Countries
Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Goa, India, Maharashtra
Andorra, Balearic Islands, Catalonia, Latin Union, Spain, Valencian Community
Total No. Of Countries
46
0
46
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National Language
India
Andorra, France, Italy, Spain
Second Language
Andra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Gujarat, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Telangana
Spain
Speaking Continents
Asia
Europe
Minority Language
Israel, Mauritius
Aragon, France, Italy, Spain
Regulated By
Maharashtra Sahitya Parishad
Institut d'Estudis Catalans, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua, 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.
- Catalan is 6th most largely spoken Romance language.
- Catalan went through a golden age in low middle ages, reaching a peak of maturity and cultural richness.
Similar To
Konkani Language
Spanish Language, Occitan Language, Italian Language, French Language
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
Latin
Alphabets in
Alphabets
5227
18
247
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Phonology
How Many Vowels
165
0
32
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How Many Consonants
3623
9
60
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Scripts
Devanagari
Latin
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hard to Learn
Language Levels
35
2
12
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Time Taken to Learn
4 weeks24 weeks
3
88
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Hello
हॅलो (Hĕlō)
Hola
Thank You
धन्यवाद (Dhan'yavāda)
Gràcies
How Are You?
तू कसा आहेस? (Tū kasā āhēsa?)
Com estàs?
Good Night
शुभ रात्री (Śubha rātrī)
Bona nit
Good Evening
चांगले संध्याकाळी (Cāṅgalē sandhyākāḷī)
Bona nit
Good Afternoon
शुभ दुपार (Śubha dupāra)
Bona tarda
Good Morning
शुभ प्रभात (Śubha prabhāta)
Bon dia
Please
कृपया (Kr̥payā)
Sisplau
Sorry
क्षमस्व (Kṣamasva)
Perdó!
Bye
बाय (Bāya)
Adéu
I Love You
मी तुझ्यावर प्रेम करतो (Mī tujhyāvara prēma karatō)
T'estimo
Excuse Me
मला माफ करा (Malā māpha karā)
Dispensi!
Dialect 1
Maharashtrian Konkani
Caló
Where They Speak
Kokan
France, Portugal, Spain
How Many People Speak
2,400,000.00440,000.00
1.5
960000000
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Dialect 2
Varhadi
Valencian
Where They Speak
Vidarbha
Spain
How Many People Speak
7,000,000.002,400,000.00
700
274000000
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Dialect 3
Khandeshi
Ribagorçan
Where They Speak
Khandesh
Spain
How Many People Speak
1,900,000.004,000,000.00
2
230000000
👆🏻
Total No. Of Dialects
428
0
188
👆🏻
How Many People Speak?
71.00 million9.20 million
0
1200
👆🏻
Speaking Population
1.10 %0.12 %
0
89
👆🏻
Native Speakers
68.00 million4.10 million
0
873
👆🏻
Second Language Speakers
3.00 million5.10 million
0.01
400
👆🏻
Native Name
मराठी (marāṭhī)
català
Alternative Names
Maharashtra, Maharathi, Malhatee, Marthi, Muruthu
Català, Catalán, Catalan-Valencian-Balear, Catalonian, Valencian
French Name
marathe
catalan; valencien
German Name
Marathi
Katalanisch
Pronunciation
[məˈɾaʈʰi]
[kətəˈɫa] (EC) ~ [kataˈɫa] (WC)
Ethnicity
Marathi people
Catalan people
Origin
10th century
c. 1028
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
Romance
Branch
Indic
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Language Forms
Early Forms
Maharashtri Prakrit
Old Catalan
Standard Forms
Marathi
Standard Catalan, Standard Valencian
Language Position
1732
1
120
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Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)
Signed Catalan
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
mr
ca
ISO 639 2
ISO 639 2/T
mar
cat
ISO 639 2/B
mar
cat
ISO 639 3
mar
cat
ISO 639 6
mar
cat
Glottocode
mara1378
stan1289
Linguasphere
omr
51-AAA-e
Types of Language
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
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