Countries
Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Goa, India, Maharashtra
  
Wales
  
National Language
India
  
Wales
  
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
  
Europe
  
Minority Language
Israel, Mauritius
  
Argentina, United Kingdom
  
Regulated By
Maharashtra Sahitya Parishad
  
Welsh Language Commissioner
  
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.
  
- One of the Celtic language still spoken with great numbers of speakers is Welsh language.
- Welsh was evolved from British , which was spoken by ancient Britons.
  
Similar To
Konkani Language
  
English Language
  
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
  
British Language
  
Alphabets in
Marathi-Alphabet.jpg#200
  
Welsh-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Devanagari
  
Latin
  
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Not Available
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
हॅलो (Hĕlō)
  
Helô
  
Thank You
धन्यवाद (Dhan'yavāda)
  
Diolch
  
How Are You?
तू कसा आहेस? (Tū kasā āhēsa?)
  
Sut ydych chi?
  
Good Night
शुभ रात्री (Śubha rātrī)
  
Nos da
  
Good Evening
चांगले संध्याकाळी (Cāṅgalē sandhyākāḷī)
  
Noswaith dda
  
Good Afternoon
शुभ दुपार (Śubha dupāra)
  
P'nawn da
  
Good Morning
शुभ प्रभात (Śubha prabhāta)
  
Bore da
  
Please
कृपया (Kr̥payā)
  
os gwelwch yn dda
  
Sorry
क्षमस्व (Kṣamasva)
  
Mae'n ddrwg gennym
  
Bye
बाय (Bāya)
  
Hwyl
  
I Love You
मी तुझ्यावर प्रेम करतो (Mī tujhyāvara prēma karatō)
  
Dw i'n dy garu di
  
Excuse Me
मला माफ करा (Malā māpha karā)
  
Esgusodwch fi
  
Dialect 1
Maharashtrian Konkani
  
Patagonian Welsh
  
Where They Speak
Kokan
  
Argentina
  
How Many People Speak
2,400,000.00
  
23
Dialect 2
Varhadi
  
Y Wyndodeg
  
Where They Speak
Vidarbha
  
Gwynedd
  
How Many People Speak
7,000,000.00
  
12
Not Available
  
Dialect 3
Khandeshi
  
Y Bowyseg
  
Where They Speak
Khandesh
  
Powys
  
How Many People Speak
1,900,000.00
  
15
Not Available
  
How Many People Speak?
71.00 million
  
25
7.40 million
  
99+
Speaking Population
Not Available
  
Native Speakers
68.00 million
  
16
7.40 million
  
99+
Second Language Speakers
3.00 million
  
32
Not Available
  
Native Name
मराठी (marāṭhī)
  
Cymraeg / Y Gymraeg
  
Alternative Names
Maharashtra, Maharathi, Malhatee, Marthi, Muruthu
  
Cymraeg
  
French Name
marathe
  
gallois
  
German Name
Marathi
  
Kymrisch
  
Pronunciation
[məˈɾaʈʰi]
  
[kəmˈrɑːɨɡ]
  
Ethnicity
Marathi people
  
Welsh people
  
Origin
10th century
  
9th Century
  
Language Family
Indo-European Family
  
Indo-European Family
  
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
  
Celtic
  
Branch
Indic
  
Brythonic
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
Maharashtri Prakrit
  
Common Brittonic, Old Welsh, Middle Welsh
  
Standard Forms
Marathi
  
Welsh
  
Language Position
Not Available
  
Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)
  
Not Available
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
mr
  
cy
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
mar
  
cym
  
ISO 639 2/B
mar
  
wel
  
ISO 639 3
mar
  
cym
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
mara1378
  
wels1247
  
Linguasphere
omr
  
50-ABA
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Historical
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
  
Verb-Subject-Object
  
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
  
Fusional
  
Marathi and Welsh Speaking population
Marathi and Welsh speaking population is one of the factors based on which Marathi and Welsh languages can be compared. The total count of Marathi and Welsh Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Marathi language is 1.10 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Welsh 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 Welsh on Marathi vs Welsh where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Marathi and Welsh Language Codes
Marathi and Welsh language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Marathi and Welsh Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.