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
Marathi-Alphabet.jpg#200
  
Sanskrit-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Devanagari
  
Devanagari
  
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
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
2,400,000.00
  
23
Not Available
  
Dialect 2
Varhadi
  
Not present
  
Where They Speak
Vidarbha
  
Not Available
  
How Many People Speak
7,000,000.00
  
12
Not Available
  
Dialect 3
Khandeshi
  
Not present
  
Where They Speak
Khandesh
  
Not Available
  
How Many People Speak
1,900,000.00
  
15
Not Available
  
Total No. Of Dialects
0
  
How Many People Speak?
71.00 million
  
25
14.10 million
  
99+
Speaking Population
Not Available
  
Native Speakers
68.00 million
  
16
14.10 million
  
99+
Second Language Speakers
3.00 million
  
32
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
  
Branch
Indic
  
Indic
  
Language Forms
  
  
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 1
mr
  
sa
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
mar
  
san
  
ISO 639 2/B
mar
  
san
  
ISO 639 3
mar
  
san
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
mara1378
  
sans1269
  
Linguasphere
omr
  
No data available
  
Types of Language
  
  
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.