Countries
South Africa
  
Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Goa, India, Maharashtra
  
National Language
South Africa
  
India
  
Second Language
Lesotho, South Africa
  
Andra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Gujarat, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Telangana
  
Speaking Continents
Africa
  
Asia
  
Minority Language
Botswana, Lesotho
  
Israel, Mauritius
  
Regulated By
Not Available
  
Maharashtra Sahitya Parishad
  
Interesting Facts
- Xhosa has 15 click sounds, borrowed from the khoi-khoi and san languages of the South Africa.
- The same sequence of consonants and vowels can have different meaning when said with different tones, so Xhosa is tonal.
  
- 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
Zulu, Swazi, and Ndebele
  
Konkani Language
  
Derived From
Khoi-Khoi and San Languages
  
Sanskrit Language
  
Alphabets in
Xhosa-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Marathi-Alphabet.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Latin
  
Devanagari
  
Writing Direction
Not Available
  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
Molo
  
हॅलो (Hĕlō)
  
Thank You
Ndiyabulela
  
धन्यवाद (Dhan'yavāda)
  
How Are You?
Unjani
  
तू कसा आहेस? (Tū kasā āhēsa?)
  
Good Night
Ulale kakuhle
  
शुभ रात्री (Śubha rātrī)
  
Good Evening
Ubusuku obuhle
  
चांगले संध्याकाळी (Cāṅgalē sandhyākāḷī)
  
Good Afternoon
Uben' emva kwemini entle
  
शुभ दुपार (Śubha dupāra)
  
Good Morning
Molo
  
शुभ प्रभात (Śubha prabhāta)
  
Please
Ndicela
  
कृपया (Kr̥payā)
  
Sorry
Ndicela uxolo
  
क्षमस्व (Kṣamasva)
  
Bye
Uhambe/Usale kakuhle
  
बाय (Bāya)
  
I Love You
Ndiyakuthanda
  
मी तुझ्यावर प्रेम करतो (Mī tujhyāvara prēma karatō)
  
Excuse Me
Uxolo
  
मला माफ करा (Malā māpha karā)
  
Dialect 1
Gcaleka
  
Maharashtrian Konkani
  
Where They Speak
South Africa
  
Kokan
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
2,400,000.00
  
23
Dialect 2
Thembu
  
Varhadi
  
Where They Speak
South Africa
  
Vidarbha
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
7,000,000.00
  
12
Dialect 3
Hlubi
  
Khandeshi
  
Where They Speak
South Africa
  
Khandesh
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
1,900,000.00
  
15
How Many People Speak?
20.00 million
  
99+
71.00 million
  
25
Native Speakers
8.20 million
  
99+
68.00 million
  
16
Second Language Speakers
11.00 million
  
21
3.00 million
  
32
Native Name
isiXhosa
  
मराठी (marāṭhī)
  
Alternative Names
“Cauzuh” (pej.), Isixhosa, Koosa, Xosa
  
Maharashtra, Maharathi, Malhatee, Marthi, Muruthu
  
French Name
xhosa
  
marathe
  
German Name
Xhosa-Sprache
  
Marathi
  
Pronunciation
Not Available
  
[məˈɾaʈʰi]
  
Ethnicity
amaXhosa, amaBhaca
  
Marathi people
  
Origin
16th Century
  
10th century
  
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
  
Indo-European Family
  
Subgroup
Benue-Congo
  
Indo-Iranian
  
Branch
Bantu
  
Indic
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
No early forms
  
Maharashtri Prakrit
  
Standard Forms
isiXhosa
  
Marathi
  
Language Position
Not Available
  
Signed Forms
Signed Xhosa
  
Indian Signing System (ISS)
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
xh
  
mr
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
xho
  
mar
  
ISO 639 2/B
xho
  
mar
  
ISO 639 3
xho
  
mar
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
xhos1239
  
mara1378
  
Linguasphere
99-AUT-fa
  
omr
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
  
Subject-Object-Verb
  
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Xhosa 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 Xhosa and Marathi greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Xhosa and Marathi language. Xhosa word for "Hello" is Molo or Marathi word for "Thank You" is धन्यवाद (Dhan'yavāda). Find more of such common Xhosa Greetings and Marathi Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Xhosa vs Marathi Difficulty
The Xhosa vs Marathi difficulty level basically depends on the number of Xhosa 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 Xhosa and Marathi are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Xhosa and Marathi, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Xhosa is 44 weeks while to learn Marathi time required is 4 weeks.