Countries
Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Goa, India, Maharashtra
  
Ethiopia, Kenya
  
National Language
India
  
Ethiopia
  
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
  
Africa
  
Minority Language
Israel, Mauritius
  
Somalia
  
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.
  
- Oromo language is the third most spoken language in Africa.
- Oromo is most spoken language in Cushitic Family.
  
Similar To
Konkani Language
  
Somali Language
  
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
  
Not Available
  
Alphabets in
Marathi-Alphabet.jpg#200
  
Oromo-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Devanagari
  
Latin
  
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Not Available
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Time Taken to Learn
Not Available
  
Hello
हॅलो (Hĕlō)
  
akkam
  
Thank You
धन्यवाद (Dhan'yavāda)
  
Galatoomi
  
How Are You?
तू कसा आहेस? (Tū kasā āhēsa?)
  
Attam jirta/jirtu?
  
Good Night
शुभ रात्री (Śubha rātrī)
  
Nagayattii buli
  
Good Evening
चांगले संध्याकाळी (Cāṅgalē sandhyākāḷī)
  
Akkam waarite
  
Good Afternoon
शुभ दुपार (Śubha dupāra)
  
Attam oolte / ooltan
  
Good Morning
शुभ प्रभात (Śubha prabhāta)
  
Attam bulte/bultan
  
Please
कृपया (Kr̥payā)
  
Maaloo
  
Sorry
क्षमस्व (Kṣamasva)
  
naa dhiisi
  
Bye
बाय (Bāya)
  
Nagayattii!
  
I Love You
मी तुझ्यावर प्रेम करतो (Mī tujhyāvara prēma karatō)
  
Sin jaaladha
  
Excuse Me
मला माफ करा (Malā māpha karā)
  
Maaloo na dabarsi
  
Dialect 1
Maharashtrian Konkani
  
Borana
  
Where They Speak
Kokan
  
Ethiopia, Kenya
  
How Many People Speak
2,400,000.00
  
23
4,000,000.00
  
19
Dialect 2
Varhadi
  
Orma
  
Where They Speak
Vidarbha
  
Kenya
  
How Many People Speak
7,000,000.00
  
12
Dialect 3
Khandeshi
  
Wata
  
Where They Speak
Khandesh
  
Kenya
  
How Many People Speak
1,900,000.00
  
15
How Many People Speak?
71.00 million
  
25
25.00 million
  
40
Native Speakers
68.00 million
  
16
24.00 million
  
33
Second Language Speakers
3.00 million
  
32
Not Available
  
Native Name
मराठी (marāṭhī)
  
Afaan Oromo
  
Alternative Names
Maharashtra, Maharathi, Malhatee, Marthi, Muruthu
  
Afaan Oromoo
  
French Name
marathe
  
galla
  
German Name
Marathi
  
Galla-Sprache
  
Pronunciation
[məˈɾaʈʰi]
  
Not Available
  
Ethnicity
Marathi people
  
Oromos
  
Origin
10th century
  
16
  
Language Family
Indo-European Family
  
Afro-Asiatic Family
  
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
  
Cushitic
  
Branch
Indic
  
Not Available
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
Maharashtri Prakrit
  
No early forms
  
Standard Forms
Marathi
  
Afaan Oromo
  
Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)
  
Not Available
  
Scope
Individual
  
Macrolanguage
  
ISO 639 1
mr
  
om
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
mar
  
orm
  
ISO 639 2/B
mar
  
orm
  
ISO 639 3
mar
  
orm
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
mara1378
  
nucl1736
  
Linguasphere
omr
  
No data available
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
  
Not Available
  
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Marathi and Oromo 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 Oromo greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Marathi and Oromo language. Marathi word for "Hello" is हॅलो (Hĕlō) or Oromo word for "Thank You" is Galatoomi. Find more of such common Marathi Greetings and Oromo Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Marathi vs Oromo Difficulty
The Marathi vs Oromo difficulty level basically depends on the number of Marathi Alphabets and Oromo 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 Oromo are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Marathi and Oromo, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Marathi is 4 weeks while to learn Oromo time required is Not Available.