Countries
Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Goa, India, Maharashtra
  
India, No official status
  
National Language
India
  
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
  
Fiji, Guyana, Jamaica, Mauritius, Nepal, Pakistan, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago
  
Regulated By
Maharashtra Sahitya Parishad
  
Not Available
  
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.
  
- Bhojpuri was anciently written in Kaithi scripts.
- In Mughal Era, Kaithi script was used in administrative purposes for writing in Bhojpuri language.
  
Similar To
Konkani Language
  
Maithili and Magahi
  
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
  
Sanskrit Language
  
Alphabets in
Marathi-Alphabet.jpg#200
  
Bhojpuri-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Devanagari
  
Devanagari
  
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
हॅलो (Hĕlō)
  
प्रणाम (prannam)
  
Thank You
धन्यवाद (Dhan'yavāda)
  
धन्वाद (dhanvaad)
  
How Are You?
तू कसा आहेस? (Tū kasā āhēsa?)
  
का हाल बा? (kaa haal ba?)
  
Good Night
शुभ रात्री (Śubha rātrī)
  
राम राम (raam raam)
  
Good Evening
चांगले संध्याकाळी (Cāṅgalē sandhyākāḷī)
  
राम राम (raam raam)
  
Good Afternoon
शुभ दुपार (Śubha dupāra)
  
राम राम (raam raam)
  
Good Morning
शुभ प्रभात (Śubha prabhāta)
  
राम राम (raam raam)
  
Please
कृपया (Kr̥payā)
  
मेहरबानी करके (meharbani karke)
  
Sorry
क्षमस्व (Kṣamasva)
  
माफ़ करीं (maaf karin)
  
Bye
बाय (Bāya)
  
प्रणाम (prannam)
  
I Love You
मी तुझ्यावर प्रेम करतो (Mī tujhyāvara prēma karatō)
  
हम तोहसे प्यार करेनी (hum tohse pyaar kareni)
  
Excuse Me
मला माफ करा (Malā māpha karā)
  
माफ़ करीं (maaf karin)
  
Dialect 1
Maharashtrian Konkani
  
Caribbean Hindustani
  
Where They Speak
Kokan
  
Guyana, Jamaica, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago
  
How Many People Speak
2,400,000.00
  
23
Dialect 2
Varhadi
  
Fiji Hindi
  
Where They Speak
Vidarbha
  
Australia, Canada, New Zealand, United Kingdom, United States of America
  
How Many People Speak
7,000,000.00
  
12
Dialect 3
Khandeshi
  
Tharu Bhojpuri
  
Where They Speak
Khandesh
  
India
  
How Many People Speak
1,900,000.00
  
15
Not Available
  
How Many People Speak?
71.00 million
  
25
40.00 million
  
31
Native Speakers
68.00 million
  
16
40.00 million
  
24
Second Language Speakers
3.00 million
  
32
Not Available
  
Native Name
मराठी (marāṭhī)
  
भोजपुरी (bʰojpurī)
  
Alternative Names
Maharashtra, Maharathi, Malhatee, Marthi, Muruthu
  
Bajpuri, Bhojapuri, Bhozpuri, Bihari, Deswali, Khotla, Piscimas
  
French Name
marathe
  
bhojpuri
  
German Name
Marathi
  
Bhojpuri
  
Pronunciation
[məˈɾaʈʰi]
  
/boʊdʒˈpʊəri/
  
Ethnicity
Marathi people
  
Not Available
  
Origin
10th century
  
19th Century
  
Language Family
Indo-European Family
  
Indo-European Family
  
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
  
Not Available
  
Branch
Indic
  
Not Available
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
Maharashtri Prakrit
  
No early forms
  
Standard Forms
Marathi
  
Bhojpuri
  
Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)
  
Not Available
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
mr
  
No data Available
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
mar
  
bho
  
ISO 639 2/B
mar
  
bho
  
ISO 639 3
mar
  
bho
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
mara1378
  
bhoj1246
  
Linguasphere
omr
  
59-AAF-sa
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
  
Not Available
  
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
  
Not Available