Countries
Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Goa, India, Maharashtra
India, No official status
National Language
India
India
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
Asia
Minority Language
Israel, Mauritius
Fiji, Guyana, Jamaica, Mauritius, Nepal, Pakistan, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago
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.
- Bhojpuri was anciently written in Kaithi scripts.
- In Mughal Era, Kaithi script was used in administrative purposes for writing in Bhojpuri language.
Similar To
Konkani Language
Maithili and Magahi
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
Sanskrit Language
Alphabets in
Marathi-Alphabet.jpg#200
Bhojpuri-Alphabets.jpg#200
Scripts
Devanagari
Devanagari
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hello
हॅलो (Hĕlō)
प्रणाम (prannam)
Thank You
धन्यवाद (Dhan'yavāda)
धन्वाद (dhanvaad)
How Are You?
तू कसा आहेस? (Tū kasā āhēsa?)
का हाल बा? (kaa haal ba?)
Good Night
शुभ रात्री (Śubha rātrī)
राम राम (raam raam)
Good Evening
चांगले संध्याकाळी (Cāṅgalē sandhyākāḷī)
राम राम (raam raam)
Good Afternoon
शुभ दुपार (Śubha dupāra)
राम राम (raam raam)
Good Morning
शुभ प्रभात (Śubha prabhāta)
राम राम (raam raam)
Please
कृपया (Kr̥payā)
मेहरबानी करके (meharbani karke)
Sorry
क्षमस्व (Kṣamasva)
माफ़ करीं (maaf karin)
Bye
बाय (Bāya)
प्रणाम (prannam)
I Love You
मी तुझ्यावर प्रेम करतो (Mī tujhyāvara prēma karatō)
हम तोहसे प्यार करेनी (hum tohse pyaar kareni)
Excuse Me
मला माफ करा (Malā māpha karā)
माफ़ करीं (maaf karin)
Dialect 1
Maharashtrian Konkani
Caribbean Hindustani
Where They Speak
Kokan
Guyana, Jamaica, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago
Dialect 2
Varhadi
Fiji Hindi
Where They Speak
Vidarbha
Australia, Canada, New Zealand, United Kingdom, United States of America
Dialect 3
Khandeshi
Tharu Bhojpuri
Where They Speak
Khandesh
India
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
मराठी (marāṭhī)
भोजपुरी (bʰojpurī)
Alternative Names
Maharashtra, Maharathi, Malhatee, Marthi, Muruthu
Bajpuri, Bhojapuri, Bhozpuri, Bihari, Deswali, Khotla, Piscimas
French Name
marathe
bhojpuri
German Name
Marathi
Bhojpuri
Pronunciation
[məˈɾaʈʰi]
/boʊdʒˈpʊəri/
Ethnicity
Marathi people
Not Available
Origin
10th century
19th Century
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
Not Available
Branch
Indic
Not Available
Early Forms
Maharashtri Prakrit
No early forms
Standard Forms
Marathi
Bhojpuri
Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)
Not Available
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
mr
No data Available
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
mara1378
bhoj1246
Linguasphere
omr
59-AAF-sa
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Not Available
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Not Available
Marathi and Bhojpuri Greetings
People around the world use different languages to interact with each other. Even if we cannot communicate fluently in any language, it will always be beneficial to know about some of the common greetings or phrases from that language. This is where Marathi and Bhojpuri greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Marathi and Bhojpuri language. Marathi word for "Hello" is हॅलो (Hĕlō) or Bhojpuri word for "Thank You" is धन्वाद (dhanvaad). Find more of such common Marathi Greetings and Bhojpuri Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Marathi vs Bhojpuri Difficulty
The Marathi vs Bhojpuri difficulty level basically depends on the number of Marathi Alphabets and Bhojpuri Alphabets. Also the number of vowels and consonants in the language plays an important role in deciding the difficulty level of that language. The important points to be considered when we compare Marathi and Bhojpuri are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Marathi and Bhojpuri, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Marathi is 4 weeks while to learn Bhojpuri time required is 44 weeks.