Countries
India
  
Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Goa, India, Maharashtra
  
National Language
India
  
India
  
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Andra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Gujarat, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Telangana
  
Speaking Continents
Asia
  
Asia
  
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Israel, Mauritius
  
Regulated By
Not Available
  
Maharashtra Sahitya Parishad
  
Interesting Facts
- The earliest literature in Oriya was traced in 7th to 9th centuries.
- Since Odia is having a long literary history and has not borrowed largely from other languages, it is the 6th classical language in India.
  
- 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.
  
Similar To
Bengali and Assamese
  
Konkani Language
  
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
  
Sanskrit Language
  
Alphabets in
Oriya-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Marathi-Alphabet.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Bengali, Odia alphabet (Brahmic)
  
Devanagari
  
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
ନମସ୍କାର (namascara)
  
हॅलो (Hĕlō)
  
Thank You
ଧନ୍ୟବାଦ୍ (dhanyabaad)
  
धन्यवाद (Dhan'yavāda)
  
How Are You?
କେମିତି ଅତ୍ଚନ୍ଥି? (kemiti achanti?)
  
तू कसा आहेस? (Tū kasā āhēsa?)
  
Good Night
ସୁଭରାତ୍ର (shubharaatra)
  
शुभ रात्री (Śubha rātrī)
  
Good Evening
ସୁଭସନ୍ଧ୍ୟା (subha sandhya)
  
चांगले संध्याकाळी (Cāṅgalē sandhyākāḷī)
  
Good Afternoon
ସୁଭ ଖରା ବେଳ (shubha kharaa bela)
  
शुभ दुपार (Śubha dupāra)
  
Good Morning
ସୁପ୍ରଭାତ (suprabhaata)
  
शुभ प्रभात (Śubha prabhāta)
  
Please
Not Available
  
कृपया (Kr̥payā)
  
Sorry
ମୁଁ ଦୁଃଖିତ (mū duḥkhita)
  
क्षमस्व (Kṣamasva)
  
Bye
ସୁବିଦାୟ (shubidaaya)
  
बाय (Bāya)
  
I Love You
ମୁଁ ତୁମକୁ ଭଲ ପାଏ (mu tumoku bhala paye)
  
मी तुझ्यावर प्रेम करतो (Mī tujhyāvara prēma karatō)
  
Excuse Me
କ୍ଷମା କରିବେ (kyamā karibe)
  
मला माफ करा (Malā māpha karā)
  
Dialect 1
Baleswari
  
Maharashtrian Konkani
  
Where They Speak
India
  
Kokan
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
2,400,000.00
  
23
Dialect 2
Ganjami
  
Varhadi
  
Where They Speak
India
  
Vidarbha
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
7,000,000.00
  
12
Dialect 3
Kosli
  
Khandeshi
  
Where They Speak
India
  
Khandesh
  
How Many People Speak
1,900,000.00
  
15
How Many People Speak?
33.00 million
  
34
71.00 million
  
25
Native Speakers
33.00 million
  
28
68.00 million
  
16
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
  
3.00 million
  
32
Native Name
ଓଡ଼ିଆ (ōṛiyā)
  
मराठी (marāṭhī)
  
Alternative Names
Odisha, Odri, Odrum, Oliya, Uriya, Utkali, Vadiya, Yudhia
  
Maharashtra, Maharathi, Malhatee, Marthi, Muruthu
  
French Name
oriya
  
marathe
  
German Name
Oriya-Sprache
  
Marathi
  
Pronunciation
[ˈoɽia]
  
[məˈɾaʈʰi]
  
Ethnicity
Odias
  
Marathi people
  
Origin
3 BC
  
10th century
  
Language Family
Indo-European Family
  
Indo-European Family
  
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
  
Indo-Iranian
  
Branch
Indic
  
Indic
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
No early forms
  
Maharashtri Prakrit
  
Standard Forms
Standard Odia
  
Marathi
  
Signed Forms
Indian Signing System
  
Indian Signing System (ISS)
  
Scope
Individual, Macrolanguage
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
or
  
mr
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
ori
  
mar
  
ISO 639 2/B
ori
  
mar
  
ISO 639 3
ori
  
mar
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
macr1269
  
mara1378
  
Linguasphere
No data available
  
omr
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
  
Subject-Object-Verb
  
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Oriya and Marathi 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 Oriya and Marathi greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Oriya and Marathi language. Oriya word for "Hello" is ନମସ୍କାର (namascara) or Marathi word for "Thank You" is धन्यवाद (Dhan'yavāda). Find more of such common Oriya Greetings and Marathi Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Oriya vs Marathi Difficulty
The Oriya vs Marathi difficulty level basically depends on the number of Oriya Alphabets and Marathi 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 Oriya and Marathi are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Oriya and Marathi, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Oriya is 44 weeks while to learn Marathi time required is 4 weeks.