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
Pakistan
Speaking Continents
Asia
Asia
Minority Language
Israel, Mauritius
Australia, Canada, United Kingdom, United States of America
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.
- Punjabi is 2nd most spoken in United Kingdom and 4th most spoken in Canada.
- Punjabi is tonal language, by using various tones Punjabi speakers are able to differentiate between words.
Similar To
Konkani Language
Hindi Language
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
Sanskrit Language
Alphabets in
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Punjabi-Alphabets.jpg#200
Scripts
Devanagari
Gurmukhi, Shahmukhi
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hello
हॅलो (Hĕlō)
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (namaskar)
Thank You
धन्यवाद (Dhan'yavāda)
ਸ਼ੁਕਰੀਆ (shukrīā)
How Are You?
तू कसा आहेस? (Tū kasā āhēsa?)
ਤੁਹਾਡਾ ਕੀ ਹਾਲ ਹੈ? (tuhāḍā kī hāl he?)
Good Night
शुभ रात्री (Śubha rātrī)
ਸ਼ੁੱਭ ਰਾਤਰੀ (shubh rātri)
Good Evening
चांगले संध्याकाळी (Cāṅgalē sandhyākāḷī)
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)
Good Afternoon
शुभ दुपार (Śubha dupāra)
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (Namasakāra)
Good Morning
शुभ प्रभात (Śubha prabhāta)
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)
Please
कृपया (Kr̥payā)
ਕਿਰਪਾ ਕਰਕੇ (kirpā karkē)
Sorry
क्षमस्व (Kṣamasva)
ਖਿਮਾ/ਮਾਫ਼ ਕਰੋ ਜੀ। (kimā)
Bye
बाय (Bāya)
ਫਿਰ ਮਿਲਾੰਗੇ (Fair milaange)
I Love You
मी तुझ्यावर प्रेम करतो (Mī tujhyāvara prēma karatō)
ਮੈਂ ਤੈਨੂੰ ਪਿਆਰ ਕਰਦਾ ਹਾਂ। (mẽ tenū̃ piār kardā hā̃)
Excuse Me
मला माफ करा (Malā māpha karā)
ਵੇਖੋ ਜੀ। (vēkhō jī)
Dialect 1
Maharashtrian Konkani
Pothohari
Where They Speak
Kokan
Pakistan
Dialect 2
Varhadi
Saraiki
Where They Speak
Vidarbha
Afganistan, India, Pakistan
Dialect 3
Khandeshi
Doabi
Where They Speak
Khandesh
Pakistan, Punjab, India
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Native Name
मराठी (marāṭhī)
ਪੰਜਾਬੀ, پنجابی
Alternative Names
Maharashtra, Maharathi, Malhatee, Marthi, Muruthu
Lahanda, Lahnda, Lahndi, Lahori, Majhi, Gurmukhi, Gurumukhi, Panjabi
French Name
marathe
pendjabi
German Name
Marathi
Pandschabi-Sprache
Pronunciation
[məˈɾaʈʰi]
Not Availble
Ethnicity
Marathi people
Punjabis
Origin
10th century
1000 AD
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
Indo-Iranian
Early Forms
Maharashtri Prakrit
Shauraseni, Kaikeyi
Standard Forms
Marathi
Modern Punjabi
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)
Indian Signing System (ISS)
Scope
Individual
Not Available
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
mara1378
panj1256
Linguasphere
omr
No data available
Language Type
Living
Not Available
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Fusional
Marathi and Punjabi 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 Punjabi greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Marathi and Punjabi language. Marathi word for "Hello" is हॅलो (Hĕlō) or Punjabi word for "Thank You" is ਸ਼ੁਕਰੀਆ (shukrīā). Find more of such common Marathi Greetings and Punjabi Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Marathi vs Punjabi Difficulty
The Marathi vs Punjabi difficulty level basically depends on the number of Marathi Alphabets and Punjabi 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 Punjabi are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Marathi and Punjabi, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Marathi is 4 weeks while to learn Punjabi time required is 6 weeks.