Countries
Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Goa, India, Maharashtra
Fiji, India
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, Oceania
Minority Language
Israel, Mauritius
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
Maharashtra Sahitya Parishad
Central Hindi Directorate
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.
- In Hindi language, nouns are followed by post positions.
- In Hindi, there are many familiar words in English which are in Hindi or of Hindi origin.
Similar To
Konkani Language
Urdu
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
Sanskrit Language
Alphabets in
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Scripts
Devanagari
Devanagari
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hello
हॅलो (Hĕlō)
नमस्ते (Namastē)
Thank You
धन्यवाद (Dhan'yavāda)
धन्यवाद (Dhan'yavāda)
How Are You?
तू कसा आहेस? (Tū kasā āhēsa?)
तुम कैसे हो? (Tuma kaisē hō?)
Good Night
शुभ रात्री (Śubha rātrī)
शुभरात्रि (Śubharātri)
Good Evening
चांगले संध्याकाळी (Cāṅgalē sandhyākāḷī)
शुभ सन्ध्या (shubh sandhya)
Good Afternoon
शुभ दुपार (Śubha dupāra)
दोपहर के बाद नमस्कार (dopahar ke bad namaskar)
Good Morning
शुभ प्रभात (Śubha prabhāta)
सुप्रभात (Suprabhāta)
Please
कृपया (Kr̥payā)
कृपया (Kr̥payā)
Sorry
क्षमस्व (Kṣamasva)
खेद (Khēda)
Bye
बाय (Bāya)
अलविदा (Alavidā)
I Love You
मी तुझ्यावर प्रेम करतो (Mī tujhyāvara prēma karatō)
मैं आपसे प्यार करता (Maiṁ āpasē pyāra karatā)
Excuse Me
मला माफ करा (Malā māpha karā)
मुझे माफ करें (Mujhē māpha karēṁ)
Dialect 1
Maharashtrian Konkani
Khariboli
Where They Speak
Kokan
Delhi, Haryana, Western Uttar Pradesh
Dialect 2
Varhadi
Marwari
Where They Speak
Vidarbha
Gujarat, Haryana, Rajasthan, Sindh
Dialect 3
Khandeshi
Bundeli
Where They Speak
Khandesh
Bundelkhand
Native Name
मराठी (marāṭhī)
हिन्दी
Alternative Names
Maharashtra, Maharathi, Malhatee, Marthi, Muruthu
Khadi Boli, Khari Boli
French Name
marathe
hindi
German Name
Marathi
Hindi
Pronunciation
[məˈɾaʈʰi]
[ˈmaːnək ˈɦin̪d̪iː]
Ethnicity
Marathi people
Hindustani people
Origin
10th century
7th Century
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
Indo-Iranian
Early Forms
Maharashtri Prakrit
No early forms
Standard Forms
Marathi
Standard Hindi
Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)
Indian Signing System
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
hins
Glottocode
mara1378
hind1269
Linguasphere
omr
59-AAF-qf
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Not Available
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Fusional, Synthetic
All Marathi and Hindi 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 Hindi dialects. Various dialects of Marathi and Hindi language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Marathi are spoken in different Marathi Speaking Countries whereas Hindi Dialects are spoken in different Hindi speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Marathi vs Hindi Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Marathi dialects include: Maharashtrian Konkani, Varhadi. Hindi dialects include: Khariboli , Marwari. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Marathi and Hindi Speaking population
Marathi and Hindi speaking population is one of the factors based on which Marathi and Hindi languages can be compared. The total count of Marathi and Hindi Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Marathi language is 1.10 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Hindi language is 4.70 %. 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 Hindi on Marathi vs Hindi where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Marathi and Hindi Language Codes
Marathi and Hindi language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Marathi and Hindi Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.