1 Countries
1.1 Countries
Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Goa, India, Maharashtra
Burkina Faso
1.2 Total No. Of Countries
1.3 National Language
India
Benin, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Ivory coast, Mali, Togo
1.4 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
1.5 Speaking Continents
1.6 Minority Language
Israel, Mauritius
Not spoken in any of the countries
1.7 Regulated By
Maharashtra Sahitya Parishad
Not Available
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.
- Mossi languages use pitch to distinguish meanings.
- Mossi is the 2nd largest ethnic group in Ivory Coast.
1.9 Similar To
Konkani Language
Dagbani Language
1.10 Derived From
Sanskrit Language
Not Available
2 Alphabets
2.1 Alphabets in
2.2 Alphabets
2.3 Phonology
2.3.1 How Many Vowels
1.7.4 How Many Consonants
1.8 Scripts
1.9 Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Not Available
1.10 Hard to Learn
1.10.1 Language Levels
1.10.2 Time Taken to Learn
2 Greetings
2.1 Hello
2.2 Thank You
धन्यवाद (Dhan'yavāda)
Laafi bala
2.3 How Are You?
तू कसा आहेस? (Tū kasā āhēsa?)
Laafi beme ?
2.4 Good Night
शुभ रात्री (Śubha rātrī)
Ne y yungo
2.5 Good Evening
चांगले संध्याकाळी (Cāṅgalē sandhyākāḷī)
ne y zabre
2.6 Good Afternoon
शुभ दुपार (Śubha dupāra)
Kia ora
2.7 Good Morning
शुभ प्रभात (Śubha prabhāta)
Ne y yibeogo
2.8 Please
2.9 Sorry
क्षमस्व (Kṣamasva)
gafare
2.10 Bye
बाय (Bāya)
Wend na kon-d nindaare
2.11 I Love You
मी तुझ्यावर प्रेम करतो (Mī tujhyāvara prēma karatō)
Kei te aroha au ki a koe
2.12 Excuse Me
मला माफ करा (Malā māpha karā)
Y gafare
3 Dialects
3.1 Dialect 1
Maharashtrian Konkani
Ouapadoupou
3.1.1 Where They Speak
3.1.2 How Many People Speak
2,400,000.00NA
1.5
960000000
3.2 Dialect 2
3.2.1 Where They Speak
3.2.2 How Many People Speak
7,000,000.00NA
700
80000000
3.3 Dialect 3
3.3.1 Where They Speak
3.3.2 How Many People Speak
1,900,000.00NA
1400
96000000
3.4 Total No. Of Dialects
4 How Many People Speak
4.1 How Many People Speak?
71.00 million7.60 million
0.13
1200
4.2 Speaking Population
4.3 Native Speakers
68.00 million7.60 million
0.13
873
4.3.1 Second Language Speakers
4.3.2 Native Name
4.3.3 Alternative Names
Maharashtra, Maharathi, Malhatee, Marthi, Muruthu
Not Available
4.3.4 French Name
4.3.5 German Name
4.4 Pronunciation
4.5 Ethnicity
5 History
5.1 Origin
10th century
Not available
5.2 Language Family
Indo-European Family
Niger-Congo Family
5.2.1 Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
Western Sudanic
5.2.2 Branch
5.3 Language Forms
5.3.1 Early Forms
Maharashtri Prakrit
No early forms
5.3.2 Standard Forms
5.3.3 Language Position
5.3.4 Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)
Not Available
5.4 Scope
6 Code
6.1 ISO 639 1
6.2 ISO 639 2
6.2.1 ISO 639 2/T
6.2.2 ISO 639 2/B
6.3 ISO 639 3
6.4 ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
6.5 Glottocode
6.6 Linguasphere
6.7 Types of Language
6.7.1 Language Type
6.7.2 Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Not Available
6.7.3 Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Not Available