Countries
India, Pakistan
  
Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Goa, India, Maharashtra
  
National Language
India, Pakistan
  
India
  
Second Language
Pakistan
  
Andra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Gujarat, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Telangana
  
Speaking Continents
Asia
  
Asia
  
Minority Language
Australia, Canada, United Kingdom, United States of America
  
Israel, Mauritius
  
Regulated By
Not Available
  
Maharashtra Sahitya Parishad
  
Interesting Facts
- Punjabi is 2nd most spoken in United Kingdom and 4th most spoken in Canada.
- Punjabi is tonal language, by using various tones Punjabi speakers are able to differentiate between words.
  
- 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
Hindi Language
  
Konkani Language
  
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
  
Sanskrit Language
  
Alphabets in
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Marathi-Alphabet.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Gurmukhi, Shahmukhi
  
Devanagari
  
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (namaskar)
  
हॅलो (Hĕlō)
  
Thank You
ਸ਼ੁਕਰੀਆ (shukrīā)
  
धन्यवाद (Dhan'yavāda)
  
How Are You?
ਤੁਹਾਡਾ ਕੀ ਹਾਲ ਹੈ? (tuhāḍā kī hāl he?)
  
तू कसा आहेस? (Tū kasā āhēsa?)
  
Good Night
ਸ਼ੁੱਭ ਰਾਤਰੀ (shubh rātri)
  
शुभ रात्री (Śubha rātrī)
  
Good Evening
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)
  
चांगले संध्याकाळी (Cāṅgalē sandhyākāḷī)
  
Good Afternoon
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (Namasakāra)
  
शुभ दुपार (Śubha dupāra)
  
Good Morning
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)
  
शुभ प्रभात (Śubha prabhāta)
  
Please
ਕਿਰਪਾ ਕਰਕੇ (kirpā karkē)
  
कृपया (Kr̥payā)
  
Sorry
ਖਿਮਾ/ਮਾਫ਼ ਕਰੋ ਜੀ। (kimā)
  
क्षमस्व (Kṣamasva)
  
Bye
ਫਿਰ ਮਿਲਾੰਗੇ (Fair milaange)
  
बाय (Bāya)
  
I Love You
ਮੈਂ ਤੈਨੂੰ ਪਿਆਰ ਕਰਦਾ ਹਾਂ। (mẽ tenū̃ piār kardā hā̃)
  
मी तुझ्यावर प्रेम करतो (Mī tujhyāvara prēma karatō)
  
Excuse Me
ਵੇਖੋ ਜੀ। (vēkhō jī)
  
मला माफ करा (Malā māpha karā)
  
Dialect 1
Pothohari
  
Maharashtrian Konkani
  
Where They Speak
Pakistan
  
Kokan
  
How Many People Speak
2,500,000.00
  
22
2,400,000.00
  
23
Dialect 2
Saraiki
  
Varhadi
  
Where They Speak
Afganistan, India, Pakistan
  
Vidarbha
  
How Many People Speak
20,000,000.00
  
5
7,000,000.00
  
12
Dialect 3
Doabi
  
Khandeshi
  
Where They Speak
Pakistan, Punjab, India
  
Khandesh
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
1,900,000.00
  
15
How Many People Speak?
154.30 million
  
12
71.00 million
  
25
Native Speakers
100.00 million
  
11
68.00 million
  
16
Second Language Speakers
54.30 million
  
12
3.00 million
  
32
Native Name
ਪੰਜਾਬੀ, پنجابی
  
मराठी (marāṭhī)
  
Alternative Names
Lahanda, Lahnda, Lahndi, Lahori, Majhi, Gurmukhi, Gurumukhi, Panjabi
  
Maharashtra, Maharathi, Malhatee, Marthi, Muruthu
  
French Name
pendjabi
  
marathe
  
German Name
Pandschabi-Sprache
  
Marathi
  
Pronunciation
Not Availble
  
[məˈɾaʈʰi]
  
Ethnicity
Punjabis
  
Marathi people
  
Origin
1000 AD
  
10th century
  
Language Family
Indo-European Family
  
Indo-European Family
  
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
  
Indo-Iranian
  
Branch
Indic
  
Indic
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
Shauraseni, Kaikeyi
  
Maharashtri Prakrit
  
Standard Forms
Modern Punjabi
  
Marathi
  
Language Position
Not Available
  
Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)
  
Indian Signing System (ISS)
  
Scope
Not Available
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
pa
  
mr
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
pan
  
mar
  
ISO 639 2/B
pan
  
mar
  
ISO 639 3
pan
  
mar
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
panj1256
  
mara1378
  
Linguasphere
No data available
  
omr
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Not Available
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
  
Subject-Object-Verb
  
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional
  
Not Available