Countries
Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Goa, India, Maharashtra
Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia.
National Language
India
Ethiopia
Second Language
Andra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Gujarat, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Telangana
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia
Africa
Minority Language
Israel, Mauritius
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
Maharashtra Sahitya Parishad
Not Available
Interesting Facts
- 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.
- Amharic ranks as second most spoken Semitic language in the world.
- Amharic has its own writing system named “fidel” and it uses Amharic alphabets to write.
Similar To
Konkani Language
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Derived From
Sanskrit Language
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Alphabets in
Marathi-Alphabet.jpg#200
Amharic-1.jpg#200
Scripts
Devanagari
Ethiopic
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Thank You
धन्यवाद (Dhan'yavāda)
amesege'nallo'
How Are You?
तू कसा आहेस? (Tū kasā āhēsa?)
Dehina newot?
Good Night
शुभ रात्री (Śubha rātrī)
Dehna dur
Good Evening
चांगले संध्याकाळी (Cāṅgalē sandhyākāḷī)
melkam meshe't
Good Afternoon
शुभ दुपार (Śubha dupāra)
i'ndemin walu
Good Morning
शुभ प्रभात (Śubha prabhāta)
i'ndemin adäru
Please
कृपया (Kr̥payā)
i'bakwon
Sorry
क्षमस्व (Kṣamasva)
aznallehu
I Love You
मी तुझ्यावर प्रेम करतो (Mī tujhyāvara prēma karatō)
afekirishalehu
Excuse Me
मला माफ करा (Malā māpha karā)
yiqirta
Dialect 1
Maharashtrian Konkani
Gondar
Where They Speak
Kokan
Gondar
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Varhadi
Gojjami
Where They Speak
Vidarbha
Ethiopia
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Khandeshi
Showa
Where They Speak
Khandesh
Ethiopia
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Native Name
मराठी (marāṭhī)
Not Available
Alternative Names
Maharashtra, Maharathi, Malhatee, Marthi, Muruthu
Abyssinian, Amarigna, Amarinya, Amhara, Ethiopian
French Name
marathe
amharique
German Name
Marathi
Amharisch
Pronunciation
[məˈɾaʈʰi]
[amarɨɲɲa]
Ethnicity
Marathi people
Amharas
Origin
10th century
13th century
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Afro-Asiatic Family
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
Semitic
Early Forms
Maharashtri Prakrit
Ge'ez
Standard Forms
Marathi
Amharic
Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)
Signed Amharic
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
mara1378
amha1245
Linguasphere
omr
12-ACB-a
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Not Available
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Fusional
All Marathi and Amharic 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 Marathi and Amharic dialects. Various dialects of Marathi and Amharic language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Marathi are spoken in different Marathi Speaking Countries whereas Amharic Dialects are spoken in different Amharic speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Marathi vs Amharic Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Marathi dialects include: Maharashtrian Konkani, Varhadi. Amharic dialects include: Gondar , Gojjami. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Marathi and Amharic Speaking population
Marathi and Amharic speaking population is one of the factors based on which Marathi and Amharic languages can be compared. The total count of Marathi and Amharic Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Marathi language is 1.10 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Amharic language is 0.37 %. 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 Marathi and Amharic on Marathi vs Amharic where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Marathi and Amharic Language Codes
Marathi and Amharic language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Marathi and Amharic Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.