Countries
Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Goa, India, Maharashtra
India, No official status
Total No. Of Countries
40
0
46
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National Language
India
India
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
Asia
Minority Language
Israel, Mauritius
Fiji, Guyana, Jamaica, Mauritius, Nepal, Pakistan, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago
Regulated By
Maharashtra Sahitya Parishad
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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.
- Bhojpuri was anciently written in Kaithi scripts.
- In Mughal Era, Kaithi script was used in administrative purposes for writing in Bhojpuri language.
Similar To
Konkani Language
Maithili and Magahi
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
Sanskrit Language
Alphabets in
Alphabets
5243
18
247
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Phonology
How Many Vowels
1611
0
32
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How Many Consonants
3634
9
60
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Scripts
Devanagari
Devanagari
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hard to Learn
Language Levels
34
2
12
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Time Taken to Learn
4 weeks44 weeks
3
88
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Hello
हॅलो (Hĕlō)
प्रणाम (prannam)
Thank You
धन्यवाद (Dhan'yavāda)
धन्वाद (dhanvaad)
How Are You?
तू कसा आहेस? (Tū kasā āhēsa?)
का हाल बा? (kaa haal ba?)
Good Night
शुभ रात्री (Śubha rātrī)
राम राम (raam raam)
Good Evening
चांगले संध्याकाळी (Cāṅgalē sandhyākāḷī)
राम राम (raam raam)
Good Afternoon
शुभ दुपार (Śubha dupāra)
राम राम (raam raam)
Good Morning
शुभ प्रभात (Śubha prabhāta)
राम राम (raam raam)
Please
कृपया (Kr̥payā)
मेहरबानी करके (meharbani karke)
Sorry
क्षमस्व (Kṣamasva)
माफ़ करीं (maaf karin)
Bye
बाय (Bāya)
प्रणाम (prannam)
I Love You
मी तुझ्यावर प्रेम करतो (Mī tujhyāvara prēma karatō)
हम तोहसे प्यार करेनी (hum tohse pyaar kareni)
Excuse Me
मला माफ करा (Malā māpha karā)
माफ़ करीं (maaf karin)
Dialect 1
Maharashtrian Konkani
Caribbean Hindustani
Where They Speak
Kokan
Guyana, Jamaica, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago
How Many People Speak
2,400,000.0016,000.00
1.5
960000000
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Dialect 2
Varhadi
Fiji Hindi
Where They Speak
Vidarbha
Australia, Canada, New Zealand, United Kingdom, United States of America
How Many People Speak
7,000,000.00380,000.00
700
274000000
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Dialect 3
Khandeshi
Tharu Bhojpuri
Where They Speak
Khandesh
India
How Many People Speak
1,900,000.0038,000,000.00
2
230000000
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Total No. Of Dialects
4213
0
188
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How Many People Speak?
71.00 million40.00 million
0
1200
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Speaking Population
1.10 %0.43 %
0
89
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Native Speakers
68.00 million40.00 million
0
873
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Second Language Speakers
3.00 million38.00 million
0.01
400
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Native Name
मराठी (marāṭhī)
भोजपुरी (bʰojpurī)
Alternative Names
Maharashtra, Maharathi, Malhatee, Marthi, Muruthu
Bajpuri, Bhojapuri, Bhozpuri, Bihari, Deswali, Khotla, Piscimas
French Name
marathe
bhojpuri
German Name
Marathi
Bhojpuri
Pronunciation
[məˈɾaʈʰi]
/boʊdʒˈpʊəri/
Ethnicity
Marathi people
Bhojpuri speakers
Origin
10th century
19th Century
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
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Branch
Indic
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Language Forms
Early Forms
Maharashtri Prakrit
No early forms
Standard Forms
Marathi
Bhojpuri
Language Position
1737
1
120
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Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)
Bhojpuri Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
mr
No data Available
ISO 639 2
ISO 639 2/T
mar
bho
ISO 639 2/B
mar
bho
ISO 639 3
mar
bho
ISO 639 6
mar
bho
Glottocode
mara1378
bhoj1246
Linguasphere
omr
59-AAF-sa
Types of Language
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
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Language Morphological Typology
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