Countries
Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Goa, India, Maharashtra
  
West Java
  
National Language
India
  
Indonesia
  
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.
  
- The Sundanese language is second most widely spoken regional language in Indonesia.
  
Similar To
Konkani Language
  
Madurese and Malay Languages
  
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
  
Not Available
  
Alphabets in
Marathi-Alphabet.jpg#200
  
Sundanese-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Alphabets
Not Available
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Devanagari
  
Latin, Sundanese
  
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Language Levels
Not Available
  
Time Taken to Learn
Not Available
  
Hello
हॅलो (Hĕlō)
  
Halo
  
Thank You
धन्यवाद (Dhan'yavāda)
  
Nuhun
  
How Are You?
तू कसा आहेस? (Tū kasā āhēsa?)
  
Kumaha kabarna?
  
Good Night
शुभ रात्री (Śubha rātrī)
  
Wilujeng kulem
  
Good Evening
चांगले संध्याकाळी (Cāṅgalē sandhyākāḷī)
  
Wilujeng wengi
  
Good Afternoon
शुभ दुपार (Śubha dupāra)
  
Wilujeng siang
  
Good Morning
शुभ प्रभात (Śubha prabhāta)
  
Wilujeng énjing
  
Please
कृपया (Kr̥payā)
  
Mangga
  
Sorry
क्षमस्व (Kṣamasva)
  
Hapunten
  
Bye
बाय (Bāya)
  
Wilujeng angkat
  
I Love You
मी तुझ्यावर प्रेम करतो (Mī tujhyāvara prēma karatō)
  
Abdi bogoh ka anjeun
  
Excuse Me
मला माफ करा (Malā māpha karā)
  
Punten
  
Dialect 1
Maharashtrian Konkani
  
Western dialect
  
Where They Speak
Kokan
  
Banten
  
How Many People Speak
2,400,000.00
  
23
Not Available
  
Dialect 2
Varhadi
  
Northern dialect
  
Where They Speak
Vidarbha
  
Bogor
  
How Many People Speak
7,000,000.00
  
12
Not Available
  
Dialect 3
Khandeshi
  
Priangan dialect
  
Where They Speak
Khandesh
  
Bandung
  
How Many People Speak
1,900,000.00
  
15
Not Available
  
How Many People Speak?
71.00 million
  
25
39.00 million
  
32
Native Speakers
68.00 million
  
16
38.00 million
  
26
Second Language Speakers
3.00 million
  
32
Not Available
  
Native Name
मराठी (marāṭhī)
  
Not Available
  
Alternative Names
Maharashtra, Maharathi, Malhatee, Marthi, Muruthu
  
Priangan, Sunda
  
French Name
marathe
  
soundanais
  
German Name
Marathi
  
Sundanesisch
  
Pronunciation
[məˈɾaʈʰi]
  
Not Available
  
Ethnicity
Marathi people
  
Sundanese, Bantenese, Cirebonese, Badui
  
Origin
10th century
  
5th century AD
  
Language Family
Indo-European Family
  
Austronesian Family
  
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
  
Indonesian
  
Branch
Indic
  
Not Available
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
Maharashtri Prakrit
  
No early forms
  
Standard Forms
Marathi
  
Sundanese
  
Language Position
Not Available
  
Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)
  
Not Available
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
mr
  
su
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
mar
  
sun
  
ISO 639 2/B
mar
  
sun
  
ISO 639 3
mar
  
sun
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
mara1378
  
sund1251
  
Linguasphere
omr
  
No data available
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
  
Subject-Verb-Object
  
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
  
Not Available