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Marathi
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Countries

Countries

Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Goa, India, Maharashtra
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu

Total No. Of Countries

46
0 46
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National Language

India
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu

Second Language

Andra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Gujarat, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Telangana
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, kerala, Puducherry

Speaking Continents

Asia
Asia

Minority Language

Israel, Mauritius
Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles

Regulated By

Maharashtra Sahitya Parishad
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University

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.
  • Tamil is the oldest language in the world. Tamil was spoken in South India more than 5000 years ago.
  • The first legally recognized Classical Language of India is Tamil.

Similar To

Konkani Language
Malayalam

Derived From

Sanskrit Language
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Alphabets

Alphabets in

Alphabets

52247
18 247
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Phonology

How Many Vowels

1612
0 32
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How Many Consonants

3618
9 60
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Scripts

Devanagari
Tamil

Writing Direction

Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal

Hard to Learn

Language Levels

33
2 12
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Time Taken to Learn

4 weeks44 weeks
3 88
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Greetings

Hello

हॅलो (Hĕlō)
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)

Thank You

धन्यवाद (Dhan'yavāda)
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)

How Are You?

तू कसा आहेस? (Tū kasā āhēsa?)
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)

Good Night

शुभ रात्री (Śubha rātrī)
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)

Good Evening

चांगले संध्याकाळी (Cāṅgalē sandhyākāḷī)
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)

Good Afternoon

शुभ दुपार (Śubha dupāra)
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)

Good Morning

शुभ प्रभात (Śubha prabhāta)
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)

Please

कृपया (Kr̥payā)
தயவு (Tayavu)

Sorry

क्षमस्व (Kṣamasva)
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)

Bye

बाय (Bāya)
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)

I Love You

मी तुझ्यावर प्रेम करतो (Mī tujhyāvara prēma karatō)
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)

Excuse Me

मला माफ करा (Malā māpha karā)
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)

Dialects

Dialect 1

Maharashtrian Konkani
Kongu

Where They Speak

Kokan
Kongu

How Many People Speak

2,400,000.0077,000,000.00
1.5 960000000
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Dialect 2

Varhadi
Madurai Tamil

Where They Speak

Vidarbha
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu

How Many People Speak

7,000,000.0077,000,000.00
700 274000000
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Dialect 3

Khandeshi
Tirunelveli Tamil

Where They Speak

Khandesh
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli

How Many People Speak

1,900,000.0077,000,000.00
2 230000000
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Total No. Of Dialects

4210
0 188
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How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?

71.00 million78.00 million
0 1200
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Speaking Population

1.10 %1.06 %
0 89
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Native Speakers

68.00 million70.00 million
0 873
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Second Language Speakers

3.00 million8.00 million
0.01 400
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Native Name

मराठी (marāṭhī)
தமிழ்

Alternative Names

Maharashtra, Maharathi, Malhatee, Marthi, Muruthu
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili

French Name

marathe
tamoul

German Name

Marathi
Tamil

Pronunciation

[məˈɾaʈʰi]
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]

Ethnicity

Marathi people
Tamil people or Tamilans

History

Origin

10th century
300 BC

Language Family

Indo-European Family
Dravidian Family

Subgroup

Indo-Iranian
-

Branch

Indic
-

Language Forms

Early Forms

Maharashtri Prakrit
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil

Standard Forms

Marathi
Modern Tamil

Language Position

1718
1 120
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Signed Forms

Indian Signing System (ISS)
Signed Tamil

Scope

Individual
Individual

Code

ISO 639 1

mr
ta

ISO 639 2

ISO 639 2/T

mar
tam

ISO 639 2/B

mar
tam

ISO 639 3

mar
tam

ISO 639 6

mar
tam

Glottocode

mara1378
tami1289, oldt1248

Linguasphere

omr
tami1289

Types of Language

Language Type

Living
Living

Language Linguistic Typology

Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Object-Verb

Language Morphological Typology

-
-

Marathi and Tamil Alphabets

Marathi and Tamil Alphabets provides you with alphabets, vowels and consonants in Marathi and Tamil. In Marathi Alphabets there are 52 letters while in Tamil Alphabets there are 247 letters. To learn Marathi and Tamil languages the very first thing is to understand and learn alphabets of Marathi and Tamil languages. The Marathi phonology consist Marathi vowels and Marathi consonants. After alphabets, words are to be learned and after words, phrases in that language. Take a look at Marathi greetings vs Tamil greetings, where you will find numerous useful phrases. Find whether Marathi and Tamil are Most Spoken Languages.

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

Marathi and Tamil Speaking population

Marathi and Tamil speaking population is one of the factors based on which Marathi and Tamil languages can be compared. The total count of Marathi and Tamil Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Marathi language is 1.10 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Tamil language is 1.06 %. 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 Tamil on Marathi vs Tamil where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Marathi and Tamil Language Codes

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