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Marathi and Sanskrit


Sanskrit and Marathi


Countries

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

Total No. Of Countries
4  
11
1  
14

National Language
India  
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  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Regulated By
Maharashtra Sahitya Parishad  
-  

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.
  
  • Sanskrit language has highest number of vocabularies than any other language.
  • Sanskrit Language has proved to help in speech therapy, also it increases concentration and helps to learn maths and science better.
  

Similar To
Konkani Language  
Old German Language  

Derived From
Sanskrit Language  
Prakrit Language  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
52  
31
52  
31

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
16  
13
16  
13

How Many Consonants
36  
26
36  
26

Scripts
Devanagari  
Devanagari  

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
3  
2

Time Taken to Learn
4 weeks  
2
20 weeks  
5

Greetings

Hello
हॅलो (Hĕlō)  
नमस्कारः (namaskāraḥ)  

Thank You
धन्यवाद (Dhan'yavāda)  
धन्यवादाः (dhanyawādāh)  

How Are You?
तू कसा आहेस? (Tū kasā āhēsa?)  
कथमस्ति भवान् (kathamasti bhawān)  

Good Night
शुभ रात्री (Śubha rātrī)  
शुभरात्री (shubharātrī)  

Good Evening
चांगले संध्याकाळी (Cāṅgalē sandhyākāḷī)  
शुभः सायंकालः  

Good Afternoon
शुभ दुपार (Śubha dupāra)  
शुभ दुपार  

Good Morning
शुभ प्रभात (Śubha prabhāta)  
सुप्रभातम् (suprabhātam)  

Please
कृपया (Kr̥payā)  
कृपया (kripayā)  

Sorry
क्षमस्व (Kṣamasva)  
कृपया क्षम्यताम् (kripayā kshamyatām)  

Bye
बाय (Bāya)  
पुनः मिलामः(punah milamah)  

I Love You
मी तुझ्यावर प्रेम करतो (Mī tujhyāvara prēma karatō)  
त्वामनुरजामि (twāmanurajāmi)  

Excuse Me
मला माफ करा (Malā māpha karā)  
कृपया क्षम्यताम् (kripayā kshamyatām)  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Maharashtrian Konkani  
Not present  

Where They Speak
Kokan  
-  

How Many People Speak
2,400,000.00  
99+
140,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Varhadi  
Not present  

Where They Speak
Vidarbha  
-  

How Many People Speak
7,000,000.00  
99+
140,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Khandeshi  
Not present  

Where They Speak
Khandesh  
-  

How Many People Speak
1,900,000.00  
99+
140,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
42  
29
0  

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
1.10 %  
19
0.01 %  
99+

Native Speakers
68.00 million  
16
14.10 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
3.00 million  
99+
-  

Native Name
मराठी (marāṭhī)  
संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam)  

Alternative Names
Maharashtra, Maharathi, Malhatee, Marthi, Muruthu  
Saṃskṛtam, Sanskritam  

French Name
marathe  
sanskrit  

German Name
Marathi  
Sanskrit  

Pronunciation
[məˈɾaʈʰi]  
[səmskr̩t̪əm]  

Ethnicity
Marathi people  
Sanskrit speakers  

History

Origin
10th century  
2000 B.C.  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
Indo-Iranian  
Indo-Iranian  

Branch
Indic  
Indic  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Maharashtri Prakrit  
Vedic Sanskrit  

Standard Forms
Marathi  
Sanskrit  

Language Position
17  
15
23  
21

Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)  
-  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
mr  
sa  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
mar  
san  

ISO 639 2/B
mar  
san  

ISO 639 3
mar  
san  

ISO 639 6
mar  
san  

Glottocode
mara1378  
sans1269  

Linguasphere
omr  
No data available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Ancient  

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

Language Morphological Typology
-  
Synthetic  

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

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Marathi and Sanskrit Speaking population

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

Marathi and Sanskrit Language Codes

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

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