Countries
Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Goa, India, Maharashtra
India, Nepal
National Language
India
Nepal
Second Language
Andra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Gujarat, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Telangana
Republic of Brazil
Speaking Continents
Asia
Asia
Minority Language
Israel, Mauritius
People's Republic of China
Regulated By
Maharashtra Sahitya Parishad
Language Academy of Nepal
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.
- Before the term "Nepali" was coined, historically the language was first called the Khas language, Gorkhali or Gukhali.
- Nepali has borrowed many loanwords from neighboring Tibeto-Burmese languages.
Similar To
Konkani Language
Hindi
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
Sanskrit Language
Alphabets in
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Nepali-Alphabets.jpg#200
Scripts
Devanagari
Devanagari
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hello
हॅलो (Hĕlō)
नमस्ते (namaste)
Thank You
धन्यवाद (Dhan'yavāda)
धन्यवाद (dhanyabad)
How Are You?
तू कसा आहेस? (Tū kasā āhēsa?)
तिमीलाई कस्तो छ? (timi lai kasto cha?)
Good Night
शुभ रात्री (Śubha rātrī)
शुभ रात्री (subha ratri)
Good Evening
चांगले संध्याकाळी (Cāṅgalē sandhyākāḷī)
शुभ सन्ध्या (subha sandhya)
Good Afternoon
शुभ दुपार (Śubha dupāra)
Good afternoon
Good Morning
शुभ प्रभात (Śubha prabhāta)
शुभ प्रभात (subha prabhat)
Please
कृपया (Kr̥payā)
कृपया
Sorry
क्षमस्व (Kṣamasva)
माफ गनुस् (maapha ganus)
Bye
बाय (Bāya)
नमस्ते (namaste)
I Love You
मी तुझ्यावर प्रेम करतो (Mī tujhyāvara prēma karatō)
म तपाइलाइ माया गर्छु। (ma tapainlai maya garchu)
Excuse Me
मला माफ करा (Malā māpha karā)
माफ गनुस् (maapha ganus)
Dialect 1
Maharashtrian Konkani
Doteli
Where They Speak
Kokan
Nepal
Dialect 2
Varhadi
Bajhangi
Where They Speak
Vidarbha
India, Nepal
Dialect 3
Khandeshi
Baitadeli
Where They Speak
Khandesh
Nepal
Native Name
मराठी (marāṭhī)
नेपाली (nēpālī)
Alternative Names
Maharashtra, Maharathi, Malhatee, Marthi, Muruthu
Eastern Pahadi, Gorkhali, Gurkhali, Khaskura, Nepalese, Parbate
French Name
marathe
népalais
German Name
Marathi
Nepali
Pronunciation
[məˈɾaʈʰi]
[neˈpali]
Ethnicity
Marathi people
Gurkha, Khas people, Madhesi and Tharu
Origin
10th century
19 BC
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
Indo-Iranian
Early Forms
Maharashtri Prakrit
Khas language, Gurkhali, Parbatiya, Dzongkha Lhotshammikha
Standard Forms
Marathi
Nepali
Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)
Signed Nepali
Scope
Individual
Individual, Macrolanguage
Glottocode
mara1378
nepa1254
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
-
Agglutinative
All Marathi and Nepali 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 Nepali dialects. Various dialects of Marathi and Nepali language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Marathi are spoken in different Marathi Speaking Countries whereas Nepali Dialects are spoken in different Nepali speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Marathi vs Nepali Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Marathi dialects include: Maharashtrian Konkani, Varhadi. Nepali dialects include: Doteli , Bajhangi. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Marathi and Nepali Speaking population
Marathi and Nepali speaking population is one of the factors based on which Marathi and Nepali languages can be compared. The total count of Marathi and Nepali Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Marathi language is 1.10 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Nepali language is 0.25 %. 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 Nepali on Marathi vs Nepali where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Marathi and Nepali Language Codes
Marathi and Nepali language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Marathi and Nepali Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.