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Marathi and Assamese


Assamese and Marathi


Countries

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

Total No. Of Countries
4  
11
1  
14

National Language
India  
Bangladesh, India  

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  

Minority Language
Israel, Mauritius  
Bangladesh, Bhutan  

Regulated By
Maharashtra Sahitya Parishad  
Asam Sahitya Sabha  

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.
  
  • Assamese was reinstated as the state language of Assam in 1873.
  • Assamese language has its own stream of origin, it is evolved in a different way from rest of the Indo-Aryan languages of India.
    •   

Similar To
Konkani Language  
Bengali and Oriya  

Derived From
Sanskrit Language  
Sanskrit Language  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
52  
31
52  
31

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
16  
13
11  
8

How Many Consonants
36  
26
41  
30

Scripts
Devanagari  
Bengali  

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
3  
2

Time Taken to Learn
4 weeks  
2
Not Available  

Greetings

Hello
हॅलो (Hĕlō)  
nomoskaar  

Thank You
धन्यवाद (Dhan'yavāda)  
ḍhonyobaaḍ  

How Are You?
तू कसा आहेस? (Tū kasā āhēsa?)  
aapuni kene aase?  

Good Night
शुभ रात्री (Śubha rātrī)  
subhoraattri  

Good Evening
चांगले संध्याकाळी (Cāṅgalē sandhyākāḷī)  
subha gadhuli  

Good Afternoon
शुभ दुपार (Śubha dupāra)  
subha abeli  

Good Morning
शुभ प्रभात (Śubha prabhāta)  
suprobhaat  

Please
कृपया (Kr̥payā)  
anugroha kori  

Sorry
क्षमस्व (Kṣamasva)  
moi ḍukkhita  

Bye
बाय (Bāya)  
biḍai  

I Love You
मी तुझ्यावर प्रेम करतो (Mī tujhyāvara prēma karatō)  
moi tomaak bhaalpaao  

Excuse Me
मला माफ करा (Malā māpha karā)  
kyoma koribo  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Maharashtrian Konkani  
Kamrupi  

Where They Speak
Kokan  
Western Assam  

How Many People Speak
2,400,000.00  
23
6,000,000.00  
16

Dialect 2
Varhadi  
Goalpariya  

Where They Speak
Vidarbha  
Western Assam  

How Many People Speak
7,000,000.00  
12
Not Available  

Dialect 3
Khandeshi  
Bhakatiya  

Where They Speak
Khandesh  
Assam  

How Many People Speak
1,900,000.00  
15
Not Available  

Total No. Of Dialects
42  
29
3  
3

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
71.00 million  
25
15.30 million  
99+

Speaking Population
1.10 %  
18
0.24 %  
99+

Native Speakers
68.00 million  
16
15.00 million  
40

Second Language Speakers
3.00 million  
32
Not Available  

Native Name
मराठी (marāṭhī)  
অসমীয়া (asamīẏa)  

Alternative Names
Maharashtra, Maharathi, Malhatee, Marthi, Muruthu  
Asambe, Asami, Asamiya  

French Name
marathe  
assamais  

German Name
Marathi  
Assamesisch  

Pronunciation
[məˈɾaʈʰi]  
Not Available  

Ethnicity
Marathi people  
Assamese people  

History

Origin
10th century  
7th century A.D  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
Indo-Iranian  
Indo-Iranian  

Branch
Indic  
Indic  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Maharashtri Prakrit  
Kamarupa  

Standard Forms
Marathi  
Assamese  

Language Position
17  
15
65  
99+

Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)  
Not Available  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
mr  
as  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
mar  
asm  

ISO 639 2/B
mar  
asm  

ISO 639 3
mar  
asm  

ISO 639 6
Not Available  
Not Available  

Glottocode
mara1378  
assa1263  

Linguasphere
omr  
59-AAF-w  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb  
Subject-Object-Verb  

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available  
Not Available  

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

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Marathi and Assamese Speaking population

Marathi and Assamese speaking population is one of the factors based on which Marathi and Assamese languages can be compared. The total count of Marathi and Assamese Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Marathi language is 1.10 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Assamese language is 0.24 %. 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 Marathi and Assamese on Marathi vs Assamese where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Marathi and Assamese Language Codes

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

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