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Sundanese vs Marathi


Countries

Countries
Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Goa, India, Maharashtra  
West Java  

Total No. Of Countries
4  
11
1  
14

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  
-  

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  
-  

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Marathi-Alphabet.jpg#200  
Sundanese-Alphabets.jpg#200  

Alphabets
52  
31
33  
15

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
16  
13
5  
2

How Many Consonants
36  
26
16  
6

Scripts
Devanagari  
Latin, Sundanese  

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
6  
5

Time Taken to Learn
4 weeks  
2
40 weeks  
15

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
2,400,000.00  
99+
40,000,000.00  
18

Dialect 2
Varhadi  
Northern dialect  

Where They Speak
Vidarbha  
Bogor  

How Many People Speak
7,000,000.00  
99+
40,000,000.00  
16

Dialect 3
Khandeshi  
Priangan dialect  

Where They Speak
Khandesh  
Bandung  

How Many People Speak
1,900,000.00  
99+
40,000,000.00  
15

Total No. Of Dialects
42  
29
6  
6

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
71.00 million  
25
39.00 million  
32

Speaking Population
1.10 %  
19
0.57 %  
29

Native Speakers
68.00 million  
16
38.00 million  
26

Second Language Speakers
3.00 million  
99+
39.00 million  
22

Native Name
मराठी (marāṭhī)  
Basa Sunda  

Alternative Names
Maharashtra, Maharathi, Malhatee, Marthi, Muruthu  
Priangan, Sunda  

French Name
marathe  
soundanais  

German Name
Marathi  
Sundanesisch  

Pronunciation
[məˈɾaʈʰi]  
[sʊnˈdæniːs]  

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  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Maharashtri Prakrit  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Marathi  
Sundanese  

Language Position
17  
15
42  
39

Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)  
Sundanese Sign Language  

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
mar  
sun  

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
-  
-  

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Marathi and Sundanese Language History

Comparison of Marathi vs Sundanese language history gives us differences between origin of Marathi and Sundanese language. History of Marathi language states that this language originated in 10th century whereas history of Sundanese language states that this language originated in 5th century AD. Family of the language also forms a part of history of that language. More on language families of these languages can be found out on Marathi and Sundanese Language History.

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Marathi and Sundanese 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 Sundanese greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Marathi and Sundanese language. Marathi word for "Hello" is हॅलो (Hĕlō) or Sundanese word for "Thank You" is Nuhun. Find more of such common Marathi Greetings and Sundanese Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.

Marathi vs Sundanese Difficulty

The Marathi vs Sundanese difficulty level basically depends on the number of Marathi Alphabets and Sundanese 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 Sundanese are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Marathi and Sundanese, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Marathi is 4 weeks while to learn Sundanese time required is 40 weeks.

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