Countries
Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Goa, India, Maharashtra
India, Pakistan
National Language
India
India, Pakistan
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
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.
- Kashmiri is the only Daridc language with literature which was originated more than seven hundred and fifty years ago.
- Kashmiri has thousands of loan words from Persian and Arabic Languages.
Similar To
Konkani Language
Hindi and Urdu Languages
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
Sanskrit Language
Alphabets in
Marathi-Alphabet.jpg#200
Kashmiri-Alphabets.jpg#200
Scripts
Devanagari
Arabic, Perso-Arabic script
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Right-To-Left, Horizontal
Hello
हॅलो (Hĕlō)
Assalām ‘alaikum
Thank You
धन्यवाद (Dhan'yavāda)
शुकिया / شکریہ (shukriya)
How Are You?
तू कसा आहेस? (Tū kasā āhēsa?)
तोहय छिवा वारय? (tohy ch'ivaa vaarai?)
Good Night
शुभ रात्री (Śubha rātrī)
शबे खैर । (shabey k'eūr)
Good Evening
चांगले संध्याकाळी (Cāṅgalē sandhyākāḷī)
Not Available
Good Afternoon
शुभ दुपार (Śubha dupāra)
Hach t'ochoktiya
Good Morning
शुभ प्रभात (Śubha prabhāta)
Hach ch'i
Please
कृपया (Kr̥payā)
Not Available
Sorry
क्षमस्व (Kṣamasva)
माफ कॅरिव । (maap' keuriv)
Bye
बाय (Bāya)
Khuda hāfiz
I Love You
मी तुझ्यावर प्रेम करतो (Mī tujhyāvara prēma karatō)
be chus che seth mohabat karaan
Excuse Me
मला माफ करा (Malā māpha karā)
वय त्रॅाविव । (vat' treūviv)
Dialect 1
Maharashtrian Konkani
Kashtawari
Where They Speak
Kokan
India, Koshtawar valley, southeast kashmir, India
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Where They Speak
Vidarbha
Pogul and Paristan valleys
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Khandeshi
Rambani
Where They Speak
Khandesh
India
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Speaking Population
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
मराठी (marāṭhī)
कॉशुर / كٲشُر
Alternative Names
Maharashtra, Maharathi, Malhatee, Marthi, Muruthu
Cashmeeree, Cashmiri, Kacmiri, Kaschemiri, Keshur, Koshur
French Name
marathe
kashmiri
German Name
Marathi
Kaschmiri
Pronunciation
[məˈɾaʈʰi]
[kəːʃur]
Ethnicity
Marathi people
Kashmiris or koshur
Origin
10th century
12th Century
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
Indo-Iranian
Early Forms
Maharashtri Prakrit
No early forms
Standard Forms
Marathi
Kashmiri
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)
Indian Signing System (ISS)
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
mara1378
kash1277
Linguasphere
omr
No data available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Not Available
Marathi and Kashmiri 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 Kashmiri greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Marathi and Kashmiri language. Marathi word for "Hello" is हॅलो (Hĕlō) or Kashmiri word for "Thank You" is शुकिया / شکریہ (shukriya). Find more of such common Marathi Greetings and Kashmiri Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Marathi vs Kashmiri Difficulty
The Marathi vs Kashmiri difficulty level basically depends on the number of Marathi Alphabets and Kashmiri 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 Kashmiri are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Marathi and Kashmiri, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Marathi is 4 weeks while to learn Kashmiri time required is 44 weeks.
