Countries
Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Goa, India, Maharashtra
  
Croatia, European Union, Italy, San Marino, Slovenia, Switzerland, Vatican City
  
National Language
India
  
Italy, San Marino, Switzerland, Vatican City
  
Second Language
Andra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Gujarat, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Telangana
  
Albania, Croatia, Malta, Slovenia
  
Speaking Continents
Asia
  
Europe
  
Minority Language
Israel, Mauritius
  
Crimea, Eritrea, France, Libya, Monaco, Montenegro, Romania, Somalia
  
Regulated By
Maharashtra Sahitya Parishad
  
Accademia della Crusca (Academy of the bran)
  
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.
  
- One of the most romantic and melodic language in the history of the world is Italian.
- Italian Language is in the top three of the most widely spoken European languages in Europe.
  
Similar To
Konkani Language
  
French and Portuguese Languages
  
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
  
Latin
  
Alphabets in
Marathi-Alphabet.jpg#200
  
Italian-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Devanagari
  
Latin
  
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
हॅलो (Hĕlō)
  
ciao
  
Thank You
धन्यवाद (Dhan'yavāda)
  
grazie
  
How Are You?
तू कसा आहेस? (Tū kasā āhēsa?)
  
Come stai?
  
Good Night
शुभ रात्री (Śubha rātrī)
  
buonanotte
  
Good Evening
चांगले संध्याकाळी (Cāṅgalē sandhyākāḷī)
  
buonasera
  
Good Afternoon
शुभ दुपार (Śubha dupāra)
  
buon pomeriggio
  
Good Morning
शुभ प्रभात (Śubha prabhāta)
  
buongiorno
  
Please
कृपया (Kr̥payā)
  
Per Favore
  
Sorry
क्षमस्व (Kṣamasva)
  
scusate
  
Bye
बाय (Bāya)
  
arrivederci
  
I Love You
मी तुझ्यावर प्रेम करतो (Mī tujhyāvara prēma karatō)
  
Ti amo
  
Excuse Me
मला माफ करा (Malā māpha karā)
  
Scusami
  
Dialect 1
Maharashtrian Konkani
  
Romanesco
  
Where They Speak
Kokan
  
Lazio
  
How Many People Speak
2,400,000.00
  
23
3,000,000.00
  
21
Dialect 2
Varhadi
  
Central Italian
  
Where They Speak
Vidarbha
  
Abruzzo, central Marche, Lazio, south Tuscany, Umbria
  
How Many People Speak
7,000,000.00
  
12
5,000,000.00
  
14
Dialect 3
Khandeshi
  
Tuscan
  
Where They Speak
Khandesh
  
Corsica, Gallura, Haute-Corse, Sardinia, Tuscany, Umbria
  
How Many People Speak
1,900,000.00
  
15
Not Available
  
How Many People Speak?
71.00 million
  
25
78.00 million
  
21
Native Speakers
68.00 million
  
16
64.00 million
  
18
Second Language Speakers
3.00 million
  
32
14.00 million
  
20
Native Name
मराठी (marāṭhī)
  
Italiano
  
Alternative Names
Maharashtra, Maharathi, Malhatee, Marthi, Muruthu
  
Italiano
  
French Name
marathe
  
italien
  
German Name
Marathi
  
Italienisch
  
Pronunciation
[məˈɾaʈʰi]
  
[itaˈljaːno]
  
Ethnicity
Marathi people
  
Italians
  
Origin
10th century
  
960 BC
  
Language Family
Indo-European Family
  
Indo-European Family
  
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
  
Romance
  
Branch
Indic
  
Not Available
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
Maharashtri Prakrit
  
No early forms
  
Standard Forms
Marathi
  
Italian
  
Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)
  
italiano segnato "Signed Italian" & italiano segnato esatto "Signed Exact Italian"
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
mr
  
it
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
mar
  
ita
  
ISO 639 2/B
mar
  
ita
  
ISO 639 3
mar
  
ita
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
itas
  
Glottocode
mara1378
  
ital1282
  
Linguasphere
omr
  
51-AAA-q
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
  
Subject-Verb-Object
  
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
  
Fusional, Synthetic