Countries
Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Goa, India, Maharashtra
India, Karnataka, India
National Language
India
Karnataka, India
Second Language
Andra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Gujarat, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Telangana
Goa
Speaking Continents
Asia
Asia
Minority Language
Israel, Mauritius
Andra Pradesh, Goa, kerala, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Telangana
Regulated By
Maharashtra Sahitya Parishad
Various academies and the Government of Karnataka
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.
- Kannada is the third oldest language after Sanskrit and Tamil of India
- Kannada language is only Indian language which got maximum i.e. 8 GyanaPeetha Awards.
Similar To
Konkani Language
Telugu
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
Sanskrit Language
Alphabets in
Marathi-Alphabet.jpg#200
Kannada-Alphabets.jpg#200
Scripts
Devanagari
Kannada Script
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hello
हॅलो (Hĕlō)
ಹಲೋ (Halō)
Thank You
धन्यवाद (Dhan'yavāda)
ಧನ್ಯವಾದಗಳು (Dhan'yavādagaḷu)
How Are You?
तू कसा आहेस? (Tū kasā āhēsa?)
ನೀವು ಹೇಗಿದ್ದೀರಿ? (Nīvu hēgiddīri?)
Good Night
शुभ रात्री (Śubha rātrī)
ಶುಭ ರಾತ್ರಿ (Śubha rātri)
Good Evening
चांगले संध्याकाळी (Cāṅgalē sandhyākāḷī)
ಶುಭ ಸಂಜೆ (Śubha san̄je)
Good Afternoon
शुभ दुपार (Śubha dupāra)
ಉತ್ತಮ ಮಧ್ಯಾಹ್ನ (Uttama madhyāhna)
Good Morning
शुभ प्रभात (Śubha prabhāta)
ಶುಭೋದಯ (Śubhōdaya)
Please
कृपया (Kr̥payā)
ದಯವಿಟ್ಟು (Dayaviṭṭu)
Sorry
क्षमस्व (Kṣamasva)
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (Kṣamisi)
I Love You
मी तुझ्यावर प्रेम करतो (Mī tujhyāvara prēma karatō)
ನಾನು ನಿನ್ನ ಪ್ರೀತಿಸುತ್ತೇನೆ (Nānu ninna prītisuttēne)
Excuse Me
मला माफ करा (Malā māpha karā)
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (kshamisi)
Dialect 1
Maharashtrian Konkani
Badaga
Where They Speak
Kokan
Tamil Nadu, The Nilgiris
Where They Speak
Vidarbha
kerala
Dialect 3
Khandeshi
Kurumba
Where They Speak
Khandesh
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu
Native Name
मराठी (marāṭhī)
ಕನ್ನಡ (kannaḍa)
Alternative Names
Maharashtra, Maharathi, Malhatee, Marthi, Muruthu
Banglori, Canarese, Havyaka, Kanarese, Madrassi
French Name
marathe
kannada
German Name
Marathi
Kannada
Pronunciation
[məˈɾaʈʰi]
[ˈkʌnnəɖɑː]
Ethnicity
Marathi people
Kannadiga
Origin
10th century
c. 450
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Dravidian Family
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
Not Available
Branch
Indic
Not Available
Early Forms
Maharashtri Prakrit
Old Kannada, Kannada
Standard Forms
Marathi
Modern Kannada
Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)
Indian Signing System (ISS)
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
mara1378
nucl1305
Linguasphere
omr
No data available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Not Available
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Not Available
All Marathi and Kannada 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 Kannada dialects. Various dialects of Marathi and Kannada language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Marathi are spoken in different Marathi Speaking Countries whereas Kannada Dialects are spoken in different Kannada speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Marathi vs Kannada Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Marathi dialects include: Maharashtrian Konkani, Varhadi. Kannada dialects include: Badaga , Urali. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Marathi and Kannada Speaking population
Marathi and Kannada speaking population is one of the factors based on which Marathi and Kannada languages can be compared. The total count of Marathi and Kannada Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Marathi language is 1.10 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Kannada language is 0.58 %. 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 Kannada on Marathi vs Kannada where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Marathi and Kannada Language Codes
Marathi and Kannada language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Marathi and Kannada Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.