Countries
Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Goa, India, Maharashtra
Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia.
National Language
India
Ethiopia
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
Africa
Minority Language
Israel, Mauritius
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
Maharashtra Sahitya Parishad
Not Available
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.
- Amharic ranks as second most spoken Semitic language in the world.
- Amharic has its own writing system named “fidel” and it uses Amharic alphabets to write.
Similar To
Konkani Language
Not Available
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
Not Available
Alphabets in
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Scripts
Devanagari
Ethiopic
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Thank You
धन्यवाद (Dhan'yavāda)
amesege'nallo'
How Are You?
तू कसा आहेस? (Tū kasā āhēsa?)
Dehina newot?
Good Night
शुभ रात्री (Śubha rātrī)
Dehna dur
Good Evening
चांगले संध्याकाळी (Cāṅgalē sandhyākāḷī)
melkam meshe't
Good Afternoon
शुभ दुपार (Śubha dupāra)
i'ndemin walu
Good Morning
शुभ प्रभात (Śubha prabhāta)
i'ndemin adäru
Please
कृपया (Kr̥payā)
i'bakwon
Sorry
क्षमस्व (Kṣamasva)
aznallehu
I Love You
मी तुझ्यावर प्रेम करतो (Mī tujhyāvara prēma karatō)
afekirishalehu
Excuse Me
मला माफ करा (Malā māpha karā)
yiqirta
Dialect 1
Maharashtrian Konkani
Gondar
Where They Speak
Kokan
Gondar
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Varhadi
Gojjami
Where They Speak
Vidarbha
Ethiopia
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Khandeshi
Showa
Where They Speak
Khandesh
Ethiopia
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Native Name
मराठी (marāṭhī)
Not Available
Alternative Names
Maharashtra, Maharathi, Malhatee, Marthi, Muruthu
Abyssinian, Amarigna, Amarinya, Amhara, Ethiopian
French Name
marathe
amharique
German Name
Marathi
Amharisch
Pronunciation
[məˈɾaʈʰi]
[amarɨɲɲa]
Ethnicity
Marathi people
Amharas
Origin
10th century
13th century
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Afro-Asiatic Family
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
Semitic
Early Forms
Maharashtri Prakrit
Ge'ez
Standard Forms
Marathi
Amharic
Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)
Signed Amharic
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
mara1378
amha1245
Linguasphere
omr
12-ACB-a
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
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Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Fusional
Marathi and Amharic Greetings
People around the world use different languages to interact with each other. Even if we cannot communicate fluently in any language, it will always be beneficial to know about some of the common greetings or phrases from that language. This is where Marathi and Amharic greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Marathi and Amharic language. Marathi word for "Hello" is हॅलो (Hĕlō) or Amharic word for "Thank You" is amesege'nallo'. Find more of such common Marathi Greetings and Amharic Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Marathi vs Amharic Difficulty
The Marathi vs Amharic difficulty level basically depends on the number of Marathi Alphabets and Amharic Alphabets. Also the number of vowels and consonants in the language plays an important role in deciding the difficulty level of that language. The important points to be considered when we compare Marathi and Amharic are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Marathi and Amharic, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Marathi is 4 weeks while to learn Amharic time required is 44 weeks.