Countries
Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Goa, India, Maharashtra
Andora, Argentina, Aruba, Australia, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, France, Gibraltar, Guatemala, Honduras, Jamaica, Latvia, Luxembourg, Mexico, Morocco, Namibia, Netherlands Antilles, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Norway, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Puerto Rico, Russia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Trinidad and Tobago, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States of America, Uruguay, Venezuela, Western Sahara
National Language
India
Spain
Second Language
Andra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Gujarat, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Telangana
Andora, Aruba, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Belize, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, Denmark, France, Germany, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Luxembourg, Morocco, Netherlands, Netherlands Antilles, New Zealand, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Slovenia, Switzerland, Trinidad and Tobago, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States of America, US Virgin Islands
Speaking Continents
Asia
Africa, Asia, Europe, North America, South America
Minority Language
Israel, Mauritius
Brazil, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Morocco, United Kingdom
Regulated By
Maharashtra Sahitya Parishad
Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española
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.
- One of the world's most phonetic language is Spanish.
- Up to the 18th century, Spanish was diplomatic language.
Similar To
Konkani Language
French Language
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
Latin
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Thank You
धन्यवाद (Dhan'yavāda)
Gracias
How Are You?
तू कसा आहेस? (Tū kasā āhēsa?)
Cómo estás?
Good Night
शुभ रात्री (Śubha rātrī)
Buenas Noches
Good Evening
चांगले संध्याकाळी (Cāṅgalē sandhyākāḷī)
Bonne soirée
Good Afternoon
शुभ दुपार (Śubha dupāra)
Buenas Tardes
Good Morning
शुभ प्रभात (Śubha prabhāta)
Buenos Días
Please
कृपया (Kr̥payā)
Por Favor
Sorry
क्षमस्व (Kṣamasva)
triste
I Love You
मी तुझ्यावर प्रेम करतो (Mī tujhyāvara prēma karatō)
Te Quiero
Excuse Me
मला माफ करा (Malā māpha karā)
Discúlpeme
Dialect 1
Maharashtrian Konkani
Mexican Spanish
Where They Speak
Kokan
Mexico
Dialect 2
Varhadi
Cuban Spanish
Where They Speak
Vidarbha
Cuba
Dialect 3
Khandeshi
Puerto Rican Spanish
Where They Speak
Khandesh
Puerto Rico
Native Name
मराठी (marāṭhī)
Español
Alternative Names
Maharashtra, Maharathi, Malhatee, Marthi, Muruthu
Castellano, Castilian, Español
French Name
marathe
espagnol; castillan
German Name
Marathi
Spanisch
Pronunciation
[məˈɾaʈʰi]
[espaˈɲol], [kasteˈʎano]
Ethnicity
Marathi people
Not Available
Origin
10th century
210 BC
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
Romance
Branch
Indic
Not Available
Early Forms
Maharashtri Prakrit
Old Spanish and Spanish
Standard Forms
Marathi
Pluricentric Standard Spanish
Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)
Signed Spanish
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
mara1378
stan1288
Linguasphere
omr
51-AAA-b
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Fusional, Synthetic