Countries
Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Goa, India, Maharashtra
  
Philippines
  
National Language
India
  
Philippines
  
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
  
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Regulated By
Maharashtra Sahitya Parishad
  
Commission on the Filipino Language
  
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.
  
- Ilocano was originally written with Baybayin syllabary, then gradually it was replaced by Latin alphabet.
- Northwest Luzon is the original Ilocano homeland.
  
Similar To
Konkani Language
  
Tagalog, Indonesian and Malaysian Languages
  
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
  
Not Available
  
Alphabets in
Marathi-Alphabet.jpg#200
  
Ilocano-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Devanagari
  
Ilokano Braille, Latin
  
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Not Available
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Time Taken to Learn
Not Available
  
Hello
हॅलो (Hĕlō)
  
Kablaaw
  
Thank You
धन्यवाद (Dhan'yavāda)
  
Agyamanak
  
How Are You?
तू कसा आहेस? (Tū kasā āhēsa?)
  
Kumusta?
  
Good Night
शुभ रात्री (Śubha rātrī)
  
Naimbag a rabii
  
Good Evening
चांगले संध्याकाळी (Cāṅgalē sandhyākāḷī)
  
Naimbag a sardam
  
Good Afternoon
शुभ दुपार (Śubha dupāra)
  
Naimbag a malem
  
Good Morning
शुभ प्रभात (Śubha prabhāta)
  
Naimbag a bigat
  
Please
कृपया (Kr̥payā)
  
Not available
  
Sorry
क्षमस्व (Kṣamasva)
  
Agpakawanak
  
Bye
बाय (Bāya)
  
Pakada
  
I Love You
मी तुझ्यावर प्रेम करतो (Mī tujhyāvara prēma karatō)
  
Ayayatenka
  
Excuse Me
मला माफ करा (Malā māpha karā)
  
Maawan-dayawen
  
Dialect 1
Maharashtrian Konkani
  
Balangao
  
Where They Speak
Kokan
  
Philippines
  
How Many People Speak
2,400,000.00
  
23
Dialect 2
Varhadi
  
Bontoc
  
Where They Speak
Vidarbha
  
Philippines
  
How Many People Speak
7,000,000.00
  
12
Dialect 3
Khandeshi
  
Not present
  
Where They Speak
Khandesh
  
Not present
  
How Many People Speak
1,900,000.00
  
15
Not Available
  
How Many People Speak?
71.00 million
  
25
9.10 million
  
99+
Native Speakers
68.00 million
  
16
9.10 million
  
99+
Second Language Speakers
3.00 million
  
32
Not Available
  
Native Name
मराठी (marāṭhī)
  
ilokano
  
Alternative Names
Maharashtra, Maharathi, Malhatee, Marthi, Muruthu
  
Ilokano, Iloko
  
French Name
marathe
  
ilocano
  
German Name
Marathi
  
Ilokano-Sprache
  
Pronunciation
[məˈɾaʈʰi]
  
Not Available
  
Ethnicity
Marathi people
  
Ilocano people
  
Origin
10th century
  
18th Century
  
Language Family
Indo-European Family
  
Austronesian Family
  
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
  
Not Available
  
Branch
Indic
  
Not Available
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
Maharashtri Prakrit
  
No early forms
  
Standard Forms
Marathi
  
Modern Ilocano
  
Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)
  
Not Available
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
mr
  
No data available
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
mar
  
ilo
  
ISO 639 2/B
mar
  
ilo
  
ISO 639 3
mar
  
ilo
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
mara1378
  
ilok1237
  
Linguasphere
omr
  
31-CBA-a
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
  
Not Available
  
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Marathi and Ilocano 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 Ilocano greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Marathi and Ilocano language. Marathi word for "Hello" is हॅलो (Hĕlō) or Ilocano word for "Thank You" is Agyamanak. Find more of such common Marathi Greetings and Ilocano Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Marathi vs Ilocano Difficulty
The Marathi vs Ilocano difficulty level basically depends on the number of Marathi Alphabets and Ilocano 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 Ilocano are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Marathi and Ilocano, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Marathi is 4 weeks while to learn Ilocano time required is Not Available.