Countries
Philippines
Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Goa, India, Maharashtra
National Language
Philippines
India
Second Language
Philippines
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
Visayan Academy of Arts and Letters
Maharashtra Sahitya Parishad
Interesting Facts
- About one-fifth of the population of the philippines speak cebuano and are second largest ethnolinguistic group in the country.
- Cebuano contains many words of Spanish origin.
- 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
Hiligaynon Language
Konkani Language
Derived From
Island of Cebu
Sanskrit Language
Alphabets in
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Marathi-Alphabet.jpg#200
Writing Direction
Not Available
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Thank You
Salamat
धन्यवाद (Dhan'yavāda)
How Are You?
Kumusta man ka?
तू कसा आहेस? (Tū kasā āhēsa?)
Good Night
Maayong Gabii
शुभ रात्री (Śubha rātrī)
Good Evening
Maayong Gabii
चांगले संध्याकाळी (Cāṅgalē sandhyākāḷī)
Good Afternoon
Maayong Hapon
शुभ दुपार (Śubha dupāra)
Good Morning
Maayong Buntag
शुभ प्रभात (Śubha prabhāta)
Please
Palihug
कृपया (Kr̥payā)
Sorry
Ikasubo ko
क्षमस्व (Kṣamasva)
I Love You
Gihigugma ko ikaw
मी तुझ्यावर प्रेम करतो (Mī tujhyāvara prēma karatō)
Excuse Me
Ekskyus mi
मला माफ करा (Malā māpha karā)
Dialect 1
Boholano
Maharashtrian Konkani
Where They Speak
Bohol
Kokan
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Southern Kana
Varhadi
Where They Speak
southern Leyte
Vidarbha
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
North Kana
Khandeshi
Where They Speak
northern part of Leyte
Khandesh
How Many People Speak
Not Available
How Many People Speak?
Not Available
Native Name
Visayan
मराठी (marāṭhī)
Alternative Names
Binisaya, Bisayan, Sebuano, Sugbuanon, Sugbuhanon, Visayan
Maharashtra, Maharathi, Malhatee, Marthi, Muruthu
French Name
cebuano
marathe
German Name
Cebuano
Marathi
Pronunciation
Not Available
[məˈɾaʈʰi]
Ethnicity
Cebuano people
Marathi people
Origin
16th century
10th century
Language Family
Austronesian Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Not Available
Indo-Iranian
Branch
Not Available
Indic
Early Forms
No early forms
Maharashtri Prakrit
Standard Forms
Standard Cebuano
Marathi
Signed Forms
Not Available
Indian Signing System (ISS)
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
No data Available
mr
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
cebu1242
mara1378
Linguasphere
No data Available
omr
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Verb-Subject-Object
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Not Available
Cebuano 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 Cebuano and Marathi greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Cebuano and Marathi language. Cebuano word for "Hello" is Hoy or Marathi word for "Thank You" is धन्यवाद (Dhan'yavāda). Find more of such common Cebuano Greetings and Marathi Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Cebuano vs Marathi Difficulty
The Cebuano vs Marathi difficulty level basically depends on the number of Cebuano 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 Cebuano and Marathi are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Cebuano and Marathi, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Cebuano is 3 weeks while to learn Marathi time required is 4 weeks.