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1 Countries

1.1 Countries

Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Goa, India, Maharashtra

1.2 Total No. Of Countries

4
Rank: 11 (Overall)
Bhojpuri
0 46

1.3 National Language

India

1.4 Second Language

Andra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Gujarat, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Telangana

1.5 Speaking Continents

Asia

1.6 Minority Language

Israel, Mauritius

1.7 Regulated By

Maharashtra Sahitya Parishad

1.8 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.

1.9 Similar To

Konkani Language

1.10 Derived From

Sanskrit Language

2 Alphabets

2.1 Alphabets in

2.2 Alphabets

52
Rank: 31 (Overall)
Irish
18 247

2.3 Phonology

2.3.1 How Many Vowels

16
Rank: 13 (Overall)
Hebrew
0 32

2.3.2 How Many Consonants

36
Rank: 26 (Overall)
German
9 60

2.4 Scripts

Devanagari

2.5 Writing Direction

Left-To-Right, Horizontal

2.6 Hard to Learn

2.6.1 Language Levels

3
Rank: 2 (Overall)
Bengali
2 12

2.6.2 Time Taken to Learn

4 weeks
Rank: 2 (Overall)
Cebuano
3 88

3 Greetings

3.1 Hello

हॅलो (Hĕlō)

3.2 Thank You

धन्यवाद (Dhan'yavāda)

3.3 How Are You?

तू कसा आहेस? (Tū kasā āhēsa?)

3.4 Good Night

शुभ रात्री (Śubha rātrī)

3.5 Good Evening

चांगले संध्याकाळी (Cāṅgalē sandhyākāḷī)

3.6 Good Afternoon

शुभ दुपार (Śubha dupāra)

3.7 Good Morning

शुभ प्रभात (Śubha prabhāta)

3.8 Please

कृपया (Kr̥payā)

3.9 Sorry

क्षमस्व (Kṣamasva)

3.10 Bye

बाय (Bāya)

3.11 I Love You

मी तुझ्यावर प्रेम करतो (Mī tujhyāvara prēma karatō)

3.12 Excuse Me

मला माफ करा (Malā māpha karā)

4 Dialects

4.1 Dialect 1

Maharashtrian Konkani

4.1.1 Where They Speak

Kokan

4.1.2 How Many People Speak

2,400,000.00
Rank: 23 (Overall)
Macedonian
1.5 960000000

4.2 Dialect 2

Varhadi

4.2.1 Where They Speak

Vidarbha

4.2.2 How Many People Speak

7,000,000.00
Rank: 12 (Overall)
Dzongkha
700 80000000

4.3 Dialect 3

Khandeshi

4.3.1 Where They Speak

Khandesh

4.3.2 How Many People Speak

1,900,000.00
Rank: 15 (Overall)
Romanian
1400 96000000

4.4 Total No. Of Dialects

42
Rank: 29 (Overall)
Sanskrit
0 188

5 How Many People Speak

5.1 How Many People Speak?

71.00 million
Rank: 25 (Overall)
Abkhaz
0.13 1200

5.2 Speaking Population

1.10 %
Rank: 18 (Overall)
Xhosa
0.11 89

5.3 Native Speakers

68.00 million
Rank: 16 (Overall)
Abkhaz
0.13 873

5.3.1 Second Language Speakers

3.00 million
Rank: 32 (Overall)
Finnish
0.01 400

5.3.2 Native Name

मराठी (marāṭhī)

5.3.3 Alternative Names

Maharashtra, Maharathi, Malhatee, Marthi, Muruthu

5.3.4 French Name

marathe

5.3.5 German Name

Marathi

5.4 Pronunciation

[məˈɾaʈʰi]

5.5 Ethnicity

Marathi people

6 History

6.1 Origin

10th century

6.2 Language Family

Indo-European Family

6.2.1 Subgroup

Indo-Iranian

6.2.2 Branch

Indic

6.3 Language Forms

6.3.1 Early Forms

Maharashtri Prakrit

6.3.2 Standard Forms

Marathi

6.3.3 Language Position

17
Rank: 15 (Overall)
Chinese
1 120

6.3.4 Signed Forms

Indian Signing System (ISS)

6.4 Scope

Individual

7 Code

7.1 ISO 639 1

mr

7.2 ISO 639 2

7.2.1 ISO 639 2/T

mar

7.2.2 ISO 639 2/B

mar

7.3 ISO 639 3

mar

7.4 ISO 639 6

Not Available

7.5 Glottocode

mara1378

7.6 Linguasphere

omr

7.7 Types of Language

7.7.1 Language Type

Living

7.7.2 Language Linguistic Typology

Subject-Object-Verb

7.7.3 Language Morphological Typology

Not Available

Origin of Marathi language

In order to communicate with each other, the origin of language was the essential part. Various languages are spoken all over the world. Marathi language is one of the Easiest Languages to Learn. The origin of Marathi language states that it was put to use in 10th century. The history of Marathi language reveals that the language is old and used since many years. Check out in brief about Marathi Language History.The evolution of Marathi language began with early forms such as Maharashtri Prakrit. Marathi is the standard form of Marathi language and it is used in government centers. Know all About Marathi Language.

Marathi population

Marathi population gives us the total count of number of people speaking Marathi language. Marathi language is spoken by 71.00 million people in the world. Most of the Marathi population lies in the Marathi Speaking Countries. Marathi language is spoken as first language by 68.00 million people and as second language by about 3.00 million people. Get to know Marathi speaking population in detail.

Marathi writing system

There are numerous writing systems but most widely used scripts are Latin, Cyrillic and Arabic. Marathi writing system decides the alphabets, vowels and consonants i.e. the written form of Marathi language. Some languages share common writing systems. Devanagari script is used by Marathi language. Learn more about . 

Information about Marathi language

Check out all the information about Marathi language here. You may find it interesting to learn Marathi Alphabets or the vowels and consonants of this language. Also knowing about Marathi Speaking Countries, Marathi speaking continents and Marathi Dialects will help in improving your knowledge about this language. Also while travelling to Marathi countries knowing common Marathi Greetings will help you in communicating with Marathi people.