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Marathi and Japanese


Japanese and Marathi


Countries

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

Total No. Of Countries
4  
11
1  
14

National Language
India  
Japan  

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, Pacific  

Minority Language
Israel, Mauritius  
Palau  

Regulated By
Maharashtra Sahitya Parishad  
Agency for Cultural Affairs (文化庁) at the Ministry of Education  

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 Japanese Language, there are 4 different ways to address people: kun, chan, san and sama.
  • There are many words in Japanese language which end with vowel letter, which determines the structure and rhythm of Japanese.
  

Similar To
Konkani Language  
Korean Language  

Derived From
Sanskrit Language  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
52  
31
99  
40

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
16  
13
5  
2

How Many Consonants
36  
26
14  
4

Scripts
Devanagari  
Kana  

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
5  
4

Time Taken to Learn
4 weeks  
2
88 weeks  
19

Greetings

Hello
हॅलो (Hĕlō)  
こんにちは (Kon'nichiwa)  

Thank You
धन्यवाद (Dhan'yavāda)  
ありがとう (Arigatō)  

How Are You?
तू कसा आहेस? (Tū kasā āhēsa?)  
お元気ですか (O genki desu ka?)  

Good Night
शुभ रात्री (Śubha rātrī)  
おやすみなさい (Oyasuminasai)  

Good Evening
चांगले संध्याकाळी (Cāṅgalē sandhyākāḷī)  
こんばんは (Konbanwa)  

Good Afternoon
शुभ दुपार (Śubha dupāra)  
こんにちは (Konnichiwa!)  

Good Morning
शुभ प्रभात (Śubha prabhāta)  
おはよう (Ohayō)  

Please
कृपया (Kr̥payā)  
お願いします (Onegaishimasu)  

Sorry
क्षमस्व (Kṣamasva)  
ごめんなさい (Gomen'nasai)  

Bye
बाय (Bāya)  
さようなら (Sayōnara)  

I Love You
मी तुझ्यावर प्रेम करतो (Mī tujhyāvara prēma karatō)  
愛しています (Aishiteimasu)  

Excuse Me
मला माफ करा (Malā māpha karā)  
すみません (Sumimasen)  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Maharashtrian Konkani  
Sanuki  

Where They Speak
Kokan  
Kagawa  

How Many People Speak
2,400,000.00  
99+
1,000,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Varhadi  
Hakata  

Where They Speak
Vidarbha  
Fukuoka  

How Many People Speak
7,000,000.00  
99+
127,000,000.00  
4

Dialect 3
Khandeshi  
Kansai  

Where They Speak
Khandesh  
kansai  

How Many People Speak
1,900,000.00  
99+
127,000,000.00  
4

Total No. Of Dialects
42  
29
31  
25

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
71.00 million  
25
128.00 million  
14

Speaking Population
1.10 %  
19
1.90 %  
10

Native Speakers
68.00 million  
16
128.00 million  
9

Second Language Speakers
3.00 million  
99+
3.00 million  
99+

Native Name
मराठी (marāṭhī)  
日本語  

Alternative Names
Maharashtra, Maharathi, Malhatee, Marthi, Muruthu  
Nihongo  

French Name
marathe  
japonais  

German Name
Marathi  
Japanisch  

Pronunciation
[məˈɾaʈʰi]  
/nihoɴɡo/: [nihõŋɡo], [nihõŋŋo]  

Ethnicity
Marathi people  
Japanese (Yamato)  

History

Origin
10th century  
1185  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Japonic Family  

Subgroup
Indo-Iranian  
-  

Branch
Indic  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Maharashtri Prakrit  
Old Japanese, Early Middle Japanese, Late Middle Japanese and Early Modern Japanese  

Standard Forms
Marathi  
Japanese  

Language Position
17  
15
8  
8

Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)  
Signed Japanese  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
mr  
ja  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
mar  
jpn  

ISO 639 2/B
mar  
jpn  

ISO 639 3
mar  
jpn  

ISO 639 6
mar  
jpn  

Glottocode
mara1378  
nucl1643  

Linguasphere
omr  
45-CAA-a  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb  
Subject-Object-Verb  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
Agglutinative, Synthetic  

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All Marathi and Japanese 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 Japanese dialects. Various dialects of Marathi and Japanese language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Marathi are spoken in different Marathi Speaking Countries whereas Japanese Dialects are spoken in different Japanese speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Marathi vs Japanese Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Marathi dialects include: Maharashtrian Konkani, Varhadi. Japanese dialects include: Sanuki , Hakata. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Marathi and Japanese Speaking population

Marathi and Japanese speaking population is one of the factors based on which Marathi and Japanese languages can be compared. The total count of Marathi and Japanese Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Marathi language is 1.10 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Japanese language is 1.90 %. 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 Japanese on Marathi vs Japanese where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Marathi and Japanese Language Codes

Marathi and Japanese language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Marathi and Japanese Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.

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