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Maithili and Marathi


Marathi and Maithili


Countries

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

Total No. Of Countries
2  
13
4  
11

National Language
India, Nepal  
India  

Second Language
Nepal  
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
-  
Maharashtra Sahitya Parishad  

Interesting Facts
  • Earlier, Maithili language was considered as the dialect of Hindi and Bengali, however in the year 2003 Maithili achieved an independent language status in India.
  • Maithili has rich literature.
  
  • 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
Bhojpuri Language  
Konkani Language  

Derived From
-  
Sanskrit Language  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
47  
27
52  
31

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
8  
5
16  
13

How Many Consonants
22  
12
36  
26

Scripts
Devanagari  
Devanagari  

Writing Direction
-  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
6  
5
3  
2

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
4 weeks  
2

Greetings

Hello
pranam  
हॅलो (Hĕlō)  

Thank You
dhanyabad  
धन्यवाद (Dhan'yavāda)  

How Are You?
Aahan kehan chhi ?  
तू कसा आहेस? (Tū kasā āhēsa?)  

Good Night
Śubharātri  
शुभ रात्री (Śubha rātrī)  

Good Evening
shubh sandhya  
चांगले संध्याकाळी (Cāṅgalē sandhyākāḷī)  

Good Afternoon
dopahar ke bad namaskar  
शुभ दुपार (Śubha dupāra)  

Good Morning
Suprabhaat  
शुभ प्रभात (Śubha prabhāta)  

Please
kripaya  
कृपया (Kr̥payā)  

Sorry
maf karai  
क्षमस्व (Kṣamasva)  

Bye
Alavidā  
बाय (Bāya)  

I Love You
hawm ahāṃ se prem karechi  
मी तुझ्यावर प्रेम करतो (Mī tujhyāvara prēma karatō)  

Excuse Me
kripaya  
मला माफ करा (Malā māpha karā)  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Tharuwat  
Maharashtrian Konkani  

Where They Speak
Nepal  
Kokan  

How Many People Speak
35,000,000.00  
21
2,400,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Madhubani  
Varhadi  

Where They Speak
North India  
Vidarbha  

How Many People Speak
35,000,000.00  
19
7,000,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Khortha  
Khandeshi  

Where They Speak
Deoghar, France  
Khandesh  

How Many People Speak
35,000,000.00  
17
1,900,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
15  
14
42  
29

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
32.00 million  
35
71.00 million  
25

Speaking Population
0.41 %  
35
1.10 %  
19

Native Speakers
27.00 million  
30
68.00 million  
16

Second Language Speakers
2.80 million  
99+
3.00 million  
99+

Native Name
मैथिली (mɛtʰilī)  
मराठी (marāṭhī)  

Alternative Names
Apabhramsa, Bihari, Maitili, Maitli, Methli, Tirahutia, Tirhuti, Tirhutia  
Maharashtra, Maharathi, Malhatee, Marthi, Muruthu  

French Name
maithili  
marathe  

German Name
Maithili  
Marathi  

Pronunciation
[ˈmaitʰili]  
[məˈɾaʈʰi]  

Ethnicity
Maithil  
Marathi people  

History

Origin
14th century  
10th century  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
-  
Indo-Iranian  

Branch
-  
Indic  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
Maharashtri Prakrit  

Standard Forms
Standard Maithili  
Marathi  

Language Position
40  
37
17  
15

Signed Forms
Maithili Sign Language  
Indian Signing System (ISS)  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
No data available  
mr  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
mai  
mar  

ISO 639 2/B
mai  
mar  

ISO 639 3
mai  
mar  

ISO 639 6
mai  
mar  

Glottocode
mait1250  
mara1378  

Linguasphere
No data available  
omr  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
-  
Subject-Object-Verb  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
-  

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

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Maithili and Marathi Speaking population

Maithili and Marathi speaking population is one of the factors based on which Maithili and Marathi languages can be compared. The total count of Maithili and Marathi Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Maithili language is 0.41 % 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 Maithili and Marathi on Maithili vs Marathi where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Maithili and Marathi Language Codes

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

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