Countries
Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Goa, India, Maharashtra
  
Andorra, Balearic Islands, Catalonia, Latin Union, Spain, Valencian Community
  
National Language
India
  
Andorra, France, Italy, Spain
  
Second Language
Andra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Gujarat, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Telangana
  
Spain
  
Speaking Continents
Asia
  
Europe
  
Minority Language
Israel, Mauritius
  
Aragon, France, Italy, Spain
  
Regulated By
Maharashtra Sahitya Parishad
  
Institut d'Estudis Catalans, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua, National Languages Committee
  
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.
  
- Catalan is 6th most largely spoken Romance language.
- Catalan went through a golden age in low middle ages, reaching a peak of maturity and cultural richness.
  
Similar To
Konkani Language
  
Spanish Language, Occitan Language, Italian Language, French Language
  
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
  
Latin
  
Alphabets in
Marathi-Alphabet.jpg#200
  
Catalan-Alpahabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Devanagari
  
Latin
  
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
हॅलो (Hĕlō)
  
Hola
  
Thank You
धन्यवाद (Dhan'yavāda)
  
Gràcies
  
How Are You?
तू कसा आहेस? (Tū kasā āhēsa?)
  
Com estàs?
  
Good Night
शुभ रात्री (Śubha rātrī)
  
Bona nit
  
Good Evening
चांगले संध्याकाळी (Cāṅgalē sandhyākāḷī)
  
Bona nit
  
Good Afternoon
शुभ दुपार (Śubha dupāra)
  
Bona tarda
  
Good Morning
शुभ प्रभात (Śubha prabhāta)
  
Bon dia
  
Please
कृपया (Kr̥payā)
  
Sisplau
  
Sorry
क्षमस्व (Kṣamasva)
  
Perdó!
  
Bye
बाय (Bāya)
  
Adéu
  
I Love You
मी तुझ्यावर प्रेम करतो (Mī tujhyāvara prēma karatō)
  
T'estimo
  
Excuse Me
मला माफ करा (Malā māpha karā)
  
Dispensi!
  
Dialect 1
Maharashtrian Konkani
  
Caló
  
Where They Speak
Kokan
  
France, Portugal, Spain
  
How Many People Speak
2,400,000.00
  
23
Dialect 2
Varhadi
  
Valencian
  
Where They Speak
Vidarbha
  
Spain
  
How Many People Speak
7,000,000.00
  
12
2,400,000.00
  
19
Dialect 3
Khandeshi
  
Ribagorçan
  
Where They Speak
Khandesh
  
Spain
  
How Many People Speak
1,900,000.00
  
15
Not Available
  
How Many People Speak?
71.00 million
  
25
9.20 million
  
99+
Speaking Population
Not Available
  
Native Speakers
68.00 million
  
16
4.10 million
  
99+
Second Language Speakers
3.00 million
  
32
5.10 million
  
28
Native Name
मराठी (marāṭhī)
  
català
  
Alternative Names
Maharashtra, Maharathi, Malhatee, Marthi, Muruthu
  
Català, Catalán, Catalan-Valencian-Balear, Catalonian, Valencian
  
French Name
marathe
  
catalan; valencien
  
German Name
Marathi
  
Katalanisch
  
Pronunciation
[məˈɾaʈʰi]
  
[kətəˈɫa] (EC) ~ [kataˈɫa] (WC)
  
Ethnicity
Marathi people
  
Catalan people
  
Origin
10th century
  
c. 1028
  
Language Family
Indo-European Family
  
Indo-European Family
  
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
  
Romance
  
Branch
Indic
  
Not Available
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
Maharashtri Prakrit
  
Old Catalan
  
Standard Forms
Marathi
  
Standard Catalan, Standard Valencian
  
Language Position
Not Available
  
Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)
  
Signed Catalan
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
mr
  
ca
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
mar
  
cat
  
ISO 639 2/B
mar
  
cat
  
ISO 639 3
mar
  
cat
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
mara1378
  
stan1289
  
Linguasphere
omr
  
51-AAA-e
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
  
Subject-Verb-Object
  
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
  
Not Available