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Countries

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  

Total No. Of Countries
4  
11
46  
1

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

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

Alphabets
52  
31
27  
9

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
16  
13
5  
2

How Many Consonants
36  
26
22  
12

Scripts
Devanagari  
Latin  

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
6  
5

Time Taken to Learn
4 weeks  
2
24 weeks  
6

Greetings

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  

Dialects

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

Total No. Of Dialects
42  
29
21  
19

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
71.00 million  
25
489.00 million  
3

Speaking Population
1.10 %  
18
6.15 %  
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  

History

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  

Language Position
17  
15
2  
2

Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)  
Signed Spanish  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

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  

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Marathi and Spanish Language History

Comparison of Marathi vs Spanish language history gives us differences between origin of Marathi and Spanish language. History of Marathi language states that this language originated in 10th century whereas history of Spanish language states that this language originated in 210 BC. 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 Spanish Language History.

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

Marathi vs Spanish Difficulty

The Marathi vs Spanish difficulty level basically depends on the number of Marathi Alphabets and Spanish 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 Spanish are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Marathi and Spanish, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Marathi is 4 weeks while to learn Spanish time required is 24 weeks.

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