Countries
Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Goa, India, Maharashtra
European Union, Malta
National Language
India
Malta
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
Europe
Minority Language
Israel, Mauritius
Australia, Canada, Italy, United States of America
Regulated By
Maharashtra Sahitya Parishad
National Council for the Maltese Language
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.
- Maltese language is the only semitic language written in Latin characters.
- Maltese language has borrowed many loan words from English, Italian and French.
Similar To
Konkani Language
Western Arabic Dialects
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
Roman Languages
Alphabets in
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Maltese-Alphabets.jpg#200
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
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Thank You
धन्यवाद (Dhan'yavāda)
Grazzi
How Are You?
तू कसा आहेस? (Tū kasā āhēsa?)
Kif int?
Good Night
शुभ रात्री (Śubha rātrī)
Il-Lejla it-tajba
Good Evening
चांगले संध्याकाळी (Cāṅgalē sandhyākāḷī)
Il-Lejla it-tajba
Good Afternoon
शुभ दुपार (Śubha dupāra)
Wara nofs in-nar it-tajjeb
Good Morning
शुभ प्रभात (Śubha prabhāta)
L-għodwa t-tajba
Please
कृपया (Kr̥payā)
Jekk jogħġbok
Sorry
क्षमस्व (Kṣamasva)
Skużani!
I Love You
मी तुझ्यावर प्रेम करतो (Mī tujhyāvara prēma karatō)
Inħobbok ħafna
Excuse Me
मला माफ करा (Malā māpha karā)
Skużi!
Dialect 1
Maharashtrian Konkani
Qormi
Where They Speak
Kokan
Malta
Where They Speak
Vidarbha
Malta
Dialect 3
Khandeshi
Not Present
Where They Speak
Khandesh
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Native Name
मराठी (marāṭhī)
Malti
Alternative Names
Maharashtra, Maharathi, Malhatee, Marthi, Muruthu
Malti
French Name
marathe
maltais
German Name
Marathi
Maltesisch
Pronunciation
[məˈɾaʈʰi]
[mɔːltiːz]
Ethnicity
Marathi people
Maltese
Origin
10th century
c. 1470
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Afro-Asiatic Family
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
Semitic
Early Forms
Maharashtri Prakrit
No early forms
Standard Forms
Marathi
Maltese
Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)
Maltese Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Individual
Glottocode
mara1378
malt1254
Linguasphere
omr
12-AAC-c
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
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Synthetic
All Marathi and Maltese 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 Maltese dialects. Various dialects of Marathi and Maltese language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Marathi are spoken in different Marathi Speaking Countries whereas Maltese Dialects are spoken in different Maltese speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Marathi vs Maltese Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Marathi dialects include: Maharashtrian Konkani, Varhadi. Maltese dialects include: Qormi , Żejtun. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Marathi and Maltese Speaking population
Marathi and Maltese speaking population is one of the factors based on which Marathi and Maltese languages can be compared. The total count of Marathi and Maltese Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Marathi language is 1.10 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Maltese language is 0.02 %. 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 Maltese on Marathi vs Maltese where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Marathi and Maltese Language Codes
Marathi and Maltese language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Marathi and Maltese Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.