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 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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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)
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
👆🏻
Total No. Of Dialects
42
Rank: 29 (Overall)
0
188
👆🏻
How Many People Speak?
71.00 million
Rank: 25 (Overall)
0
1200
👆🏻
Speaking Population
1.10 %
Rank: 19 (Overall)
0
89
👆🏻
Native Speakers
68.00 million
Rank: 16 (Overall)
0
873
👆🏻
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
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
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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