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Norwegian and Marathi


Countries

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

Total No. Of Countries
4  
11
1  
14

National Language
India  
Norway  

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, South America  

Minority Language
Israel, Mauritius  
Nynorsk  

Regulated By
Maharashtra Sahitya Parishad  
Norwegian Language Council  

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.
  
  • Bergen is one of the Norwegian dialect which has only two genders: common and neuter.
  • Since Norwegian language uses pitch accents, it has musical quality and are sometimes employed to distinguish the meanings of homonyms.
  

Similar To
Konkani Language  
Swedish and Danish Languages  

Derived From
Sanskrit Language  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
52  
31
29  
11

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
16  
13
9  
6

How Many Consonants
36  
26
20  
10

Scripts
Devanagari  
Latin  

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
4  
3

Time Taken to Learn
4 weeks  
2
24 weeks  
6

Greetings

Hello
हॅलो (Hĕlō)  
hallo  

Thank You
धन्यवाद (Dhan'yavāda)  
takk  

How Are You?
तू कसा आहेस? (Tū kasā āhēsa?)  
hvordan har du det?  

Good Night
शुभ रात्री (Śubha rātrī)  
god natt  

Good Evening
चांगले संध्याकाळी (Cāṅgalē sandhyākāḷī)  
god kveld  

Good Afternoon
शुभ दुपार (Śubha dupāra)  
god ettermiddag  

Good Morning
शुभ प्रभात (Śubha prabhāta)  
god morgen  

Please
कृपया (Kr̥payā)  
Vær så snill  

Sorry
क्षमस्व (Kṣamasva)  
unnskyld  

Bye
बाय (Bāya)  
ha det  

I Love You
मी तुझ्यावर प्रेम करतो (Mī tujhyāvara prēma karatō)  
Jeg Elsker Deg  

Excuse Me
मला माफ करा (Malā māpha karā)  
unnskyld meg  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Maharashtrian Konkani  
Jamtlandic  

Where They Speak
Kokan  
Jamtland,Harjedalen  

How Many People Speak
2,400,000.00  
99+
30,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Varhadi  
Sognamål  

Where They Speak
Vidarbha  
Sogn  

How Many People Speak
7,000,000.00  
99+
5,000,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Khandeshi  
Hallingmål-Valdris  

Where They Speak
Khandesh  
Hallingdal, Valdres  

How Many People Speak
1,900,000.00  
99+
5,000,000.00  
38

Total No. Of Dialects
42  
29
19  
17

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
71.00 million  
25
5.00 million  
99+

Speaking Population
1.10 %  
19
0.07 %  
99+

Native Speakers
68.00 million  
16
5.00 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
3.00 million  
99+
5.00 million  
99+

Native Name
मराठी (marāṭhī)  
Norsk  

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

French Name
marathe  
norvégien nynorsk; nynorsk, norvégien  

German Name
Marathi  
Nynorsk  

Pronunciation
[məˈɾaʈʰi]  
[nɔʂk] (Eastern Norwegian) [nɔʁsk] (Western Norwegian)  

Ethnicity
Marathi people  
Norwegians  

History

Origin
10th century  
c. 1300 AD  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
Indo-Iranian  
Germanic  

Branch
Indic  
Northern (Scandinavian)  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Maharashtri Prakrit  
Old Norse language, Old Norwegian, Middle Norwegian, Modern Norwegian  

Standard Forms
Marathi  
Nynorsk, Bokmål  

Language Position
17  
15
18  
16

Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)  
Signed Norwegian  

Scope
Individual  
Macrolanguage  

Code

ISO 639 1
mr  
no  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
mar  
nor  

ISO 639 2/B
mar  
nor  

ISO 639 3
mar  
nor  

ISO 639 6
mar  
nor  

Glottocode
mara1378  
norw1258  

Linguasphere
omr  
52-AAA-ba to -be; 52-AAA-cf to -cg  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

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

Language Morphological Typology
-  
Fusional  

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

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Marathi and Norwegian Speaking population

Marathi and Norwegian speaking population is one of the factors based on which Marathi and Norwegian languages can be compared. The total count of Marathi and Norwegian Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Marathi language is 1.10 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Norwegian language is 0.07 %. 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 Norwegian on Marathi vs Norwegian where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Marathi and Norwegian Language Codes

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

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