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Marathi and Hindi


Hindi and Marathi


Countries

Countries
Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Goa, India, Maharashtra  
Fiji, India  

Total No. Of Countries
4  
11
2  
13

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

Alphabets in
Marathi-Alphabet.jpg#200  
Hindi.jpg#200  

Alphabets
52  
31
44  
24

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
16  
13
11  
8

How Many Consonants
36  
26
33  
23

Scripts
Devanagari  
Devanagari  

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
4  
3

Time Taken to Learn
4 weeks  
2
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

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)  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Maharashtrian Konkani  
Khariboli  

Where They Speak
Kokan  
Delhi, Haryana, Western Uttar Pradesh  

How Many People Speak
2,400,000.00  
99+
240,000,000.00  
3

Dialect 2
Varhadi  
Marwari  

Where They Speak
Vidarbha  
Gujarat, Haryana, Rajasthan, Sindh  

How Many People Speak
7,000,000.00  
99+
22,000,000.00  
24

Dialect 3
Khandeshi  
Bundeli  

Where They Speak
Khandesh  
Bundelkhand  

How Many People Speak
1,900,000.00  
99+
20,000,000.00  
24

Total No. Of Dialects
42  
29
21  
19

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
71.00 million  
25
380.00 million  
5

Speaking Population
1.10 %  
19
4.70 %  
5

Native Speakers
68.00 million  
16
260.00 million  
4

Second Language Speakers
3.00 million  
99+
120.00 million  
6

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  

History

Origin
10th century  
7th Century  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
Indo-Iranian  
Indo-Iranian  

Branch
Indic  
Indic  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Maharashtri Prakrit  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Marathi  
Standard Hindi  

Language Position
17  
15
5  
5

Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)  
Indian Signing System  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
mr  
hi  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
mar  
hin  

ISO 639 2/B
mar  
hin  

ISO 639 3
mar  
hin  

ISO 639 6
mar  
hins  

Glottocode
mara1378  
hind1269  

Linguasphere
omr  
59-AAF-qf  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb  
-  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
Fusional, Synthetic  

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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.

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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.

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