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
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Scripts
Bengali, Odia alphabet (Brahmic)
Devanagari
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
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
Dialect 2
Ganjami
Varhadi
Where They Speak
India
Vidarbha
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Kosli
Khandeshi
Where They Speak
India
Khandesh
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
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
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
Indo-Iranian
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 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
macr1269
mara1378
Linguasphere
No data available
omr
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.