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Marathi and Konkani


Konkani and Marathi


Countries

Countries
Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Goa, India, Maharashtra   
India   

Total No. Of Countries
4   
11
1   
14

National Language
India   
India   

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   
Govenment of Goa   

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.
  
  • Fr. Thomas Stevan wrote the first book in Konkani in 1651.
  • Sahitya Academy recognized konkani as a language in year 1976.
  

Similar To
Konkani Language   
Marathi   

Derived From
Sanskrit Language   
Sanskrit Language   

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Marathi-Alphabet.jpg#200   
Kokani-Alphabets.jpg#200   

Alphabets
52   
31
52   
31

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
16   
13
16   
13

How Many Consonants
36   
26
36   
26

Scripts
Devanagari   
Devanagari   

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3   
2
3   
2

Time Taken to Learn
4 weeks   
2
4 weeks   
2

Greetings

Hello
हॅलो (Hĕlō)   
Namaskar   

Thank You
धन्यवाद (Dhan'yavāda)   
Dev Borem Korum   

How Are You?
तू कसा आहेस? (Tū kasā āhēsa?)   
kaso assa?   

Good Night
शुभ रात्री (Śubha rātrī)   
Rati Boren Zavonn   

Good Evening
चांगले संध्याकाळी (Cāṅgalē sandhyākāḷī)   
Sanj Borem Zavonn   

Good Afternoon
शुभ दुपार (Śubha dupāra)   
Not Available   

Good Morning
शुभ प्रभात (Śubha prabhāta)   
Dis Borem Zavonn   

Please
कृपया (Kr̥payā)   
Chike   

Sorry
क्षमस्व (Kṣamasva)   
Maf kor   

Bye
बाय (Bāya)   
Adeus   

I Love You
मी तुझ्यावर प्रेम करतो (Mī tujhyāvara prēma karatō)   
hav tujo mog korta.   

Excuse Me
मला माफ करा (Malā māpha karā)   
upkar korxi   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Maharashtrian Konkani   
Antruz   

Where They Speak
Kokan   
Goa   

How Many People Speak
2,400,000.00   
23
Not Available   

Dialect 2
Varhadi   
Not present   

Where They Speak
Vidarbha   
Not Available   

How Many People Speak
7,000,000.00   
12
Not Available   

Dialect 3
Khandeshi   
Not present   

Where They Speak
Khandesh   
Not Available   

How Many People Speak
1,900,000.00   
15
Not Available   

Total No. Of Dialects
42   
29
1   
1

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
71.00 million   
25
7.40 million   
99+

Speaking Population
1.10 %   
18
0.11 %   
99+

Native Speakers
68.00 million   
16
7.40 million   
99+

Second Language Speakers
3.00 million   
32
Not Available   

Native Name
मराठी (marāṭhī)   
Kōṅkaṇī   

Alternative Names
Maharashtra, Maharathi, Malhatee, Marthi, Muruthu   
Konkan standard, Bankoti, Kunabi, North Konkan, Central Konkan, Concorinum, Cugani, Konkanese   

French Name
marathe   
konkani   

German Name
Marathi   
Konkani   

Pronunciation
[məˈɾaʈʰi]   
kõkɳi   

Ethnicity
Marathi people   
Konkanis   

History

Origin
10th century   
1209 A.D.   

Language Family
Indo-European Family   
Indo-European Family   

Subgroup
Indo-Iranian   
Not Available   

Branch
Indic   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Maharashtri Prakrit   
No early forms   

Standard Forms
Marathi   
Kokani   

Language Position
17   
15
Not Available   

Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)   
Indian Signing System (ISS)   

Scope
Individual   
Individual, Macrolanguage   

Code

ISO 639 1
mr   
No data available   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
mar   
kok   

ISO 639 2/B
mar   
kok   

ISO 639 3
mar   
kok   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
mara1378   
goan1235   

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   

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All Marathi and Konkani 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 Konkani dialects. Various dialects of Marathi and Konkani language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Marathi are spoken in different Marathi Speaking Countries whereas Konkani Dialects are spoken in different Konkani speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Marathi vs Konkani Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Marathi dialects include: Maharashtrian Konkani, Varhadi. Konkani dialects include: Antruz Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Marathi and Konkani Speaking population

Marathi and Konkani speaking population is one of the factors based on which Marathi and Konkani languages can be compared. The total count of Marathi and Konkani Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Marathi language is 1.10 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Konkani language is 0.11 %. 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 Konkani on Marathi vs Konkani where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Marathi and Konkani Language Codes

Marathi and Konkani language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Marathi and Konkani Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.

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