Countries
Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Goa, India, Maharashtra
India
National Language
India
India
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
Speaking Continents
Asia
Asia
Minority Language
Israel, Mauritius
Not spoken in any of the countries
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.
- Sanskrit language has highest number of vocabularies than any other language.
- Sanskrit Language has proved to help in speech therapy, also it increases concentration and helps to learn maths and science better.
Similar To
Konkani Language
Old German Language
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
Prakrit Language
Alphabets in
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Sanskrit-Alphabets.jpg#200
Scripts
Devanagari
Devanagari
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hello
हॅलो (Hĕlō)
नमस्कारः (namaskāraḥ)
Thank You
धन्यवाद (Dhan'yavāda)
धन्यवादाः (dhanyawādāh)
How Are You?
तू कसा आहेस? (Tū kasā āhēsa?)
कथमस्ति भवान् (kathamasti bhawān)
Good Night
शुभ रात्री (Śubha rātrī)
शुभरात्री (shubharātrī)
Good Evening
चांगले संध्याकाळी (Cāṅgalē sandhyākāḷī)
शुभः सायंकालः
Good Afternoon
शुभ दुपार (Śubha dupāra)
शुभ दुपार
Good Morning
शुभ प्रभात (Śubha prabhāta)
सुप्रभातम् (suprabhātam)
Please
कृपया (Kr̥payā)
कृपया (kripayā)
Sorry
क्षमस्व (Kṣamasva)
कृपया क्षम्यताम् (kripayā kshamyatām)
Bye
बाय (Bāya)
पुनः मिलामः(punah milamah)
I Love You
मी तुझ्यावर प्रेम करतो (Mī tujhyāvara prēma karatō)
त्वामनुरजामि (twāmanurajāmi)
Excuse Me
मला माफ करा (Malā māpha karā)
कृपया क्षम्यताम् (kripayā kshamyatām)
Dialect 1
Maharashtrian Konkani
Not present
Where They Speak
Kokan
Not Available
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Varhadi
Not present
Where They Speak
Vidarbha
Not Available
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Khandeshi
Not present
Where They Speak
Khandesh
Not Available
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Speaking Population
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
मराठी (marāṭhī)
संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam)
Alternative Names
Maharashtra, Maharathi, Malhatee, Marthi, Muruthu
Not Available
French Name
marathe
sanskrit
German Name
Marathi
Sanskrit
Pronunciation
[məˈɾaʈʰi]
[səmskr̩t̪əm]
Ethnicity
Marathi people
Not Available
Origin
10th century
2000 B.C.
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
Indo-Iranian
Early Forms
Maharashtri Prakrit
Vedic Sanskrit
Standard Forms
Marathi
Sanskrit
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)
Not Available
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
mara1378
sans1269
Linguasphere
omr
No data available
Language Type
Living
Ancient
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Synthetic
Marathi and Sanskrit Speaking population
Marathi and Sanskrit speaking population is one of the factors based on which Marathi and Sanskrit languages can be compared. The total count of Marathi and Sanskrit Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Marathi language is 1.10 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Sanskrit language is Not Available. 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 Sanskrit on Marathi vs Sanskrit where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Marathi and Sanskrit Language Codes
Marathi and Sanskrit language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Marathi and Sanskrit Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.