Countries
Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Goa, India, Maharashtra
Japan
National Language
India
Japan
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, Pacific
Minority Language
Israel, Mauritius
Palau
Regulated By
Maharashtra Sahitya Parishad
Agency for Cultural Affairs (文化庁) at the Ministry of Education
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.
- In Japanese Language, there are 4 different ways to address people: kun, chan, san and sama.
- There are many words in Japanese language which end with vowel letter, which determines the structure and rhythm of Japanese.
Similar To
Konkani Language
Korean Language
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
Not Available
Alphabets in
Marathi-Alphabet.jpg#200
Japanese-Alphabets.jpg#200
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal, Top-To-Bottom
Hello
हॅलो (Hĕlō)
こんにちは (Kon'nichiwa)
Thank You
धन्यवाद (Dhan'yavāda)
ありがとう (Arigatō)
How Are You?
तू कसा आहेस? (Tū kasā āhēsa?)
お元気ですか (O genki desu ka?)
Good Night
शुभ रात्री (Śubha rātrī)
おやすみなさい (Oyasuminasai)
Good Evening
चांगले संध्याकाळी (Cāṅgalē sandhyākāḷī)
こんばんは (Konbanwa)
Good Afternoon
शुभ दुपार (Śubha dupāra)
こんにちは (Konnichiwa!)
Good Morning
शुभ प्रभात (Śubha prabhāta)
おはよう (Ohayō)
Please
कृपया (Kr̥payā)
お願いします (Onegaishimasu)
Sorry
क्षमस्व (Kṣamasva)
ごめんなさい (Gomen'nasai)
Bye
बाय (Bāya)
さようなら (Sayōnara)
I Love You
मी तुझ्यावर प्रेम करतो (Mī tujhyāvara prēma karatō)
愛しています (Aishiteimasu)
Excuse Me
मला माफ करा (Malā māpha karā)
すみません (Sumimasen)
Dialect 1
Maharashtrian Konkani
Sanuki
Where They Speak
Kokan
Kagawa
Where They Speak
Vidarbha
Fukuoka
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Khandeshi
Kansai
Where They Speak
Khandesh
kansai
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
मराठी (marāṭhī)
日本語
Alternative Names
Maharashtra, Maharathi, Malhatee, Marthi, Muruthu
Not Available
French Name
marathe
japonais
German Name
Marathi
Japanisch
Pronunciation
[məˈɾaʈʰi]
/nihoɴɡo/: [nihõŋɡo], [nihõŋŋo]
Ethnicity
Marathi people
Japanese (Yamato)
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Japonic Family
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
Not Available
Branch
Indic
Not Available
Early Forms
Maharashtri Prakrit
Old Japanese, Early Middle Japanese, Late Middle Japanese and Early Modern Japanese
Standard Forms
Marathi
Japanese
Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)
Signed Japanese
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
mara1378
nucl1643
Linguasphere
omr
45-CAA-a
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Agglutinative, Synthetic
All Marathi and Japanese Dialects
Most languages have dialects where each dialect differ from other dialect with respect to grammar and vocabulary. Here you will get to know all Marathi and Japanese dialects. Various dialects of Marathi and Japanese language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Marathi are spoken in different Marathi Speaking Countries whereas Japanese Dialects are spoken in different Japanese speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Marathi vs Japanese Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Marathi dialects include: Maharashtrian Konkani, Varhadi. Japanese dialects include: Sanuki , Hakata. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Marathi and Japanese Speaking population
Marathi and Japanese speaking population is one of the factors based on which Marathi and Japanese languages can be compared. The total count of Marathi and Japanese Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Marathi language is 1.10 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Japanese language is 1.90 %. 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 Japanese on Marathi vs Japanese where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Marathi and Japanese Language Codes
Marathi and Japanese language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Marathi and Japanese Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.