1 Countries
1.1 Countries
Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Goa, India, Maharashtra
India, Nepal
1.2 Total No. Of Countries
1.4 National Language
1.5 Second Language
Andra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Gujarat, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Telangana
Republic of Brazil
1.6 Speaking Continents
1.7 Minority Language
Israel, Mauritius
People's Republic of China
1.8 Regulated By
Maharashtra Sahitya Parishad
Language Academy of Nepal
1.9 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.
- Before the term "Nepali" was coined, historically the language was first called the Khas language, Gorkhali or Gukhali.
- Nepali has borrowed many loanwords from neighboring Tibeto-Burmese languages.
1.10 Similar To
1.11 Derived From
Sanskrit Language
Sanskrit Language