Countries
Basque Autonomous Community, Navarre
Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Goa, India, Maharashtra
National Language
France, Spain
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, Europe
Asia
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Israel, Mauritius
Regulated By
Euskaltzaindia, National Languages Committee
Maharashtra Sahitya Parishad
Interesting Facts
- The Basque language is the oldest European language.
- Basque alphabet include many Roman letters.
- 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
Spanish
Konkani Language
Derived From
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Sanskrit Language
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
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Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Thank You
Eskerrik asko
धन्यवाद (Dhan'yavāda)
How Are You?
Zer moduz?
तू कसा आहेस? (Tū kasā āhēsa?)
Good Night
Gabon
शुभ रात्री (Śubha rātrī)
Good Evening
Arratsalde on
चांगले संध्याकाळी (Cāṅgalē sandhyākāḷī)
Good Afternoon
Arratsalde on
शुभ दुपार (Śubha dupāra)
Good Morning
Egun on
शुभ प्रभात (Śubha prabhāta)
Please
Mesedez
कृपया (Kr̥payā)
Sorry
Barkatu
क्षमस्व (Kṣamasva)
I Love You
Maite zaitut
मी तुझ्यावर प्रेम करतो (Mī tujhyāvara prēma karatō)
Excuse Me
Barkatu
मला माफ करा (Malā māpha karā)
Dialect 1
Navarro-Lapurdian
Maharashtrian Konkani
Where They Speak
France
Kokan
Dialect 2
Souletin
Varhadi
Where They Speak
France, Soule, Spain
Vidarbha
Dialect 3
Biscayan
Khandeshi
Where They Speak
Spain
Khandesh
Native Name
Euskara
मराठी (marāṭhī)
Alternative Names
Euskara, Euskera, Vascuense
Maharashtra, Maharathi, Malhatee, Marthi, Muruthu
French Name
basque
marathe
German Name
Baskisch
Marathi
Pronunciation
[bɑːsk]
[məˈɾaʈʰi]
Ethnicity
Basque people
Marathi people
Origin
c. 1000
10th century
Language Family
Vasconic Family
Indo-European Family
Early Forms
Proto-Basque, Aquitanian
Maharashtri Prakrit
Standard Forms
Basque
Marathi
Signed Forms
Basque Sign Language
Indian Signing System (ISS)
Glottocode
basq1248
mara1378
Linguasphere
40-AAA-a
omr
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Agglutinative
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Basque 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 Basque and Marathi greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Basque and Marathi language. Basque word for "Hello" is Kaixo or Marathi word for "Thank You" is धन्यवाद (Dhan'yavāda). Find more of such common Basque Greetings and Marathi Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Basque vs Marathi Difficulty
The Basque vs Marathi difficulty level basically depends on the number of Basque 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 Basque and Marathi are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Basque and Marathi, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Basque is 88 weeks while to learn Marathi time required is 4 weeks.