Countries
Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Goa, India, Maharashtra
  
India, Pakistan
  
National Language
India
  
India, Pakistan
  
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
  
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
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.
  
- Kashmiri is the only Daridc language with literature which was originated more than seven hundred and fifty years ago.
- Kashmiri has thousands of loan words from Persian and Arabic Languages.
  
Similar To
Konkani Language
  
Hindi and Urdu Languages
  
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
  
Sanskrit Language
  
Alphabets in
Marathi-Alphabet.jpg#200
  
Kashmiri-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Devanagari
  
Arabic, Perso-Arabic script
  
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Right-To-Left, Horizontal
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
हॅलो (Hĕlō)
  
Assalām ‘alaikum
  
Thank You
धन्यवाद (Dhan'yavāda)
  
शुकिया / شکریہ (shukriya)
  
How Are You?
तू कसा आहेस? (Tū kasā āhēsa?)
  
तोहय छिवा वारय? (tohy ch'ivaa vaarai?)
  
Good Night
शुभ रात्री (Śubha rātrī)
  
शबे खैर । (shabey k'eūr)
  
Good Evening
चांगले संध्याकाळी (Cāṅgalē sandhyākāḷī)
  
Not Available
  
Good Afternoon
शुभ दुपार (Śubha dupāra)
  
Hach t'ochoktiya
  
Good Morning
शुभ प्रभात (Śubha prabhāta)
  
Hach ch'i
  
Please
कृपया (Kr̥payā)
  
Not Available
  
Sorry
क्षमस्व (Kṣamasva)
  
माफ कॅरिव । (maap' keuriv)
  
Bye
बाय (Bāya)
  
Khuda hāfiz
  
I Love You
मी तुझ्यावर प्रेम करतो (Mī tujhyāvara prēma karatō)
  
be chus che seth mohabat karaan
  
Excuse Me
मला माफ करा (Malā māpha karā)
  
वय त्रॅाविव । (vat' treūviv)
  
Dialect 1
Maharashtrian Konkani
  
Kashtawari
  
Where They Speak
Kokan
  
India, Koshtawar valley, southeast kashmir, India
  
How Many People Speak
2,400,000.00
  
23
Not Available
  
Dialect 2
Varhadi
  
Poguli
  
Where They Speak
Vidarbha
  
Pogul and Paristan valleys
  
How Many People Speak
7,000,000.00
  
12
Not Available
  
Dialect 3
Khandeshi
  
Rambani
  
Where They Speak
Khandesh
  
India
  
How Many People Speak
1,900,000.00
  
15
Not Available
  
How Many People Speak?
71.00 million
  
25
5.60 million
  
99+
Speaking Population
Not Available
  
Native Speakers
68.00 million
  
16
5.42 million
  
99+
Second Language Speakers
3.00 million
  
32
Not Available
  
Native Name
मराठी (marāṭhī)
  
कॉशुर / كٲشُر
  
Alternative Names
Maharashtra, Maharathi, Malhatee, Marthi, Muruthu
  
Cashmeeree, Cashmiri, Kacmiri, Kaschemiri, Keshur, Koshur
  
French Name
marathe
  
kashmiri
  
German Name
Marathi
  
Kaschmiri
  
Pronunciation
[məˈɾaʈʰi]
  
[kəːʃur]
  
Ethnicity
Marathi people
  
Kashmiris or koshur
  
Origin
10th century
  
12th Century
  
Language Family
Indo-European Family
  
Indo-European Family
  
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
  
Indo-Iranian
  
Branch
Indic
  
Indic
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
Maharashtri Prakrit
  
No early forms
  
Standard Forms
Marathi
  
Kashmiri
  
Language Position
Not Available
  
Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)
  
Indian Signing System (ISS)
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
mr
  
ks
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
mar
  
kas
  
ISO 639 2/B
mar
  
kas
  
ISO 639 3
mar
  
kas
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
mara1378
  
kash1277
  
Linguasphere
omr
  
No data available
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
  
Subject-Object-Verb
  
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
  
Not Available