Countries
Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Goa, India, Maharashtra
Cyprus, European Union, Greece
National Language
India
Albania, Cyprus, Egypt, France, Greece, Italy, Romania, Turkey, Ukraine
Second Language
Andra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Gujarat, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Telangana
Roman Empire
Speaking Continents
Asia
Asia, Europe
Minority Language
Israel, Mauritius
Albania, Armenia, Australia, Hungary, Italy, Romania, Turkey, Ukraine
Regulated By
Maharashtra Sahitya Parishad
Center for the Greek language (Κέντρον Ελληνικής Γλώσσας)
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.
- Greek is the longest documented language of all the Indo-European Langauges.
- The official language of education in the Roman Empire was Greek.
Similar To
Konkani Language
Armenian
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
Latin
Alphabets in
Marathi-Alphabet.jpg#200
Greek-Alphabets.jpg#200
Scripts
Devanagari
Arabic, Latin
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hello
हॅलो (Hĕlō)
γεια σας (geia sas)
Thank You
धन्यवाद (Dhan'yavāda)
ευχαριστώ (ef̱charistó̱)
How Are You?
तू कसा आहेस? (Tū kasā āhēsa?)
πώς είσαι (pó̱s eísai)
Good Night
शुभ रात्री (Śubha rātrī)
Καληνυχτα (Kali̱nychta)
Good Evening
चांगले संध्याकाळी (Cāṅgalē sandhyākāḷī)
καλησπέρα (kali̱spéra)
Good Afternoon
शुभ दुपार (Śubha dupāra)
Καλὸ ἀπόγευμα (Kaló apóyevma)
Good Morning
शुभ प्रभात (Śubha prabhāta)
καλημέρα (kali̱méra)
Please
कृपया (Kr̥payā)
παρακαλώ (parakaló̱)
Sorry
क्षमस्व (Kṣamasva)
συγνώμη (sygnó̱mi̱)
Bye
बाय (Bāya)
αντίο (antío)
I Love You
मी तुझ्यावर प्रेम करतो (Mī tujhyāvara prēma karatō)
Σε αγαπώ (Se agapó̱)
Excuse Me
मला माफ करा (Malā māpha karā)
Με συγχωρείτε! (Me synhoríte)
Dialect 1
Maharashtrian Konkani
Cappadocian Greek
Where They Speak
Kokan
Greece
Where They Speak
Vidarbha
Italy
Dialect 3
Khandeshi
Mariupol
Where They Speak
Khandesh
Ukraine
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
मराठी (marāṭhī)
ελληνικά
Alternative Names
Maharashtra, Maharathi, Malhatee, Marthi, Muruthu
Ellinika, Graecae, Grec, Greco, Neo-Hellenic, Romaic
French Name
marathe
grec moderne (après 1453)
German Name
Marathi
Neugriechisch
Pronunciation
[məˈɾaʈʰi]
[eliniˈka]
Ethnicity
Marathi people
Greeks or Hellenes
Origin
10th century
1500 BC
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
Hellenic
Branch
Indic
Not Available
Early Forms
Maharashtri Prakrit
Proto-Greek, Mycenaean Greek, Ancient Greek, Koine Greek and Medieval Greek
Standard Forms
Marathi
Modern Greek
Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)
Greek Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
ells
Glottocode
mara1378
gree1276
Linguasphere
omr
56-AAA-a
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Fusional, Synthetic
Marathi and Greek Speaking population
Marathi and Greek speaking population is one of the factors based on which Marathi and Greek languages can be compared. The total count of Marathi and Greek Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Marathi language is 1.10 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Greek language is 0.18 %. 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 Greek on Marathi vs Greek where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Marathi and Greek Language Codes
Marathi and Greek language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Marathi and Greek Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.
