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Marathi and Sindhi


Sindhi and Marathi


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, Sindh  

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  
National Council For Promotion Of Sindhi Language, Sindhi Language Authority  

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.
  
  • The first writings of Sindhi language were found in 8th century CE.
  • In Sindhi language, every woord ends in a vowel.
  

Similar To
Konkani Language  
Gujarati  

Derived From
Sanskrit Language  
Prakrit Language  

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Marathi-Alphabet.jpg#200  
Sindhi-Alphabets.jpg#200  

Alphabets
52  
31
64  
37

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
16  
13
10  
7

How Many Consonants
36  
26
42  
31

Scripts
Devanagari  
Arabic, Devanagari  

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  
Right-To-Left, Horizontal  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
Not Available  

Time Taken to Learn
4 weeks  
2
Not Available  

Greetings

Hello
हॅलो (Hĕlō)  
Assalam O Alaikum  

Thank You
धन्यवाद (Dhan'yavāda)  
Meharbani  

How Are You?
तू कसा आहेस? (Tū kasā āhēsa?)  
Kehra haal aahin  

Good Night
शुभ रात्री (Śubha rātrī)  
tava kia aayo  

Good Evening
चांगले संध्याकाळी (Cāṅgalē sandhyākāḷī)  
Sham Jo Salam  

Good Afternoon
शुभ दुपार (Śubha dupāra)  
Assalam o Alaikum  

Good Morning
शुभ प्रभात (Śubha prabhāta)  
Subho Bakhair  

Please
कृपया (Kr̥payā)  
Mehrbani  

Sorry
क्षमस्व (Kṣamasva)  
Moon khe afsos aahe  

Bye
बाय (Bāya)  
Allah Wahi  

I Love You
मी तुझ्यावर प्रेम करतो (Mī tujhyāvara prēma karatō)  
Man tokhe prem karyan ti  

Excuse Me
मला माफ करा (Malā māpha karā)  
Maaf Kajo  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Maharashtrian Konkani  
Siraiki  

Where They Speak
Kokan  
Upper Sindh  

How Many People Speak
2,400,000.00  
23
Not Available  

Dialect 2
Varhadi  
Vicholi  

Where They Speak
Vidarbha  
Central Sindh  

How Many People Speak
7,000,000.00  
12
Not Available  

Dialect 3
Khandeshi  
Lari  

Where They Speak
Khandesh  
Lower Sindh  

How Many People Speak
1,900,000.00  
15
Not Available  

Total No. Of Dialects
42  
29
6  
6

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
71.00 million  
25
29.00 million  
37

Speaking Population
1.10 %  
18
0.39 %  
34

Native Speakers
68.00 million  
16
25.00 million  
32

Second Language Speakers
3.00 million  
32
Not Available  

Native Name
मराठी (marāṭhī)  
Not Available  

Alternative Names
Maharashtra, Maharathi, Malhatee, Marthi, Muruthu  
Not Available  

French Name
marathe  
sindhi  

German Name
Marathi  
Sindhi-Sprache  

Pronunciation
[məˈɾaʈʰi]  
Not Available  

Ethnicity
Marathi people  
Not Available  

History

Origin
10th century  
711 A.D  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
Indo-Iranian  
Indo-Iranian  

Branch
Indic  
Indic  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Maharashtri Prakrit  
Not Available  

Standard Forms
Marathi  
Sindhi  

Language Position
17  
15
50  
37

Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)  
Not Available  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
mr  
sd  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
mar  
snd  

ISO 639 2/B
mar  
snd  

ISO 639 3
mar  
snd  

ISO 639 6
Not Available  
Not Available  

Glottocode
mara1378  
sind1272  

Linguasphere
omr  
No data available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb  
Subject-Object-Verb  

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available  
Not Available  

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All Marathi and Sindhi Dialects

Most languages have dialects where each dialect differ from other dialect with respect to grammar and vocabulary. Here you will get to know all Marathi and Sindhi dialects. Various dialects of Marathi and Sindhi language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Marathi are spoken in different Marathi Speaking Countries whereas Sindhi Dialects are spoken in different Sindhi speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Marathi vs Sindhi Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Marathi dialects include: Maharashtrian Konkani, Varhadi. Sindhi dialects include: Siraiki , Vicholi. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Marathi and Sindhi Speaking population

Marathi and Sindhi speaking population is one of the factors based on which Marathi and Sindhi languages can be compared. The total count of Marathi and Sindhi Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Marathi language is 1.10 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Sindhi language is 0.39 %. 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 Sindhi on Marathi vs Sindhi where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Marathi and Sindhi Language Codes

Marathi and Sindhi language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Marathi and Sindhi Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.

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