Countries
Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Goa, India, Maharashtra
  
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Bangladesh, India, Sierra Leone
  
National Language
India
  
Bangladesh, India
  
Second Language
Andra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Gujarat, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Telangana
  
India
  
Speaking Continents
Asia
  
Asia
  
Minority Language
Israel, Mauritius
  
Australia, Canada, Italy, Japan, Kuwait, Malaysia, Maldives, Nepal, Oman, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Africa, South Korea, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States of America
  
Regulated By
Maharashtra Sahitya Parishad
  
Bangla Academy, Paschimbanga Bangla Akademi
  
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.
  
- Bengali language is the World's sweetest language.
- 21st February is celebrated as an International Mother Language day, which is based on Bengali language.
  
Similar To
Konkani Language
  
Assamese and Oriya
  
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
  
Sanskrit Language
  
Alphabets in
Marathi-Alphabet.jpg#200
  
Bengali-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Devanagari
  
Bengali, Brahmic family and derivatives
  
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
हॅलो (Hĕlō)
  
হ্যালো (Hyālō)
  
Thank You
धन्यवाद (Dhan'yavāda)
  
ধন্যবাদ (dhonnobad)
  
How Are You?
तू कसा आहेस? (Tū kasā āhēsa?)
  
কেমন আছিস? (kêmon achhish?)
  
Good Night
शुभ रात्री (Śubha rātrī)
  
শুভরাত্রি (shubhoratri)
  
Good Evening
चांगले संध्याकाळी (Cāṅgalē sandhyākāḷī)
  
শুভ সন্ধ্যা। (shubho shondha)
  
Good Afternoon
शुभ दुपार (Śubha dupāra)
  
ভাল বৈকাল (Bhāla Baikāla)
  
Good Morning
शुभ प्रभात (Śubha prabhāta)
  
সুপ্রভাত (shuprobhat)
  
Please
कृपया (Kr̥payā)
  
অনুগ্রহ করে (Anugraha karē)
  
Sorry
क्षमस्व (Kṣamasva)
  
দুঃখিত (dukkhito)
  
Bye
बाय (Bāya)
  
বিদায় (Bidāẏa)
  
I Love You
मी तुझ्यावर प्रेम करतो (Mī tujhyāvara prēma karatō)
  
আমি আপনাকে ভালোবাসি (ami apnake bhalobashi)
  
Excuse Me
मला माफ करा (Malā māpha karā)
  
মাফ করবেন (Māpha karabēna)
  
Dialect 1
Maharashtrian Konkani
  
Chakma
  
Where They Speak
Kokan
  
Bangladesh, Burma, India
  
How Many People Speak
2,400,000.00
  
23
Dialect 2
Varhadi
  
Hajong
  
Where They Speak
Vidarbha
  
Bangladesh, India
  
How Many People Speak
7,000,000.00
  
12
Dialect 3
Khandeshi
  
Rarhi
  
Where They Speak
Khandesh
  
India
  
How Many People Speak
1,900,000.00
  
15
Not Available
  
How Many People Speak?
71.00 million
  
25
215.00 million
  
9
Native Speakers
68.00 million
  
16
196.00 million
  
7
Second Language Speakers
3.00 million
  
32
19.00 million
  
16
Native Name
मराठी (marāṭhī)
  
বাংলা (baɛṅlā)
  
Alternative Names
Maharashtra, Maharathi, Malhatee, Marthi, Muruthu
  
Bangala, Bangla, Bangla-Bhasa
  
French Name
marathe
  
bengali
  
German Name
Marathi
  
Bengali
  
Pronunciation
[məˈɾaʈʰi]
  
Not available
  
Ethnicity
Marathi people
  
Bengalis (Bengali people)
  
Origin
10th century
  
1000–1200 CE
  
Language Family
Indo-European Family
  
Indo-European Family
  
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
  
Indo-Iranian
  
Branch
Indic
  
Indic
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
Maharashtri Prakrit
  
Abahatta, Old Bengali
  
Standard Forms
Marathi
  
Bengali
  
Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)
  
Not Available
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
mr
  
bn
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
mar
  
ben
  
ISO 639 2/B
mar
  
ben
  
ISO 639 3
mar
  
ben
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
mara1378
  
beng1280
  
Linguasphere
omr
  
59-AAF-u
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
  
Not Available
  
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
  
Not Available