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Marathi and Punjabi Speaking countries


Punjabi and Marathi Speaking Countries


Countries

Countries
Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Goa, India, Maharashtra  
India, Pakistan  

Total No. Of Countries
4  
11
2  
13

National Language
India  
India, Pakistan  

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

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Asia  

Minority Language
Israel, Mauritius  
Australia, Canada, United Kingdom, United States of America  

Regulated By
Maharashtra Sahitya Parishad  
Not Available  

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.
  
  • Punjabi is 2nd most spoken in United Kingdom and 4th most spoken in Canada.
  • Punjabi is tonal language, by using various tones Punjabi speakers are able to differentiate between words.
  

Similar To
Konkani Language  
Hindi Language  

Derived From
Sanskrit Language  
Sanskrit Language  

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Marathi and Punjabi as Minority Language

In Marathi and Punjabi speaking countries you will get the countries which have Marathi and Punjabi as minority language. The language which is spoken by minority of population in the country is called as minority language.

  • Marathi as minority language: Israel, Mauritius.
  • Punjabi as minority language: Australia, Canada, United Kingdom, United States of America.

If you want to compare Marathi and Punjabi dialects, then you can go to Marathi vs Punjabi Dialects. Some of the official languages are also considered as minority languages.

Marathi and Punjabi Regulators

Marathi and Punjabi speaking countries provide you Marathi and Punjabi regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Maharashtra Sahitya Parishad regulates Marathi language.Punjabi is not regulated. Also get to learn, Marathi and Punjabi Language History.

Marathi and Punjabi Continents

Thinking about Marathi and Punjabi continents in which Marathi and Punjabi speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Marathi and Punjabi. Most of the Marathi speaking countries lie in Asia. While Punjabi speaking countries lie in Asia. Continentwise, most of the languages belong to Asian Languages and African Languages. It's always fun to know about interesting facts of any language, so lets discuss about unknown facts of Marathi and Punjabi languages:

Marathi Interesting Facts:

Punjabi Interesting Facts:

The Marathi language was derived from Sanskrit Language and is similar to Konkani Language whereas Marathi language is similar to Hindi Language and derived from Sanskrit Language.

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