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Marathi and Malaysian


Malaysian and Marathi


Countries

Countries
Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Goa, India, Maharashtra   
Brunei, Malaysia, Singapore   

Total No. Of Countries
4   
11
3   
12

National Language
India   
Malaysia   

Second Language
Andra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Gujarat, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Telangana   
Indonesia   

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Asia   

Minority Language
Israel, Mauritius   
Thailand   

Regulated By
Maharashtra Sahitya Parishad   
Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka   

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.
  
  • One of the most politically powerful language historically is Malaysian Language.
  • Malaysian earliest known inscriptions were found in South of Sumatra way back in 683-6 AD.
  

Similar To
Konkani Language   
Indonesian Language   

Derived From
Sanskrit Language   
Tamil Language   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
52   
31
26   
8

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
16   
13
6   
3

How Many Consonants
36   
26
24   
14

Scripts
Devanagari   
Latin   

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   
Not Available   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3   
2
6   
5

Time Taken to Learn
4 weeks   
2
36 weeks   
10

Greetings

Hello
हॅलो (Hĕlō)   
Hai   

Thank You
धन्यवाद (Dhan'yavāda)   
terima kasih   

How Are You?
तू कसा आहेस? (Tū kasā āhēsa?)   
Apa khabar?   

Good Night
शुभ रात्री (Śubha rātrī)   
Selamat Malam   

Good Evening
चांगले संध्याकाळी (Cāṅgalē sandhyākāḷī)   
Selamat Petang   

Good Afternoon
शुभ दुपार (Śubha dupāra)   
Selamat tengah hari   

Good Morning
शुभ प्रभात (Śubha prabhāta)   
Selamat pagi   

Please
कृपया (Kr̥payā)   
sila   

Sorry
क्षमस्व (Kṣamasva)   
maaf   

Bye
बाय (Bāya)   
Selamat tinggal   

I Love You
मी तुझ्यावर प्रेम करतो (Mī tujhyāvara prēma karatō)   
Saya sayang kamu   

Excuse Me
मला माफ करा (Malā māpha karā)   
Maafkan saya   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Maharashtrian Konkani   
Bengkulu   

Where They Speak
Kokan   
Bengkulu Province, Sumatra   

How Many People Speak
2,400,000.00   
23
1,600,000.00   
25

Dialect 2
Varhadi   
Pekal   

Where They Speak
Vidarbha   
Indonesia   

How Many People Speak
7,000,000.00   
12
30,000.00   
40

Dialect 3
Khandeshi   
Musi   

Where They Speak
Khandesh   
Indonesia   

How Many People Speak
1,900,000.00   
15
3,100,000.00   
11

Total No. Of Dialects
42   
29
24   
20

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
71.00 million   
25
175.00 million   
10

Speaking Population
1.10 %   
18
1.16 %   
14

Native Speakers
68.00 million   
16
77.00 million   
12

Second Language Speakers
3.00 million   
32
98.00 million   
8

Native Name
मराठी (marāṭhī)   
Bahasa melayu   

Alternative Names
Maharashtra, Maharathi, Malhatee, Marthi, Muruthu   
Not Available   

French Name
marathe   
malais   

German Name
Marathi   
Malaiisch   

Pronunciation
[məˈɾaʈʰi]   
[baˈhasə malajˈsiə]   

Ethnicity
Marathi people   
Not Available   

History

Origin
10th century   
c. 683 AD   

Language Family
Indo-European Family   
Austronesian Family   

Subgroup
Indo-Iranian   
Not Available   

Branch
Indic   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Maharashtri Prakrit   
Ancient Malay, Old Malay, Pre-Modern MalayClassical Malay,   

Standard Forms
Marathi   
Pluricentric Standard Malay   

Language Position
17   
15
54   
39

Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)   
Malaysian Sign Language   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
mr   
ms   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
mar   
msa   

ISO 639 2/B
mar   
may   

ISO 639 3
mar   
zsm   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
mara1378   
stan1306   

Linguasphere
omr   
No data available   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb   
Not Available   

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Agglutinative   

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

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Marathi and Malaysian Speaking population

Marathi and Malaysian speaking population is one of the factors based on which Marathi and Malaysian languages can be compared. The total count of Marathi and Malaysian Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Marathi language is 1.10 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Malaysian language is 1.16 %. 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 Malaysian on Marathi vs Malaysian where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Marathi and Malaysian Language Codes

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

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