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Marathi and Urdu


Urdu and Marathi


Countries

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

Total No. Of Countries
4  
11
2  
13

National Language
India  
Pakistan  

Second Language
Andra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Gujarat, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Telangana  
Pakistan  

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Asia, Oceania  

Minority Language
Israel, Mauritius  
India  

Regulated By
Maharashtra Sahitya Parishad  
National Council for Promotion of Urdu Language, India, National Language Authority, Pakistan  

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.
  
  • Urdu is a language of beauty and grace, that adds meaning to prose and charm to poetry.
  • Different languages such as Arabic, Persian and Turkish gave birth and richness to Urdu.
  

Similar To
Konkani Language  
Arabic and Hindi Languages  

Derived From
Sanskrit Language  
Ghaznavid Persian Language  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
52  
31
52  
31

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
16  
13
10  
7

How Many Consonants
36  
26
40  
29

Scripts
Devanagari  
Arabic  

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
4  
3

Time Taken to Learn
4 weeks  
2
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
हॅलो (Hĕlō)  
خوش آمديد  

Thank You
धन्यवाद (Dhan'yavāda)  
آپ کا شکریہ  

How Are You?
तू कसा आहेस? (Tū kasā āhēsa?)  
آپ کیسے ہیں؟  

Good Night
शुभ रात्री (Śubha rātrī)  
گڈ نائٹ  

Good Evening
चांगले संध्याकाळी (Cāṅgalē sandhyākāḷī)  
سلام علیکم  

Good Afternoon
शुभ दुपार (Śubha dupāra)  
گڈ آفٹر نون  

Good Morning
शुभ प्रभात (Śubha prabhāta)  
گڈ مارننگ  

Please
कृपया (Kr̥payā)  
براہ مہربانی  

Sorry
क्षमस्व (Kṣamasva)  
معاف کرنا  

Bye
बाय (Bāya)  
الوداع  

I Love You
मी तुझ्यावर प्रेम करतो (Mī tujhyāvara prēma karatō)  
مجھے تم سے محبت  

Excuse Me
मला माफ करा (Malā māpha karā)  
معاف کیجئے گا  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Maharashtrian Konkani  
Dakhini  

Where They Speak
Kokan  
India  

How Many People Speak
2,400,000.00  
99+
11,000,000.00  
36

Dialect 2
Varhadi  
Hyderabadi Urdu  

Where They Speak
Vidarbha  
India  

How Many People Speak
7,000,000.00  
99+
69,000,000.00  
12

Dialect 3
Khandeshi  
Rekhta  

Where They Speak
Khandesh  
South Asia  

How Many People Speak
1,900,000.00  
99+
69,000,000.00  
11

Total No. Of Dialects
42  
29
3  
3

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
71.00 million  
25
104.00 million  
15

Speaking Population
1.10 %  
19
0.99 %  
21

Native Speakers
68.00 million  
16
61.00 million  
19

Second Language Speakers
3.00 million  
99+
43.00 million  
20

Native Name
मराठी (marāṭhī)  
اُردُو  

Alternative Names
Maharashtra, Maharathi, Malhatee, Marthi, Muruthu  
Bihari  

French Name
marathe  
ourdou  

German Name
Marathi  
Urdu  

Pronunciation
[məˈɾaʈʰi]  
[ˈʊrd̪u]  

Ethnicity
Marathi people  
Urdu-speaking people  

History

Origin
10th century  
12th Century CE  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
Indo-Iranian  
Indo-Iranian  

Branch
Indic  
Indic  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Maharashtri Prakrit  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Marathi  
Modern Standard Urdu  

Language Position
17  
15
20  
18

Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)  
Signed Urdu  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
mr  
ur  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
mar  
urd  

ISO 639 2/B
mar  
urd  

ISO 639 3
mar  
urd  

ISO 639 6
mar  
urd  

Glottocode
mara1378  
urdu1245  

Linguasphere
omr  
59-AAF-q  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb  
-  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
Fusional  

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

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Marathi and Urdu Speaking population

Marathi and Urdu speaking population is one of the factors based on which Marathi and Urdu languages can be compared. The total count of Marathi and Urdu Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Marathi language is 1.10 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Urdu language is 0.99 %. 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 Urdu on Marathi vs Urdu where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Marathi and Urdu Language Codes

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

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