Countries
Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Goa, India, Maharashtra
Philippines
National Language
India
Philippines
Second Language
Andra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Gujarat, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Telangana
Philippines
Speaking Continents
Asia
Asia
Minority Language
Israel, Mauritius
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
Maharashtra Sahitya Parishad
Visayan Academy of Arts and Letters
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.
- About one-fifth of the population of the philippines speak cebuano and are second largest ethnolinguistic group in the country.
- Cebuano contains many words of Spanish origin.
Similar To
Konkani Language
Hiligaynon Language
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
Island of Cebu
Alphabets in
Marathi-Alphabet.jpg#200
Cebuano-Alphabets.jpg#200
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Not Available
Thank You
धन्यवाद (Dhan'yavāda)
Salamat
How Are You?
तू कसा आहेस? (Tū kasā āhēsa?)
Kumusta man ka?
Good Night
शुभ रात्री (Śubha rātrī)
Maayong Gabii
Good Evening
चांगले संध्याकाळी (Cāṅgalē sandhyākāḷī)
Maayong Gabii
Good Afternoon
शुभ दुपार (Śubha dupāra)
Maayong Hapon
Good Morning
शुभ प्रभात (Śubha prabhāta)
Maayong Buntag
Please
कृपया (Kr̥payā)
Palihug
Sorry
क्षमस्व (Kṣamasva)
Ikasubo ko
I Love You
मी तुझ्यावर प्रेम करतो (Mī tujhyāvara prēma karatō)
Gihigugma ko ikaw
Excuse Me
मला माफ करा (Malā māpha karā)
Ekskyus mi
Dialect 1
Maharashtrian Konkani
Boholano
Where They Speak
Kokan
Bohol
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Varhadi
Southern Kana
Where They Speak
Vidarbha
southern Leyte
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Khandeshi
North Kana
Where They Speak
Khandesh
northern part of Leyte
How Many People Speak
Not Available
How Many People Speak?
Not Available
Native Name
मराठी (marāṭhī)
Visayan
Alternative Names
Maharashtra, Maharathi, Malhatee, Marthi, Muruthu
Binisaya, Bisayan, Sebuano, Sugbuanon, Sugbuhanon, Visayan
French Name
marathe
cebuano
German Name
Marathi
Cebuano
Pronunciation
[məˈɾaʈʰi]
Not Available
Ethnicity
Marathi people
Cebuano people
Origin
10th century
16th century
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Austronesian Family
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
Not Available
Branch
Indic
Not Available
Early Forms
Maharashtri Prakrit
No early forms
Standard Forms
Marathi
Standard Cebuano
Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)
Not Available
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
mr
No data Available
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
mara1378
cebu1242
Linguasphere
omr
No data Available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Verb-Subject-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Not Available
Marathi and Cebuano 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 Cebuano greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Marathi and Cebuano language. Marathi word for "Hello" is हॅलो (Hĕlō) or Cebuano word for "Thank You" is Salamat. Find more of such common Marathi Greetings and Cebuano Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Marathi vs Cebuano Difficulty
The Marathi vs Cebuano difficulty level basically depends on the number of Marathi Alphabets and Cebuano 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 Cebuano are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Marathi and Cebuano, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Marathi is 4 weeks while to learn Cebuano time required is 3 weeks.