Countries
Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Goa, India, Maharashtra
India
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
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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.
- Tulu script is similar to Thigalaya script, which was one of the earliest scripts such as Persian and Latin.
- Tulu is a protoDravidian i.e original language.
Similar To
Konkani Language
Kannada Language
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
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Alphabets in
Marathi-Alphabet.jpg#200
Tulu-Alphabets.jpg#200
Scripts
Devanagari
Kannada Script
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
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Hello
हॅलो (Hĕlō)
Namaskara
Thank You
धन्यवाद (Dhan'yavāda)
Mast Upakara.
How Are You?
तू कसा आहेस? (Tū kasā āhēsa?)
Yencha Ullar?
Good Night
शुभ रात्री (Śubha rātrī)
yedde rathre
Good Evening
चांगले संध्याकाळी (Cāṅgalē sandhyākāḷī)
yedde baiyya
Good Afternoon
शुभ दुपार (Śubha dupāra)
yedde madhyana
Good Morning
शुभ प्रभात (Śubha prabhāta)
yedde kaande
Please
कृपया (Kr̥payā)
Daya maltadu
Sorry
क्षमस्व (Kṣamasva)
Yenna thapu aandu
I Love You
मी तुझ्यावर प्रेम करतो (Mī tujhyāvara prēma karatō)
Yank ninade preeti Malpuye
Excuse Me
मला माफ करा (Malā māpha karā)
Kshamisi
Dialect 1
Maharashtrian Konkani
Brahmin tulu
Where They Speak
Kokan
Tamil Nadu
Where They Speak
Vidarbha
Tamil Nadu
Dialect 3
Khandeshi
Girijan
Where They Speak
Khandesh
Tamil Nadu
Native Name
मराठी (marāṭhī)
Tulu
Alternative Names
Maharashtra, Maharathi, Malhatee, Marthi, Muruthu
Tal, Tallu, Thalu, Thulu, Tilu, Tullu, Tuluva Bhasa
Pronunciation
[məˈɾaʈʰi]
[ˈtulu]
Ethnicity
Marathi people
Tuluva
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Dravidian Family
Early Forms
Maharashtri Prakrit
No early forms
Standard Forms
Marathi
Tulu
Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)
Signed Tulu
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
mr
No data available
Glottocode
mara1378
tulu1258
Linguasphere
omr
No data available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
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Language Morphological Typology
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All Marathi and Tulu 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 Tulu dialects. Various dialects of Marathi and Tulu language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Marathi are spoken in different Marathi Speaking Countries whereas Tulu Dialects are spoken in different Tulu speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Marathi vs Tulu Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Marathi dialects include: Maharashtrian Konkani, Varhadi. Tulu dialects include: Brahmin tulu , Jain. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Marathi and Tulu Speaking population
Marathi and Tulu speaking population is one of the factors based on which Marathi and Tulu languages can be compared. The total count of Marathi and Tulu Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Marathi language is 1.10 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Tulu 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 Tulu on Marathi vs Tulu where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Marathi and Tulu Language Codes
Marathi and Tulu language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Marathi and Tulu Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.