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Countries

Countries

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

Total No. Of Countries

4
Rank: 11 (Overall)
0 46
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National Language

India

Second Language

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

Speaking Continents

Asia

Minority Language

Israel, Mauritius

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.

Similar To

Konkani Language

Derived From

Sanskrit Language

Alphabets

Alphabets in

Alphabets

52
Rank: 31 (Overall)
18 247
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Phonology

How Many Vowels

16
Rank: 13 (Overall)
0 32
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How Many Consonants

36
Rank: 26 (Overall)
9 60
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Scripts

Devanagari

Writing Direction

Left-To-Right, Horizontal

Hard to Learn

Language Levels

3
Rank: 2 (Overall)
2 12
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Time Taken to Learn

4 weeks
Rank: 2 (Overall)
3 88
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Greetings

Hello

हॅलो (Hĕlō)

Thank You

धन्यवाद (Dhan'yavāda)

How Are You?

तू कसा आहेस? (Tū kasā āhēsa?)

Good Night

शुभ रात्री (Śubha rātrī)

Good Evening

चांगले संध्याकाळी (Cāṅgalē sandhyākāḷī)

Good Afternoon

शुभ दुपार (Śubha dupāra)

Good Morning

शुभ प्रभात (Śubha prabhāta)

Please

कृपया (Kr̥payā)

Sorry

क्षमस्व (Kṣamasva)

Bye

बाय (Bāya)

I Love You

मी तुझ्यावर प्रेम करतो (Mī tujhyāvara prēma karatō)

Excuse Me

मला माफ करा (Malā māpha karā)

Dialects

Dialect 1

Maharashtrian Konkani

Where They Speak

Kokan

How Many People Speak

2,400,000.00
Rank: 54 (Overall)
1.5 960000000
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Dialect 2

Varhadi

Where They Speak

Vidarbha

How Many People Speak

7,000,000.00
Rank: 42 (Overall)
700 274000000
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Dialect 3

Khandeshi

Where They Speak

Khandesh

How Many People Speak

1,900,000.00
Rank: 49 (Overall)
2 230000000
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Total No. Of Dialects

42
Rank: 29 (Overall)
0 188
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How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?

71.00 million
Rank: 25 (Overall)
0 1200
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Speaking Population

1.10 %
Rank: 19 (Overall)
0 89
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Native Speakers

68.00 million
Rank: 16 (Overall)
0 873
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Second Language Speakers

3.00 million
Rank: 54 (Overall)
0.01 400
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Native Name

मराठी (marāṭhī)

Alternative Names

Maharashtra, Maharathi, Malhatee, Marthi, Muruthu

French Name

marathe

German Name

Marathi

Pronunciation

[məˈɾaʈʰi]

Ethnicity

Marathi people

History

Origin

10th century

Language Family

Indo-European Family

Subgroup

Indo-Iranian

Branch

Indic

Language Forms

Early Forms

Maharashtri Prakrit

Standard Forms

Marathi

Language Position

17
Rank: 15 (Overall)
1 120
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Signed Forms

Indian Signing System (ISS)

Scope

Individual

Code

ISO 639 1

mr

ISO 639 2

ISO 639 2/T

mar

ISO 639 2/B

mar

ISO 639 3

mar

ISO 639 6

mar

Glottocode

mara1378

Linguasphere

omr

Types of Language

Language Type

Living

Language Linguistic Typology

Subject-Object-Verb

Language Morphological Typology

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Origin of Marathi language

In order to communicate with each other, the origin of language was the essential part. Various languages are spoken all over the world. Marathi language is one of the Easiest Languages to Learn. The origin of Marathi language states that it was put to use in 10th century. The history of Marathi language reveals that the language is old and used since many years. Check out in brief about Marathi Language History.The evolution of Marathi language began with early forms such as Maharashtri Prakrit. Marathi is the standard form of Marathi language and it is used in government centers. Know all About Marathi Language.

Marathi population

Marathi population gives us the total count of number of people speaking Marathi language. Marathi language is spoken by 71.00 million people in the world. Most of the Marathi population lies in the Marathi Speaking Countries. Marathi language is spoken as first language by 68.00 million people and as second language by about 3.00 million people. Get to know Marathi speaking population in detail.

Marathi writing system

There are numerous writing systems but most widely used scripts are Latin, Cyrillic and Arabic. Marathi writing system decides the alphabets, vowels and consonants i.e. the written form of Marathi language. Some languages share common writing systems. Devanagari script is used by Marathi language. Learn more about . 

Information about Marathi language

Check out all the information about Marathi language here. You may find it interesting to learn Marathi Alphabets or the vowels and consonants of this language. Also knowing about Marathi Speaking Countries, Marathi speaking continents and Marathi Dialects will help in improving your knowledge about this language. Also while travelling to Marathi countries knowing common Marathi Greetings will help you in communicating with Marathi people.