Countries
Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Goa, India, Maharashtra
Rajastan, India
National Language
India
Rajastan, 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
Nepal, Pakistan
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.
- Marwari language was historically written in Mahajani, which is version of the Landa script.
- Marwari language is written in Arabic Alphabets in Pakistan.
Similar To
Konkani Language
Gujarati, Haryanvi, Hindi and Punjabi Languages
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
Gujarati Language
Alphabets in
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Marwari-Alphabets.jpg#200
Scripts
Devanagari
Devanagari
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Not Available
Hello
हॅलो (Hĕlō)
khammaghani
Thank You
धन्यवाद (Dhan'yavāda)
dhanyavaad
How Are You?
तू कसा आहेस? (Tū kasā āhēsa?)
Kikan ho sa?
Good Night
शुभ रात्री (Śubha rātrī)
shubh raatri
Good Evening
चांगले संध्याकाळी (Cāṅgalē sandhyākāḷī)
Shubh Honjh
Good Afternoon
शुभ दुपार (Śubha dupāra)
Shubh Befar
Good Morning
शुभ प्रभात (Śubha prabhāta)
Shubh Havar
Please
कृपया (Kr̥payā)
kirpa
Sorry
क्षमस्व (Kṣamasva)
Maaf Karo
I Love You
मी तुझ्यावर प्रेम करतो (Mī tujhyāvara prēma karatō)
main tanne pyaar karoon
Excuse Me
मला माफ करा (Malā māpha karā)
maaf karo
Dialect 1
Maharashtrian Konkani
Jogi
Where They Speak
Kokan
India
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Where They Speak
Vidarbha
India
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Khandeshi
Dhundhari
Where They Speak
Khandesh
India
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
मराठी (marāṭhī)
Marwari
Alternative Names
Maharashtra, Maharathi, Malhatee, Marthi, Muruthu
Marvadi, Marvari, Marwadi, Rajasthani
French Name
marathe
marvari
German Name
Marathi
Marwari
Pronunciation
[məˈɾaʈʰi]
Not Available
Ethnicity
Marathi people
Marwari or Marwadi
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
Marwari
Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)
Indian Signing System (ISS)
Scope
Individual
Macrolanguage
ISO 639 1
mr
No data available
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
mara1378
raja1256
Linguasphere
omr
No data available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Not Available
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
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Marathi and Marwari 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 Marwari greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Marathi and Marwari language. Marathi word for "Hello" is हॅलो (Hĕlō) or Marwari word for "Thank You" is dhanyavaad. Find more of such common Marathi Greetings and Marwari Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Marathi vs Marwari Difficulty
The Marathi vs Marwari difficulty level basically depends on the number of Marathi Alphabets and Marwari 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 Marwari are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Marathi and Marwari, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Marathi is 4 weeks while to learn Marwari time required is 44 weeks.