Countries
Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Goa, India, Maharashtra
Aruba, Belgium, Curacao, Netherlands, Sint Maarten, Suriname
National Language
India
Aruba, Belgium, Curacao, Netherlands, Sint Maarten, Suriname
Second Language
Andra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Gujarat, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Telangana
South Africa
Speaking Continents
Asia
Asia, Europe, North America, South America
Minority Language
Israel, Mauritius
France, Germany, Indonesia
Regulated By
Maharashtra Sahitya Parishad
Nederlandse Taalunie (Dutch Language Union)
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.
- Dutch language consist of extremely long words. The longest dutch word in the dictionary is 53 letters long.
- There exists 75% borrowed words in Dutch language, and a lot of those are French, English and Hebrew.
Similar To
Konkani Language
German and English Languages
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
Not Available
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Thank You
धन्यवाद (Dhan'yavāda)
dankjewel
How Are You?
तू कसा आहेस? (Tū kasā āhēsa?)
hoe gaat het met je?
Good Night
शुभ रात्री (Śubha rātrī)
goede Nacht
Good Evening
चांगले संध्याकाळी (Cāṅgalē sandhyākāḷī)
goedenavond
Good Afternoon
शुभ दुपार (Śubha dupāra)
goedemiddag
Good Morning
शुभ प्रभात (Śubha prabhāta)
goedemorgen
Please
कृपया (Kr̥payā)
alsjeblieft
Sorry
क्षमस्व (Kṣamasva)
sorry
I Love You
मी तुझ्यावर प्रेम करतो (Mī tujhyāvara prēma karatō)
Ik hou van jou
Excuse Me
मला माफ करा (Malā māpha karā)
pardon
Dialect 1
Maharashtrian Konkani
Gronings
Where They Speak
Kokan
Netherlands
Dialect 2
Varhadi
Low Saxon
Where They Speak
Vidarbha
Denmark, Germany, Netherlands
Dialect 3
Khandeshi
Limburgian
Where They Speak
Khandesh
Belgium, Netherlands
Native Name
मराठी (marāṭhī)
Nederlands
Alternative Names
Maharashtra, Maharathi, Malhatee, Marthi, Muruthu
Hollands, Nederlands
French Name
marathe
néerlandais; flamand
German Name
Marathi
Niederländisch
Pronunciation
[məˈɾaʈʰi]
[ˈneːdərlɑnts]
Ethnicity
Marathi people
Dutch people
Origin
10th century
AD 450-500
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
Germanic
Early Forms
Maharashtri Prakrit
Old Dutch, Middle Dutch and Dutch
Standard Forms
Marathi
Standard Dutch
Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)
Signed Dutch (Nederlands met Gebaren)
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
mara1378
mode1257
Linguasphere
omr
52-ACB-a
Language Type
Living
Historical
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Synthetic
Marathi and Dutch 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 Dutch greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Marathi and Dutch language. Marathi word for "Hello" is हॅलो (Hĕlō) or Dutch word for "Thank You" is dankjewel. Find more of such common Marathi Greetings and Dutch Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Marathi vs Dutch Difficulty
The Marathi vs Dutch difficulty level basically depends on the number of Marathi Alphabets and Dutch 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 Dutch are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Marathi and Dutch, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Marathi is 4 weeks while to learn Dutch time required is 24 weeks.