Countries
Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Goa, India, Maharashtra
  
India, Manipur
  
National Language
India
  
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast 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
  
Assam, Manipur, Tripura
  
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.
  
- Meithei Language is currently classified as a vulnerable language by UNESCO.
- The oldest document in Methei language was dated back in 8th century were inscriptions on the copper plate.
  
Similar To
Konkani Language
  
Bengali, Odia, Maithili and Meithei Languages
  
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
  
Not Available
  
Alphabets in
Marathi-Alphabet.jpg#200
  
Meithei-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Devanagari
  
Bengali
  
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Not Available
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
हॅलो (Hĕlō)
  
Khurumjari
  
Thank You
धन्यवाद (Dhan'yavāda)
  
Yamna nungaijare
  
How Are You?
तू कसा आहेस? (Tū kasā āhēsa?)
  
Nung_ngai_biribra adombo?
  
Good Night
शुभ रात्री (Śubha rātrī)
  
Athengba Ahing
  
Good Evening
चांगले संध्याकाळी (Cāṅgalē sandhyākāḷī)
  
Not Available
  
Good Afternoon
शुभ दुपार (Śubha dupāra)
  
Not Available
  
Good Morning
शुभ प्रभात (Śubha prabhāta)
  
Nongale haugatl
  
Please
कृपया (Kr̥payā)
  
Chanbiduna
  
Sorry
क्षमस्व (Kṣamasva)
  
Saobiganu
  
Bye
बाय (Bāya)
  
Chatcharage
  
I Love You
मी तुझ्यावर प्रेम करतो (Mī tujhyāvara prēma karatō)
  
Eina nangbu nungsi
  
Excuse Me
मला माफ करा (Malā māpha karā)
  
Not Available
  
Dialect 1
Maharashtrian Konkani
  
Loi
  
Where They Speak
Kokan
  
Burma, Laos
  
How Many People Speak
2,400,000.00
  
23
Dialect 2
Varhadi
  
Pangal
  
Where They Speak
Vidarbha
  
Bangladesh, India
  
How Many People Speak
7,000,000.00
  
12
Dialect 3
Khandeshi
  
Meithei proper
  
Where They Speak
Khandesh
  
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India
  
How Many People Speak
1,900,000.00
  
15
1,250,000.00
  
19
How Many People Speak?
71.00 million
  
25
1.50 million
  
99+
Speaking Population
Not Available
  
Native Speakers
68.00 million
  
16
1.50 million
  
99+
Second Language Speakers
3.00 million
  
32
Not Available
  
Native Name
मराठी (marāṭhī)
  
মৈইতৈইলোন
  
Alternative Names
Maharashtra, Maharathi, Malhatee, Marthi, Muruthu
  
Kathe, Kathi, Manipuri, Meiteilon, Meiteiron, Meithe, Meitei, Menipuri, Mitei, Mithe, Ponna
  
French Name
marathe
  
Meithei
  
German Name
Marathi
  
Meithei
  
Pronunciation
[məˈɾaʈʰi]
  
Not Available
  
Ethnicity
Marathi people
  
Meithei people
  
Origin
10th century
  
1700
  
Language Family
Indo-European Family
  
Sino-Tibetan Family
  
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
  
Tibeto-Burman
  
Branch
Indic
  
Not Available
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
Maharashtri Prakrit
  
No early forms
  
Standard Forms
Marathi
  
Standard Meithei
  
Language Position
Not Available
  
Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)
  
Not Available
  
Scope
Individual
  
Not Available
  
ISO 639 1
mr
  
No data available
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
mar
  
mni
  
ISO 639 2/B
mar
  
mni
  
ISO 639 3
mar
  
mni
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
mara1378
  
mani1292
  
Linguasphere
omr
  
omp
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Not Available
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
  
Not Available
  
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Marathi and Meithei 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 Meithei greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Marathi and Meithei language. Marathi word for "Hello" is हॅलो (Hĕlō) or Meithei word for "Thank You" is Yamna nungaijare. Find more of such common Marathi Greetings and Meithei Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Marathi vs Meithei Difficulty
The Marathi vs Meithei difficulty level basically depends on the number of Marathi Alphabets and Meithei 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 Meithei are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Marathi and Meithei, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Marathi is 4 weeks while to learn Meithei time required is 44 weeks.