Countries
Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Goa, India, Maharashtra
  
China, Jilin Province, North Korea, South Korea, Yanbian
  
National Language
India
  
North Korea, South Korea
  
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
  
Japan, People's Republic of China, Russia, United States of America
  
Regulated By
Maharashtra Sahitya Parishad
  
The National Institute of the Korean Language
  
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.
  
- Korean has borrowed words from English and Chinese.
- Korean has two counting systems. First, is based on Chinese characters and numbers are similar to Chinese numbers, and second counting system is from words unique to Korea.
  
Similar To
Konkani Language
  
Chinese and Japanese languages
  
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
  
Not Available
  
Alphabets in
Marathi-Alphabet.jpg#200
  
Korean-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Devanagari
  
Hangul
  
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal, Top-To-Bottom
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
हॅलो (Hĕlō)
  
안녕하세요. (annyeonghaseyo.)
  
Thank You
धन्यवाद (Dhan'yavāda)
  
감사합니다 (gamsahabnida)
  
How Are You?
तू कसा आहेस? (Tū kasā āhēsa?)
  
어떻게 지내세요? (eotteohge jinaeseyo?)
  
Good Night
शुभ रात्री (Śubha rātrī)
  
안녕히 주무세요 (annyeonghi jumuseyo)
  
Good Evening
चांगले संध्याकाळी (Cāṅgalē sandhyākāḷī)
  
안녕하세요 (annyeonghaseyo.)
  
Good Afternoon
शुभ दुपार (Śubha dupāra)
  
안녕하십니까 (annyeong hashimnikka)
  
Good Morning
शुभ प्रभात (Śubha prabhāta)
  
안녕히 주무셨어요 (An-yŏng-hi ju-mu-shŏ-ssŏ-yo)
  
Please
कृपया (Kr̥payā)
  
하십시오 (hasibsio)
  
Sorry
क्षमस्व (Kṣamasva)
  
죄송합니다 (joesonghabnida)
  
Bye
बाय (Bāya)
  
안녕 (annyeong)
  
I Love You
मी तुझ्यावर प्रेम करतो (Mī tujhyāvara prēma karatō)
  
당신을 사랑합니다 (dangsin-eul salanghabnida)
  
Excuse Me
मला माफ करा (Malā māpha karā)
  
실례합니다 (sillyehabnida)
  
Dialect 1
Maharashtrian Konkani
  
Jeju
  
Where They Speak
Kokan
  
South Korea
  
How Many People Speak
2,400,000.00
  
23
Dialect 2
Varhadi
  
Gyeongsang
  
Where They Speak
Vidarbha
  
South Korea
  
How Many People Speak
7,000,000.00
  
12
10,000,000.00
  
9
Dialect 3
Khandeshi
  
Hamgyŏng
  
Where They Speak
Khandesh
  
China, North Korea
  
How Many People Speak
1,900,000.00
  
15
Not Available
  
How Many People Speak?
71.00 million
  
25
77.00 million
  
22
Native Speakers
68.00 million
  
16
77.00 million
  
12
Second Language Speakers
3.00 million
  
32
Not Available
  
Native Name
मराठी (marāṭhī)
  
한국어 (조선말)
  
Alternative Names
Maharashtra, Maharathi, Malhatee, Marthi, Muruthu
  
Hanguk Mal, Hanguk Uh
  
French Name
marathe
  
coréen
  
German Name
Marathi
  
Koreanisch
  
Pronunciation
[məˈɾaʈʰi]
  
Not Available
  
Ethnicity
Marathi people
  
Koreans
  
Origin
10th century
  
Before 1st century
  
Language Family
Indo-European Family
  
Koreanic Family
  
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
  
Not Available
  
Branch
Indic
  
Not Available
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
Maharashtri Prakrit
  
Old Korean, Middle Korean and Korean
  
Standard Forms
Marathi
  
Pluricentric Standard Korean, South Korean standard and North Korean standard
  
Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)
  
Korean Sign Language
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
mr
  
ko
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
mar
  
kor
  
ISO 639 2/B
mar
  
kor
  
ISO 639 3
mar
  
Kor
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
mara1378
  
kore1280
  
Linguasphere
omr
  
45-AAA
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
  
Subject-Object-Verb
  
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
  
Agglutinative