1 Countries
1.1 Countries
Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Goa, India, Maharashtra
Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Goa, India, Maharashtra
1.2 Total No. Of Countries
1.3 National Language
1.4 Second Language
Andra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Gujarat, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Telangana
Andra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Gujarat, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Telangana
1.5 Speaking Continents
1.6 Minority Language
Israel, Mauritius
Israel, Mauritius
1.7 Regulated By
Maharashtra Sahitya Parishad
Maharashtra Sahitya Parishad
1.8 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.
- 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.
1.9 Similar To
Konkani Language
Konkani Language
1.10 Derived From
Sanskrit Language
Sanskrit Language
2 Alphabets
2.1 Alphabets in
2.2 Alphabets
2.3 Phonology
2.3.1 How Many Vowels
2.3.2 How Many Consonants
2.4 Scripts
2.5 Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
2.6 Hard to Learn
2.6.1 Language Levels
2.6.2 Time Taken to Learn
3 Greetings
3.1 Hello
3.2 Thank You
धन्यवाद (Dhan'yavāda)
धन्यवाद (Dhan'yavāda)
3.3 How Are You?
तू कसा आहेस? (Tū kasā āhēsa?)
तू कसा आहेस? (Tū kasā āhēsa?)
3.4 Good Night
शुभ रात्री (Śubha rātrī)
शुभ रात्री (Śubha rātrī)
3.5 Good Evening
चांगले संध्याकाळी (Cāṅgalē sandhyākāḷī)
चांगले संध्याकाळी (Cāṅgalē sandhyākāḷī)
3.6 Good Afternoon
शुभ दुपार (Śubha dupāra)
शुभ दुपार (Śubha dupāra)
3.7 Good Morning
शुभ प्रभात (Śubha prabhāta)
शुभ प्रभात (Śubha prabhāta)
3.8 Please
कृपया (Kr̥payā)
कृपया (Kr̥payā)
3.9 Sorry
क्षमस्व (Kṣamasva)
क्षमस्व (Kṣamasva)
3.10 Bye
3.11 I Love You
मी तुझ्यावर प्रेम करतो (Mī tujhyāvara prēma karatō)
मी तुझ्यावर प्रेम करतो (Mī tujhyāvara prēma karatō)
3.12 Excuse Me
मला माफ करा (Malā māpha karā)
मला माफ करा (Malā māpha karā)
4 Dialects
4.1 Dialect 1
Maharashtrian Konkani
Maharashtrian Konkani
4.1.1 Where They Speak
4.1.2 How Many People Speak
2,400,000.002,400,000.00
1.5
960000000
4.2 Dialect 2
4.2.1 Where They Speak
4.2.2 How Many People Speak
7,000,000.007,000,000.00
700
80000000
4.3 Dialect 3
4.3.1 Where They Speak
4.3.2 How Many People Speak
1,900,000.001,900,000.00
1400
96000000
4.4 Total No. Of Dialects
5 How Many People Speak
5.1 How Many People Speak?
71.00 million71.00 million
0.13
1200
5.2 Speaking Population
5.3 Native Speakers
68.00 million68.00 million
0.13
873
5.3.1 Second Language Speakers
3.00 million3.00 million
0.01
400
5.3.2 Native Name
मराठी (marāṭhī)
मराठी (marāṭhī)
5.3.3 Alternative Names
Maharashtra, Maharathi, Malhatee, Marthi, Muruthu
Maharashtra, Maharathi, Malhatee, Marthi, Muruthu
5.3.4 French Name
5.3.5 German Name
5.4 Pronunciation
5.5 Ethnicity
Marathi people
Marathi people
6 History
6.1 Origin
10th century
10th century
6.2 Language Family
Indo-European Family
Indo-European Family
6.2.1 Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
Indo-Iranian
6.2.2 Branch
6.3 Language Forms
6.3.1 Early Forms
Maharashtri Prakrit
Maharashtri Prakrit
6.3.2 Standard Forms
6.3.3 Language Position
6.3.4 Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)
Indian Signing System (ISS)
6.4 Scope
7 Code
7.1 ISO 639 1
7.2 ISO 639 2
7.2.1 ISO 639 2/T
7.2.2 ISO 639 2/B
7.3 ISO 639 3
7.4 ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
7.5 Glottocode
7.6 Linguasphere
7.7 Types of Language
7.7.1 Language Type
7.7.2 Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Object-Verb
7.7.3 Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Not Available