Countries
Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Goa, India, Maharashtra
  
Andora, Argentina, Aruba, Australia, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, France, Gibraltar, Guatemala, Honduras, Jamaica, Latvia, Luxembourg, Mexico, Morocco, Namibia, Netherlands Antilles, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Norway, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Puerto Rico, Russia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Trinidad and Tobago, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States of America, Uruguay, Venezuela, Western Sahara
  
National Language
India
  
Spain
  
Second Language
Andra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Gujarat, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Telangana
  
Andora, Aruba, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Belize, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, Denmark, France, Germany, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Luxembourg, Morocco, Netherlands, Netherlands Antilles, New Zealand, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Slovenia, Switzerland, Trinidad and Tobago, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States of America, US Virgin Islands
  
Speaking Continents
Asia
  
Africa, Asia, Europe, North America, South America
  
Minority Language
Israel, Mauritius
  
Brazil, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Morocco, United Kingdom
  
Regulated By
Maharashtra Sahitya Parishad
  
Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española
  
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.
  
- One of the world's most phonetic language is Spanish.
- Up to the 18th century, Spanish was diplomatic language.
  
Similar To
Konkani Language
  
French Language
  
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
  
Latin
  
Alphabets in
Marathi-Alphabet.jpg#200
  
Spanish-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Devanagari
  
Latin
  
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
हॅलो (Hĕlō)
  
hola
  
Thank You
धन्यवाद (Dhan'yavāda)
  
Gracias
  
How Are You?
तू कसा आहेस? (Tū kasā āhēsa?)
  
Cómo estás?
  
Good Night
शुभ रात्री (Śubha rātrī)
  
Buenas Noches
  
Good Evening
चांगले संध्याकाळी (Cāṅgalē sandhyākāḷī)
  
Bonne soirée
  
Good Afternoon
शुभ दुपार (Śubha dupāra)
  
Buenas Tardes
  
Good Morning
शुभ प्रभात (Śubha prabhāta)
  
Buenos Días
  
Please
कृपया (Kr̥payā)
  
Por Favor
  
Sorry
क्षमस्व (Kṣamasva)
  
triste
  
Bye
बाय (Bāya)
  
adiós
  
I Love You
मी तुझ्यावर प्रेम करतो (Mī tujhyāvara prēma karatō)
  
Te Quiero
  
Excuse Me
मला माफ करा (Malā māpha karā)
  
Discúlpeme
  
Dialect 1
Maharashtrian Konkani
  
Mexican Spanish
  
Where They Speak
Kokan
  
Mexico
  
How Many People Speak
2,400,000.00
  
23
105,000,000.00
  
5
Dialect 2
Varhadi
  
Cuban Spanish
  
Where They Speak
Vidarbha
  
Cuba
  
How Many People Speak
7,000,000.00
  
12
11,000,000.00
  
8
Dialect 3
Khandeshi
  
Puerto Rican Spanish
  
Where They Speak
Khandesh
  
Puerto Rico
  
How Many People Speak
1,900,000.00
  
15
3,900,000.00
  
9
How Many People Speak?
71.00 million
  
25
489.00 million
  
3
Native Speakers
68.00 million
  
16
410.00 million
  
2
Second Language Speakers
3.00 million
  
32
89.50 million
  
9
Native Name
मराठी (marāṭhī)
  
Español
  
Alternative Names
Maharashtra, Maharathi, Malhatee, Marthi, Muruthu
  
Castellano, Castilian, Español
  
French Name
marathe
  
espagnol; castillan
  
German Name
Marathi
  
Spanisch
  
Pronunciation
[məˈɾaʈʰi]
  
[espaˈɲol], [kasteˈʎano]
  
Ethnicity
Marathi people
  
Not Available
  
Origin
10th century
  
210 BC
  
Language Family
Indo-European Family
  
Indo-European Family
  
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
  
Romance
  
Branch
Indic
  
Not Available
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
Maharashtri Prakrit
  
Old Spanish and Spanish
  
Standard Forms
Marathi
  
Pluricentric Standard Spanish
  
Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)
  
Signed Spanish
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
mr
  
es
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
mar
  
spa
  
ISO 639 2/B
mar
  
spa
  
ISO 639 3
mar
  
spa
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
mara1378
  
stan1288
  
Linguasphere
omr
  
51-AAA-b
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
  
Subject-Object-Verb
  
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
  
Fusional, Synthetic