Not Available
  
Native Name
मराठी (marāṭhī)
  
Հայերէն (Hayeren)
  
Alternative Names
Maharashtra, Maharathi, Malhatee, Marthi, Muruthu
  
Armjanski Yazyk, Ena, Ermeni Dili, Ermenice, Somkhuri
  
French Name
marathe
  
arménien
  
German Name
Marathi
  
Armenisch
  
Pronunciation
[məˈɾaʈʰi]
  
[hɑjɛˈɾɛn]
  
Ethnicity
Marathi people
  
Armenians
  
Origin
10th century
  
late 5th century
  
Language Family
Indo-European Family
  
Indo-European Family
  
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
  
Not Available
  
Branch
Indic
  
Not Available
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
Maharashtri Prakrit
  
Proto-Armenian, Classical Armenian, Middle Armenian, Armenian
  
Standard Forms
Marathi
  
Eastern Armenian, Western Armenian
  
Language Position
Not Available
  
Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)
  
Not Available
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
mr
  
hy
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
mar
  
hye
  
ISO 639 2/B
mar
  
arm
  
ISO 639 3
mar
  
hye
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
mara1378
  
arme1241
  
Linguasphere
omr
  
57-AAA-a
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Not Available
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
  
Subject-Object-Verb
  
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
  
Agglutinative, Synthetic