Countries
Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Goa, India, Maharashtra
Angola, Brazil, Cape Verde, East Timor, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Macau, Mozambique, Portugal, São Tomé and Príncipe
Total No. Of Countries
410
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National Language
India
Portugal
Second Language
Andra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Gujarat, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Telangana
United States of America
Speaking Continents
Asia
Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, South America
Minority Language
Israel, Mauritius
Australia, Daman and Diu, France, Germany, Goa, Italy, Japan, United States of America
Regulated By
Maharashtra Sahitya Parishad
Academia Brasileira de Letras (Brazilian Literary Academy), Academia das Ciências de Lisboa, Classe de Letras
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.
- Portuguese language has absorbed many words from French, Italian, Arabic and also from indigenous South American and African languages.
- The first written document in Portuguese language was found in the 12th century.
Similar To
Konkani Language
Spanish and Galician Languages
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
Latin