Marathi national language and Marathi as a Second Language
Marathi speaking countries include both countries with Marathi national language and Marathi as a second language. Check if Marathi language is one of the Most Spoken Languages.
- Marathi is national language of India.
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Second Language is a non-native language of the speaker, but used in the locality of that person.
- Marathi is second language of Andra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Gujarat, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Telangana.
The Marathi countries mentioned under Marathi Speaking countries are the countries where majority of people speak Marathi language.
Marathi as minority language
Countries with Marathi as minority language are also included in Marathi speaking countries.
- Marathi is spoken as minority language in Israel, Mauritius.
Along with Marathi speaking countries check out Marathi speaking population. The language spoken by minority of the population of a territory is called minority language.
- Continent wise Marathi speaking countries mainly lie in Asia.
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Marathi Regulator and Facts
Many world languages have one or more language regulators. The bodies that regulate standard languages are usually called language academies. Official organizations that regulate Marathi language are Marathi regulators. Marathi is regulated by Maharashtra Sahitya Parishad. The regulatory bodies of Marathi lie in Marathi speaking countries. Some of the interesting facts of Marathi:
- 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.
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The Marathi language is derived from Sanskrit Language and is closely related to Konkani Language.