Countries
Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Goa, India, Maharashtra
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Bangladesh, India, Sierra Leone
Total No. Of Countries
44
0
46
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National Language
India
Bangladesh, India
Second Language
Andra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Gujarat, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Telangana
India
Speaking Continents
Asia
Asia
Minority Language
Israel, Mauritius
Australia, Canada, Italy, Japan, Kuwait, Malaysia, Maldives, Nepal, Oman, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Africa, South Korea, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States of America
Regulated By
Maharashtra Sahitya Parishad
Bangla Academy, Paschimbanga Bangla Akademi
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.
- Bengali language is the World's sweetest language.
- 21st February is celebrated as an International Mother Language day, which is based on Bengali language.
Similar To
Konkani Language
Assamese and Oriya
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
Sanskrit Language
Alphabets in
Alphabets
5251
18
247
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Phonology
How Many Vowels
1611
0
32
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How Many Consonants
3640
9
60
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Scripts
Devanagari
Bengali, Brahmic family and derivatives
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hard to Learn
Language Levels
32
2
12
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Time Taken to Learn
4 weeks44 weeks
3
88
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Hello
हॅलो (Hĕlō)
হ্যালো (Hyālō)
Thank You
धन्यवाद (Dhan'yavāda)
ধন্যবাদ (dhonnobad)
How Are You?
तू कसा आहेस? (Tū kasā āhēsa?)
কেমন আছিস? (kêmon achhish?)
Good Night
शुभ रात्री (Śubha rātrī)
শুভরাত্রি (shubhoratri)
Good Evening
चांगले संध्याकाळी (Cāṅgalē sandhyākāḷī)
শুভ সন্ধ্যা। (shubho shondha)
Good Afternoon
शुभ दुपार (Śubha dupāra)
ভাল বৈকাল (Bhāla Baikāla)
Good Morning
शुभ प्रभात (Śubha prabhāta)
সুপ্রভাত (shuprobhat)
Please
कृपया (Kr̥payā)
অনুগ্রহ করে (Anugraha karē)
Sorry
क्षमस्व (Kṣamasva)
দুঃখিত (dukkhito)
Bye
बाय (Bāya)
বিদায় (Bidāẏa)
I Love You
मी तुझ्यावर प्रेम करतो (Mī tujhyāvara prēma karatō)
আমি আপনাকে ভালোবাসি (ami apnake bhalobashi)
Excuse Me
मला माफ करा (Malā māpha karā)
মাফ করবেন (Māpha karabēna)
Dialect 1
Maharashtrian Konkani
Chakma
Where They Speak
Kokan
Bangladesh, Burma, India
How Many People Speak
2,400,000.00330,000.00
1.5
960000000
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Dialect 2
Varhadi
Hajong
Where They Speak
Vidarbha
Bangladesh, India
How Many People Speak
7,000,000.0071,000.00
700
274000000
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Dialect 3
Khandeshi
Rarhi
Where They Speak
Khandesh
India
How Many People Speak
1,900,000.00230,000,000.00
2
230000000
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Total No. Of Dialects
4225
0
188
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How Many People Speak?
71.00 million215.00 million
0
1200
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Speaking Population
1.10 %3.11 %
0
89
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Native Speakers
68.00 million196.00 million
0
873
👆🏻
Second Language Speakers
3.00 million19.00 million
0.01
400
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Native Name
मराठी (marāṭhī)
বাংলা (baɛṅlā)
Alternative Names
Maharashtra, Maharathi, Malhatee, Marthi, Muruthu
Bangala, Bangla, Bangla-Bhasa
French Name
marathe
bengali
German Name
Marathi
Bengali
Pronunciation
[məˈɾaʈʰi]
[ˈbeŋɡali]
Ethnicity
Marathi people
Bengalis (Bengali people)
Origin
10th century
1000–1200 CE
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
Indo-Iranian
Branch
Indic
Indic
Language Forms
Early Forms
Maharashtri Prakrit
Abahatta, Old Bengali
Standard Forms
Marathi
Bengali
Language Position
174
1
120
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Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)
Signed Bengali
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
mr
bn
ISO 639 2
ISO 639 2/T
mar
ben
ISO 639 2/B
mar
ben
ISO 639 3
mar
ben
ISO 639 6
mar
ben
Glottocode
mara1378
beng1280
Linguasphere
omr
59-AAF-u
Types of Language
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
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Language Morphological Typology
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