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Marathi and Urdu Speaking countries


Urdu 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   
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, Oceania   

Minority Language
Israel, Mauritius   
India   

Regulated By
Maharashtra Sahitya Parishad   
National Council for Promotion of Urdu Language, India, National Language Authority, Pakistan   

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.
  
  • Urdu is a language of beauty and grace, that adds meaning to prose and charm to poetry.
  • Different languages such as Arabic, Persian and Turkish gave birth and richness to Urdu.
  

Similar To
Konkani Language   
Arabic and Hindi Languages   

Derived From
Sanskrit Language   
Ghaznavid Persian Language   

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Marathi and Urdu as Minority Language

In Marathi and Urdu speaking countries you will get the countries which have Marathi and Urdu 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.
  • Urdu as minority language: India.

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

Marathi and Urdu Regulators

Marathi and Urdu speaking countries provide you Marathi and Urdu regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Maharashtra Sahitya Parishad regulates Marathi language.Urdu is regulated by National Council for Promotion of Urdu Language, India, National Language Authority, Pakistan. Also get to learn, Marathi and Urdu Language History.

Marathi and Urdu Continents

Thinking about Marathi and Urdu continents in which Marathi and Urdu speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Marathi and Urdu. Most of the Marathi speaking countries lie in Asia. While Urdu speaking countries lie in Asia, Oceania. 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 Urdu languages:

Marathi Interesting Facts:

Urdu Interesting Facts:

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

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