Countries
Countries
Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Goa, India, Maharashtra
West Java
Total No. Of Countries
41
0
46
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National Language
India
Indonesia
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
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 Sundanese language is second most widely spoken regional language in Indonesia.
Similar To
Konkani Language
Madurese and Malay Languages
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
Not Available
Alphabets
Alphabets in
Alphabets
52NA
18
247
👆🏻
Phonology
How Many Vowels
165
0
32
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How Many Consonants
3616
9
60
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Scripts
Devanagari
Latin, Sundanese
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hard to Learn
Language Levels
3NA
2
12
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Time Taken to Learn
4 weeksNA
3
88
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Greetings
Hello
हॅलो (Hĕlō)
Halo
Thank You
धन्यवाद (Dhan'yavāda)
Nuhun
How Are You?
तू कसा आहेस? (Tū kasā āhēsa?)
Kumaha kabarna?
Good Night
शुभ रात्री (Śubha rātrī)
Wilujeng kulem
Good Evening
चांगले संध्याकाळी (Cāṅgalē sandhyākāḷī)
Wilujeng wengi
Good Afternoon
शुभ दुपार (Śubha dupāra)
Wilujeng siang
Good Morning
शुभ प्रभात (Śubha prabhāta)
Wilujeng énjing
Please
कृपया (Kr̥payā)
Mangga
Sorry
क्षमस्व (Kṣamasva)
Hapunten
Bye
बाय (Bāya)
Wilujeng angkat
I Love You
मी तुझ्यावर प्रेम करतो (Mī tujhyāvara prēma karatō)
Abdi bogoh ka anjeun
Excuse Me
मला माफ करा (Malā māpha karā)
Punten
Dialects
Dialect 1
Maharashtrian Konkani
Western dialect
Where They Speak
Kokan
Banten
How Many People Speak
2,400,000.00NA
1.5
960000000
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Dialect 2
Varhadi
Northern dialect
Where They Speak
Vidarbha
Bogor
How Many People Speak
7,000,000.00NA
700
80000000
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Dialect 3
Khandeshi
Priangan dialect
Where They Speak
Khandesh
Bandung
How Many People Speak
1,900,000.00NA
1400
96000000
👆🏻
Total No. Of Dialects
426
0
188
👆🏻
How Many People Speak
How Many People Speak?
71.00 million39.00 million
0.13
1200
👆🏻
Speaking Population
1.10 %0.57 %
0.11
89
👆🏻
Native Speakers
68.00 million38.00 million
0.13
873
👆🏻
Second Language Speakers
3.00 millionNA
0.01
400
👆🏻
Native Name
मराठी (marāṭhī)
-9999
Alternative Names
Maharashtra, Maharathi, Malhatee, Marthi, Muruthu
Priangan, Sunda
French Name
marathe
soundanais
German Name
Marathi
Sundanesisch
Pronunciation
[məˈɾaʈʰi]
Not Available
Ethnicity
Marathi people
Sundanese, Bantenese, Cirebonese, Badui
History
Origin
10th century
5th century AD
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Austronesian Family
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
Indonesian
Branch
Indic
Not Available
Language Forms
Early Forms
Maharashtri Prakrit
No early forms
Standard Forms
Marathi
Sundanese
Language Position
17NA
1
120
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Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)
Not Available
Scope
Individual
Individual
Code
ISO 639 1
mr
su
ISO 639 2
ISO 639 2/T
mar
sun
ISO 639 2/B
mar
sun
ISO 639 3
mar
sun
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
mara1378
sund1251
Linguasphere
omr
No data available
Types of Language
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Not Available