Countries
Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Goa, India, Maharashtra
Iraq, Kurdistan
National Language
India
Azerbaijan, Georgia, Iran, Iraq, Syria, Turkey
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
Middle East
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.
- The vocabulary in Kurdish is of Iranian origin.
- In the middle East, Kurdish is the fourth largest ethnic group.
Similar To
Konkani Language
Farsi Language
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
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Alphabets in
Marathi-Alphabet.jpg#200
Kurdish-Alphabets.jpg#200
Scripts
Devanagari
Arabic, Cyrillic, Latin
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Right-To-Left, Horizontal
Thank You
धन्यवाद (Dhan'yavāda)
Sipas
How Are You?
तू कसा आहेस? (Tū kasā āhēsa?)
Tu çawa yî?
Good Night
शुभ रात्री (Śubha rātrī)
Şev xweş
Good Evening
चांगले संध्याकाळी (Cāṅgalē sandhyākāḷī)
Evare baş
Good Afternoon
शुभ दुपार (Śubha dupāra)
Nee-wa-rowt bash
Good Morning
शुभ प्रभात (Śubha prabhāta)
Bayanit bash
Please
कृपया (Kr̥payā)
Bê zehmet
Sorry
क्षमस्व (Kṣamasva)
Bibûre
I Love You
मी तुझ्यावर प्रेम करतो (Mī tujhyāvara prēma karatō)
Ez te hez dikem
Excuse Me
मला माफ करा (Malā māpha karā)
Bê zehmet
Dialect 1
Maharashtrian Konkani
Northern Kurdish
Where They Speak
Kokan
northern Iraq, northern Syria, northwest Iran, southeast Turkey
Dialect 2
Varhadi
Central Kurdish
Where They Speak
Vidarbha
Iraq, Kurdistan Province of western Iran
Dialect 3
Khandeshi
Southern Kurdish
Where They Speak
Khandesh
Eastern Iraq
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
मराठी (marāṭhī)
Kurdí / کوردی / к’öрди
Alternative Names
Maharashtra, Maharathi, Malhatee, Marthi, Muruthu
Not Available
French Name
marathe
kurde
German Name
Marathi
Kurdisch
Pronunciation
[məˈɾaʈʰi]
Not Available
Ethnicity
Marathi people
Kurds
Origin
10th century
16th century CE
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
Indo-Iranian
Branch
Indic
Not Available
Early Forms
Maharashtri Prakrit
Not Available
Standard Forms
Marathi
Kurdish
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)
Not Available
Scope
Individual
Macrolanguage
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
mara1378
kurd1259
Linguasphere
omr
58-AAA-a
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
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Marathi and Kurdish 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 Kurdish greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Marathi and Kurdish language. Marathi word for "Hello" is हॅलो (Hĕlō) or Kurdish word for "Thank You" is Sipas. Find more of such common Marathi Greetings and Kurdish Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Marathi vs Kurdish Difficulty
The Marathi vs Kurdish difficulty level basically depends on the number of Marathi Alphabets and Kurdish 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 Kurdish are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Marathi and Kurdish, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Marathi is 4 weeks while to learn Kurdish time required is 4 weeks.