Countries
Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Goa, India, Maharashtra
Basque Autonomous Community, Navarre
National Language
India
France, Spain
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, Europe
Minority Language
Israel, Mauritius
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
Maharashtra Sahitya Parishad
Euskaltzaindia, National Languages Committee
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.
- The Basque language is the oldest European language.
- Basque alphabet include many Roman letters.
Similar To
Konkani Language
Spanish
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
Not Available
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Not Available
Thank You
धन्यवाद (Dhan'yavāda)
Eskerrik asko
How Are You?
तू कसा आहेस? (Tū kasā āhēsa?)
Zer moduz?
Good Night
शुभ रात्री (Śubha rātrī)
Gabon
Good Evening
चांगले संध्याकाळी (Cāṅgalē sandhyākāḷī)
Arratsalde on
Good Afternoon
शुभ दुपार (Śubha dupāra)
Arratsalde on
Good Morning
शुभ प्रभात (Śubha prabhāta)
Egun on
Please
कृपया (Kr̥payā)
Mesedez
Sorry
क्षमस्व (Kṣamasva)
Barkatu
I Love You
मी तुझ्यावर प्रेम करतो (Mī tujhyāvara prēma karatō)
Maite zaitut
Excuse Me
मला माफ करा (Malā māpha karā)
Barkatu
Dialect 1
Maharashtrian Konkani
Navarro-Lapurdian
Where They Speak
Kokan
France
Dialect 2
Varhadi
Souletin
Where They Speak
Vidarbha
France, Soule, Spain
Dialect 3
Khandeshi
Biscayan
Where They Speak
Khandesh
Spain
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Speaking Population
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
मराठी (marāṭhī)
Not available
Alternative Names
Maharashtra, Maharathi, Malhatee, Marthi, Muruthu
Euskara, Euskera, Vascuense
French Name
marathe
basque
German Name
Marathi
Baskisch
Pronunciation
[məˈɾaʈʰi]
Not Available
Ethnicity
Marathi people
Basque people
Origin
10th century
c. 1000
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Vasconic Family
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
Not Available
Branch
Indic
Not Available
Early Forms
Maharashtri Prakrit
Proto-Basque, Aquitanian
Standard Forms
Marathi
Basque
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)
Not Available
Scope
Individual
Not Available
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
mara1378
basq1248
Linguasphere
omr
40-AAA-a
Language Type
Living
Not Available
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Agglutinative
Marathi and Basque 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 Basque greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Marathi and Basque language. Marathi word for "Hello" is हॅलो (Hĕlō) or Basque word for "Thank You" is Eskerrik asko. Find more of such common Marathi Greetings and Basque Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Marathi vs Basque Difficulty
The Marathi vs Basque difficulty level basically depends on the number of Marathi Alphabets and Basque 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 Basque are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Marathi and Basque, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Marathi is 4 weeks while to learn Basque time required is 88 weeks.