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Sindhi and Marathi


Marathi and Sindhi


Countries

Countries
India, Pakistan   
Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Goa, India, Maharashtra   

Total No. Of Countries
2   
13
4   
11

National Language
India, Pakistan, Sindh   
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
National Council For Promotion Of Sindhi Language, Sindhi Language Authority   
Maharashtra Sahitya Parishad   

Interesting Facts
  • The first writings of Sindhi language were found in 8th century CE.
  • In Sindhi language, every woord ends in a vowel.
  
  • 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
Gujarati   
Konkani Language   

Derived From
Prakrit Language   
Sanskrit Language   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
64   
37
52   
31

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
10   
7
16   
13

How Many Consonants
42   
31
36   
26

Scripts
Arabic, Devanagari   
Devanagari   

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
Not Available   
3   
2

Time Taken to Learn
Not Available   
4 weeks   
2

Greetings

Hello
Assalam O Alaikum   
हॅलो (Hĕlō)   

Thank You
Meharbani   
धन्यवाद (Dhan'yavāda)   

How Are You?
Kehra haal aahin   
तू कसा आहेस? (Tū kasā āhēsa?)   

Good Night
tava kia aayo   
शुभ रात्री (Śubha rātrī)   

Good Evening
Sham Jo Salam   
चांगले संध्याकाळी (Cāṅgalē sandhyākāḷī)   

Good Afternoon
Assalam o Alaikum   
शुभ दुपार (Śubha dupāra)   

Good Morning
Subho Bakhair   
शुभ प्रभात (Śubha prabhāta)   

Please
Mehrbani   
कृपया (Kr̥payā)   

Sorry
Moon khe afsos aahe   
क्षमस्व (Kṣamasva)   

Bye
Allah Wahi   
बाय (Bāya)   

I Love You
Man tokhe prem karyan ti   
मी तुझ्यावर प्रेम करतो (Mī tujhyāvara prēma karatō)   

Excuse Me
Maaf Kajo   
मला माफ करा (Malā māpha karā)   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Siraiki   
Maharashtrian Konkani   

Where They Speak
Upper Sindh   
Kokan   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
2,400,000.00   
23

Dialect 2
Vicholi   
Varhadi   

Where They Speak
Central Sindh   
Vidarbha   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
7,000,000.00   
12

Dialect 3
Lari   
Khandeshi   

Where They Speak
Lower Sindh   
Khandesh   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
1,900,000.00   
15

Total No. Of Dialects
6   
6
42   
29

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
29.00 million   
37
71.00 million   
25

Speaking Population
0.39 %   
34
1.10 %   
18

Native Speakers
25.00 million   
32
68.00 million   
16

Second Language Speakers
Not Available   
3.00 million   
32

Native Name
Not Available   
मराठी (marāṭhī)   

Alternative Names
Not Available   
Maharashtra, Maharathi, Malhatee, Marthi, Muruthu   

French Name
sindhi   
marathe   

German Name
Sindhi-Sprache   
Marathi   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
[məˈɾaʈʰi]   

Ethnicity
Not Available   
Marathi people   

History

Origin
711 A.D   
10th century   

Language Family
Indo-European Family   
Indo-European Family   

Subgroup
Indo-Iranian   
Indo-Iranian   

Branch
Indic   
Indic   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Not Available   
Maharashtri Prakrit   

Standard Forms
Sindhi   
Marathi   

Language Position
50   
37
17   
15

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Indian Signing System (ISS)   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
sd   
mr   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
snd   
mar   

ISO 639 2/B
snd   
mar   

ISO 639 3
snd   
mar   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
sind1272   
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   

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All Sindhi and Marathi Dialects

Most languages have dialects where each dialect differ from other dialect with respect to grammar and vocabulary. Here you will get to know all Sindhi and Marathi dialects. Various dialects of Sindhi and Marathi language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Sindhi are spoken in different Sindhi Speaking Countries whereas Marathi Dialects are spoken in different Marathi speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Sindhi vs Marathi Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Sindhi dialects include: Siraiki, Vicholi. Marathi dialects include: Maharashtrian Konkani , Varhadi. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Sindhi and Marathi Speaking population

Sindhi and Marathi speaking population is one of the factors based on which Sindhi and Marathi languages can be compared. The total count of Sindhi and Marathi Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Sindhi language is 0.39 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Marathi language is 1.10 %. When we compare the speaking population of any two languages we get to know which of two languages is more popular. Find more details about how many people speak Sindhi and Marathi on Sindhi vs Marathi where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Sindhi and Marathi Language Codes

Sindhi and Marathi language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Sindhi and Marathi Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.

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