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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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