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Urdu and Marathi


Marathi and Urdu


Countries

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

Total No. Of Countries
2   
13
4   
11

National Language
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, Oceania   
Asia   

Minority Language
India   
Israel, Mauritius   

Regulated By
National Council for Promotion of Urdu Language, India, National Language Authority, Pakistan   
Maharashtra Sahitya Parishad   

Interesting Facts
  • Urdu is a language of beauty and grace, that adds meaning to prose and charm to poetry.
  • Different languages such as Arabic, Persian and Turkish gave birth and richness to Urdu.
  
  • 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
Arabic and Hindi Languages   
Konkani Language   

Derived From
Ghaznavid Persian Language   
Sanskrit Language   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
52   
31
52   
31

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
10   
7
16   
13

How Many Consonants
40   
29
36   
26

Scripts
Arabic   
Devanagari   

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
4   
3
3   
2

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks   
11
4 weeks   
2

Greetings

Hello
خوش آمديد   
हॅलो (Hĕlō)   

Thank You
آپ کا شکریہ   
धन्यवाद (Dhan'yavāda)   

How Are You?
آپ کیسے ہیں؟   
तू कसा आहेस? (Tū kasā āhēsa?)   

Good Night
گڈ نائٹ   
शुभ रात्री (Śubha rātrī)   

Good Evening
سلام علیکم   
चांगले संध्याकाळी (Cāṅgalē sandhyākāḷī)   

Good Afternoon
گڈ آفٹر نون   
शुभ दुपार (Śubha dupāra)   

Good Morning
گڈ مارننگ   
शुभ प्रभात (Śubha prabhāta)   

Please
براہ مہربانی   
कृपया (Kr̥payā)   

Sorry
معاف کرنا   
क्षमस्व (Kṣamasva)   

Bye
الوداع   
बाय (Bāya)   

I Love You
مجھے تم سے محبت   
मी तुझ्यावर प्रेम करतो (Mī tujhyāvara prēma karatō)   

Excuse Me
معاف کیجئے گا   
मला माफ करा (Malā māpha karā)   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Dakhini   
Maharashtrian Konkani   

Where They Speak
India   
Kokan   

How Many People Speak
11,000,000.00   
12
2,400,000.00   
23

Dialect 2
Hyderabadi Urdu   
Varhadi   

Where They Speak
India   
Vidarbha   

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

Dialect 3
Rekhta   
Khandeshi   

Where They Speak
South Asia   
Khandesh   

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

Total No. Of Dialects
3   
3
42   
29

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
104.00 million   
15
71.00 million   
25

Speaking Population
0.99 %   
20
1.10 %   
18

Native Speakers
61.00 million   
19
68.00 million   
16

Second Language Speakers
43.00 million   
14
3.00 million   
32

Native Name
اُردُو   
मराठी (marāṭhī)   

Alternative Names
Bihari   
Maharashtra, Maharathi, Malhatee, Marthi, Muruthu   

French Name
ourdou   
marathe   

German Name
Urdu   
Marathi   

Pronunciation
[ˈʊrd̪u]   
[məˈɾaʈʰi]   

Ethnicity
Not Available   
Marathi people   

History

Origin
12th Century CE   
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
Modern Standard Urdu   
Marathi   

Language Position
20   
18
17   
15

Signed Forms
Signed Urdu   
Indian Signing System (ISS)   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
ur   
mr   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
urd   
mar   

ISO 639 2/B
urd   
mar   

ISO 639 3
urd   
mar   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
urdu1245   
mara1378   

Linguasphere
59-AAF-q   
omr   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available   
Subject-Object-Verb   

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional   
Not Available   

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All Urdu 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 Urdu and Marathi dialects. Various dialects of Urdu and Marathi language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Urdu are spoken in different Urdu Speaking Countries whereas Marathi Dialects are spoken in different Marathi speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Urdu vs Marathi Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Urdu dialects include: Dakhini, Hyderabadi Urdu. Marathi dialects include: Maharashtrian Konkani , Varhadi. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Urdu and Marathi Speaking population

Urdu and Marathi speaking population is one of the factors based on which Urdu and Marathi languages can be compared. The total count of Urdu and Marathi Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Urdu language is 0.99 % 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 Urdu and Marathi on Urdu vs Marathi where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Urdu and Marathi Language Codes

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

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