Countries
Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Goa, India, Maharashtra
India, Manipur
National Language
India
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast 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
Minority Language
Israel, Mauritius
Assam, Manipur, Tripura
Regulated By
Maharashtra Sahitya Parishad
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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.
- Meithei Language is currently classified as a vulnerable language by UNESCO.
- The oldest document in Methei language was dated back in 8th century were inscriptions on the copper plate.
Similar To
Konkani Language
Bengali, Odia, Maithili and Meithei Languages
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
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Alphabets in
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Meithei-Alphabets.jpg#200
Scripts
Devanagari
Bengali
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
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Hello
हॅलो (Hĕlō)
Khurumjari
Thank You
धन्यवाद (Dhan'yavāda)
Yamna nungaijare
How Are You?
तू कसा आहेस? (Tū kasā āhēsa?)
Nung_ngai_biribra adombo?
Good Night
शुभ रात्री (Śubha rātrī)
Athengba Ahing
Good Evening
चांगले संध्याकाळी (Cāṅgalē sandhyākāḷī)
মানিপুরি
Good Afternoon
शुभ दुपार (Śubha dupāra)
দুপুরোয়াক নমস্কাৰ
Good Morning
शुभ प्रभात (Śubha prabhāta)
Nongale haugatl
Please
कृपया (Kr̥payā)
Chanbiduna
Sorry
क्षमस्व (Kṣamasva)
Saobiganu
Bye
बाय (Bāya)
Chatcharage
I Love You
मी तुझ्यावर प्रेम करतो (Mī tujhyāvara prēma karatō)
Eina nangbu nungsi
Excuse Me
मला माफ करा (Malā māpha karā)
দুঃখিত
Dialect 1
Maharashtrian Konkani
Loi
Where They Speak
Kokan
Burma, Laos
Where They Speak
Vidarbha
Bangladesh, India
Dialect 3
Khandeshi
Meithei proper
Where They Speak
Khandesh
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India
Native Name
मराठी (marāṭhī)
মৈইতৈইলোন
Alternative Names
Maharashtra, Maharathi, Malhatee, Marthi, Muruthu
Kathe, Kathi, Manipuri, Meiteilon, Meiteiron, Meithe, Meitei, Menipuri, Mitei, Mithe, Ponna
French Name
marathe
Meithei
German Name
Marathi
Meithei
Pronunciation
[məˈɾaʈʰi]
[ˈmeɪteɪ]
Ethnicity
Marathi people
Meithei people
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Sino-Tibetan Family
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
Tibeto-Burman
Early Forms
Maharashtri Prakrit
No early forms
Standard Forms
Marathi
Standard Meithei
Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)
Meithei Sign Language
ISO 639 1
mr
No data available
Glottocode
mara1378
mani1292
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
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Language Morphological Typology
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All Marathi and Meithei 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 Meithei dialects. Various dialects of Marathi and Meithei language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Marathi are spoken in different Marathi Speaking Countries whereas Meithei Dialects are spoken in different Meithei speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Marathi vs Meithei Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Marathi dialects include: Maharashtrian Konkani, Varhadi. Meithei dialects include: Loi , Pangal. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Marathi and Meithei Speaking population
Marathi and Meithei speaking population is one of the factors based on which Marathi and Meithei languages can be compared. The total count of Marathi and Meithei Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Marathi language is 1.10 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Meithei language is 0.01 %. 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 Meithei on Marathi vs Meithei where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Marathi and Meithei Language Codes
Marathi and Meithei language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Marathi and Meithei Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.