Countries
Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Goa, India, Maharashtra
  
Vietnam
  
National Language
India
  
Vietnam
  
Second Language
Andra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Gujarat, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Telangana
  
Australia, East Asia, North America, Southeast Asia, Western Europe
  
Speaking Continents
Asia
  
Asia
  
Minority Language
Israel, Mauritius
  
Czech Republic
  
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 vocabulary of Vietnamese language is influenced by Chinese Language.
- The only language in East Asia that uses the Latin alphabet is Vietnamese.
  
Similar To
Konkani Language
  
Chinese Language
  
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
  
Chinese Language
  
Alphabets in
Marathi-Alphabet.jpg#200
  
Vietnamese-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Devanagari
  
Latin
  
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Not Available
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
हॅलो (Hĕlō)
  
Xin chào
  
Thank You
धन्यवाद (Dhan'yavāda)
  
Cam on
  
How Are You?
तू कसा आहेस? (Tū kasā āhēsa?)
  
Bạn khỏe không?
  
Good Night
शुभ रात्री (Śubha rātrī)
  
Chúc ngủ ngon
  
Good Evening
चांगले संध्याकाळी (Cāṅgalē sandhyākāḷī)
  
Chào buổi tối
  
Good Afternoon
शुभ दुपार (Śubha dupāra)
  
Chào buổi trưa
  
Good Morning
शुभ प्रभात (Śubha prabhāta)
  
Chào buổi sáng
  
Please
कृपया (Kr̥payā)
  
xin vui lòng
  
Sorry
क्षमस्व (Kṣamasva)
  
Xin lỗi
  
Bye
बाय (Bāya)
  
Tạm biệt
  
I Love You
मी तुझ्यावर प्रेम करतो (Mī tujhyāvara prēma karatō)
  
tôi yêu bạn
  
Excuse Me
मला माफ करा (Malā māpha karā)
  
Xin loi
  
Dialect 1
Maharashtrian Konkani
  
Northern Vietnamese
  
Where They Speak
Kokan
  
Dong Bac, Haiphong, Hanoi, Red River Delta, Tay Bac
  
How Many People Speak
2,400,000.00
  
23
Not Available
  
Dialect 2
Varhadi
  
North-central Vietnamese
  
Where They Speak
Vidarbha
  
Ha Tinh, Nghe An, Thanh Hoa
  
How Many People Speak
7,000,000.00
  
12
Not Available
  
Dialect 3
Khandeshi
  
Mid-Central Vietnamese
  
Where They Speak
Khandesh
  
Hue, Quang Tri, Thua Thien
  
How Many People Speak
1,900,000.00
  
15
Not Available
  
How Many People Speak?
71.00 million
  
25
91.00 million
  
16
Native Speakers
68.00 million
  
16
75.00 million
  
14
Second Language Speakers
3.00 million
  
32
16.00 million
  
17
Native Name
मराठी (marāṭhī)
  
tiếng việt (㗂越)
  
Alternative Names
Maharashtra, Maharathi, Malhatee, Marthi, Muruthu
  
Annamese, Ching, Gin, Jing, Kinh, Viet
  
French Name
marathe
  
vietnamien
  
German Name
Marathi
  
Vietnamesisch
  
Pronunciation
[məˈɾaʈʰi]
  
[tĭəŋ vìəˀt] (Northern)
[tǐəŋ jìək] (Southern)
  
Ethnicity
Marathi people
  
Vietnamese (Kinh) people
  
Origin
10th century
  
c. 1440
  
Language Family
Indo-European Family
  
Austroasiatic Family
  
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
  
Not Available
  
Branch
Indic
  
Not Available
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
Maharashtri Prakrit
  
Pre-Vietnamese, Proto-Vietnamese, Archaic Vietnamese, Ancient Vietnamese, Middle Vietnamese, Modern Vietnamese
  
Standard Forms
Marathi
  
Standard Vietnamese
  
Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)
  
Vietnamese sign languages
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
mr
  
vi
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
mar
  
vie
  
ISO 639 2/B
mar
  
vie
  
ISO 639 3
mar
  
vie
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
mara1378
  
viet1252
  
Linguasphere
omr
  
46-EBA
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
  
Subject-Verb-Object
  
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
  
Analytic, Isolating