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Sanskrit vs Marathi


Countries

Countries
Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Goa, India, Maharashtra  
India  

Total No. Of Countries
4  
11
1  
14

National Language
India  
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  
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.
  
  • Sanskrit language has highest number of vocabularies than any other language.
  • Sanskrit Language has proved to help in speech therapy, also it increases concentration and helps to learn maths and science better.
  

Similar To
Konkani Language  
Old German Language  

Derived From
Sanskrit Language  
Prakrit Language  

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Marathi-Alphabet.jpg#200  
Sanskrit-Alphabets.jpg#200  

Alphabets
52  
31
52  
31

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
16  
13
16  
13

How Many Consonants
36  
26
36  
26

Scripts
Devanagari  
Devanagari  

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
3  
2

Time Taken to Learn
4 weeks  
2
20 weeks  
5

Greetings

Hello
हॅलो (Hĕlō)  
नमस्कारः (namaskāraḥ)  

Thank You
धन्यवाद (Dhan'yavāda)  
धन्यवादाः (dhanyawādāh)  

How Are You?
तू कसा आहेस? (Tū kasā āhēsa?)  
कथमस्ति भवान् (kathamasti bhawān)  

Good Night
शुभ रात्री (Śubha rātrī)  
शुभरात्री (shubharātrī)  

Good Evening
चांगले संध्याकाळी (Cāṅgalē sandhyākāḷī)  
शुभः सायंकालः  

Good Afternoon
शुभ दुपार (Śubha dupāra)  
शुभ दुपार  

Good Morning
शुभ प्रभात (Śubha prabhāta)  
सुप्रभातम् (suprabhātam)  

Please
कृपया (Kr̥payā)  
कृपया (kripayā)  

Sorry
क्षमस्व (Kṣamasva)  
कृपया क्षम्यताम् (kripayā kshamyatām)  

Bye
बाय (Bāya)  
पुनः मिलामः(punah milamah)  

I Love You
मी तुझ्यावर प्रेम करतो (Mī tujhyāvara prēma karatō)  
त्वामनुरजामि (twāmanurajāmi)  

Excuse Me
मला माफ करा (Malā māpha karā)  
कृपया क्षम्यताम् (kripayā kshamyatām)  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Maharashtrian Konkani  
Not present  

Where They Speak
Kokan  
Not Available  

How Many People Speak
2,400,000.00  
23
Not Available  

Dialect 2
Varhadi  
Not present  

Where They Speak
Vidarbha  
Not Available  

How Many People Speak
7,000,000.00  
12
Not Available  

Dialect 3
Khandeshi  
Not present  

Where They Speak
Khandesh  
Not Available  

How Many People Speak
1,900,000.00  
15
Not Available  

Total No. Of Dialects
42  
29
0  

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
71.00 million  
25
14.10 million  
99+

Speaking Population
1.10 %  
18
Not Available  

Native Speakers
68.00 million  
16
14.10 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
3.00 million  
32
Not Available  

Native Name
मराठी (marāṭhī)  
संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam)  

Alternative Names
Maharashtra, Maharathi, Malhatee, Marthi, Muruthu  
Not Available  

French Name
marathe  
sanskrit  

German Name
Marathi  
Sanskrit  

Pronunciation
[məˈɾaʈʰi]  
[səmskr̩t̪əm]  

Ethnicity
Marathi people  
Not Available  

History

Origin
10th century  
2000 B.C.  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
Indo-Iranian  
Indo-Iranian  

Branch
Indic  
Indic  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Maharashtri Prakrit  
Vedic Sanskrit  

Standard Forms
Marathi  
Sanskrit  

Language Position
17  
15
Not Available  

Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)  
Not Available  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
mr  
sa  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
mar  
san  

ISO 639 2/B
mar  
san  

ISO 639 3
mar  
san  

ISO 639 6
Not Available  
Not Available  

Glottocode
mara1378  
sans1269  

Linguasphere
omr  
No data available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Ancient  

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb  
Subject-Object-Verb  

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available  
Synthetic  

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Marathi and Sanskrit Language History

Comparison of Marathi vs Sanskrit language history gives us differences between origin of Marathi and Sanskrit language. History of Marathi language states that this language originated in 10th century whereas history of Sanskrit language states that this language originated in 2000 B.C.. Family of the language also forms a part of history of that language. More on language families of these languages can be found out on Marathi and Sanskrit Language History.

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Marathi and Sanskrit 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 Sanskrit greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Marathi and Sanskrit language. Marathi word for "Hello" is हॅलो (Hĕlō) or Sanskrit word for "Thank You" is धन्यवादाः (dhanyawādāh). Find more of such common Marathi Greetings and Sanskrit Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.

Marathi vs Sanskrit Difficulty

The Marathi vs Sanskrit difficulty level basically depends on the number of Marathi Alphabets and Sanskrit 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 Sanskrit are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Marathi and Sanskrit, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Marathi is 4 weeks while to learn Sanskrit time required is 20 weeks.

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