Igbo and Marathi
Countries
Nigeria
Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Goa, India, Maharashtra
National Language
Nigeria
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
Africa
Asia
Minority Language
Equatorial Guinea
Israel, Mauritius
Regulated By
Society for Promoting Igbo Language and Culture
Maharashtra Sahitya Parishad
Interesting Facts
- In Igbo, there is complicated system of high and low tones indicating differences in meaning and grammatical relationships.
- Igbo has inexhaustible and rich linguistic features like idioms, proverbs, aphorisms, anecdotes etc.
- 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
Not Available
Konkani Language
Derived From
Not Available
Sanskrit Language
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Not Available
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Thank You
dalụ
धन्यवाद (Dhan'yavāda)
How Are You?
kedụ ka ịmere
तू कसा आहेस? (Tū kasā āhēsa?)
Good Night
ka chi fo
शुभ रात्री (Śubha rātrī)
Good Evening
mgbede ọma
चांगले संध्याकाळी (Cāṅgalē sandhyākāḷī)
Good Afternoon
ehihie ọma
शुभ दुपार (Śubha dupāra)
Good Morning
ụtụtụ ọma
शुभ प्रभात (Śubha prabhāta)
Please
Biko
कृपया (Kr̥payā)
Sorry
Ndo
क्षमस्व (Kṣamasva)
Bye
Not Available
बाय (Bāya)
I Love You
a hụrụ m gị n'anya
मी तुझ्यावर प्रेम करतो (Mī tujhyāvara prēma karatō)
Excuse Me
ngọpụ
मला माफ करा (Malā māpha karā)
Dialect 1
Enuani
Maharashtrian Konkani
Where They Speak
Nigeria
Kokan
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Where They Speak
Nigeria
Vidarbha
Dialect 3
Not present
Khandeshi
Where They Speak
Not Available
Khandesh
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Speaking Population
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
igbo
मराठी (marāṭhī)
Alternative Names
Ibo
Maharashtra, Maharathi, Malhatee, Marthi, Muruthu
German Name
Ibo-Sprache
Marathi
Pronunciation
[iɡ͡boː]
[məˈɾaʈʰi]
Ethnicity
Igbo people
Marathi people
Origin
30th Century BC
10th century
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Kwa
Indo-Iranian
Branch
Not Available
Indic
Early Forms
No early forms
Maharashtri Prakrit
Standard Forms
Standard Igbo
Marathi
Signed Forms
Not Available
Indian Signing System (ISS)
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
nucl1417
mara1378
Linguasphere
No data available
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Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Agglutinative
Not Available
All Igbo 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 Igbo and Marathi dialects. Various dialects of Igbo and Marathi language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Igbo are spoken in different Igbo Speaking Countries whereas Marathi Dialects are spoken in different Marathi speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Igbo vs Marathi Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Igbo dialects include: Enuani, Ngwa. Marathi dialects include: Maharashtrian Konkani , Varhadi. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Igbo and Marathi Speaking population
Igbo and Marathi speaking population is one of the factors based on which Igbo and Marathi languages can be compared. The total count of Igbo and Marathi Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Igbo language is Not Available 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 Igbo and Marathi on Igbo vs Marathi where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Igbo and Marathi Language Codes
Igbo and Marathi language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Igbo and Marathi Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.