Countries
India, Pakistan
  
Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Goa, India, Maharashtra
  
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 in
Sindhi-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Marathi-Alphabet.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Arabic, Devanagari
  
Devanagari
  
Writing Direction
Right-To-Left, Horizontal
  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Language Levels
Not Available
  
Time Taken to Learn
Not Available
  
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)
  
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
How Many People Speak?
29.00 million
  
37
71.00 million
  
25
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
  
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
  
Signed Forms
Not Available
  
Indian Signing System (ISS)
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
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
  
Sindhi 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 Sindhi and Marathi greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Sindhi and Marathi language. Sindhi word for "Hello" is Assalam O Alaikum or Marathi word for "Thank You" is धन्यवाद (Dhan'yavāda). Find more of such common Sindhi Greetings and Marathi Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Sindhi vs Marathi Difficulty
The Sindhi vs Marathi difficulty level basically depends on the number of Sindhi 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 Sindhi and Marathi are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Sindhi and Marathi, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Sindhi is Not Available while to learn Marathi time required is 4 weeks.