Countries
Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Goa, India, Maharashtra
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Bangladesh, India, Sierra Leone
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
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Bengali-Alphabets.jpg#200
Scripts
Devanagari
Bengali, Brahmic family and derivatives
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
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
Where They Speak
Vidarbha
Bangladesh, India
Dialect 3
Khandeshi
Rarhi
Where They Speak
Khandesh
India
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
Early Forms
Maharashtri Prakrit
Abahatta, Old Bengali
Standard Forms
Marathi
Bengali
Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)
Signed Bengali
Scope
Individual
Individual
Glottocode
mara1378
beng1280
Linguasphere
omr
59-AAF-u
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
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Language Morphological Typology
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Marathi and Bengali Speaking population
Marathi and Bengali speaking population is one of the factors based on which Marathi and Bengali languages can be compared. The total count of Marathi and Bengali Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Marathi language is 1.10 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Bengali language is 3.11 %. 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 Bengali on Marathi vs Bengali where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Marathi and Bengali Language Codes
Marathi and Bengali language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Marathi and Bengali Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.