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Sanskrit and Marathi


Marathi and Sanskrit


Countries

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

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
4  
11

National Language
India  
India  

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Andra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Gujarat, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Telangana  

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Asia  

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Israel, Mauritius  

Regulated By
-  
Maharashtra Sahitya Parishad  

Interesting Facts
  • Sanskrit language has highest number of vocabularies than any other language.
  • Sanskrit Language has proved to help in speech therapy, also it increases concentration and helps to learn maths and science better.
  
  • 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.
  

Similar To
Old German Language  
Konkani Language  

Derived From
Prakrit Language  
Sanskrit Language  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
52  
31
52  
31

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
16  
13
16  
13

How Many Consonants
36  
26
36  
26

Scripts
Devanagari  
Devanagari  

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
3  
2

Time Taken to Learn
20 weeks  
5
4 weeks  
2

Greetings

Hello
नमस्कारः (namaskāraḥ)  
हॅलो (Hĕlō)  

Thank You
धन्यवादाः (dhanyawādāh)  
धन्यवाद (Dhan'yavāda)  

How Are You?
कथमस्ति भवान् (kathamasti bhawān)  
तू कसा आहेस? (Tū kasā āhēsa?)  

Good Night
शुभरात्री (shubharātrī)  
शुभ रात्री (Śubha rātrī)  

Good Evening
शुभः सायंकालः  
चांगले संध्याकाळी (Cāṅgalē sandhyākāḷī)  

Good Afternoon
शुभ दुपार  
शुभ दुपार (Śubha dupāra)  

Good Morning
सुप्रभातम् (suprabhātam)  
शुभ प्रभात (Śubha prabhāta)  

Please
कृपया (kripayā)  
कृपया (Kr̥payā)  

Sorry
कृपया क्षम्यताम् (kripayā kshamyatām)  
क्षमस्व (Kṣamasva)  

Bye
पुनः मिलामः(punah milamah)  
बाय (Bāya)  

I Love You
त्वामनुरजामि (twāmanurajāmi)  
मी तुझ्यावर प्रेम करतो (Mī tujhyāvara prēma karatō)  

Excuse Me
कृपया क्षम्यताम् (kripayā kshamyatām)  
मला माफ करा (Malā māpha karā)  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Not present  
Maharashtrian Konkani  

Where They Speak
-  
Kokan  

How Many People Speak
140,000.00  
99+
2,400,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Not present  
Varhadi  

Where They Speak
-  
Vidarbha  

How Many People Speak
140,000.00  
99+
7,000,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Not present  
Khandeshi  

Where They Speak
-  
Khandesh  

How Many People Speak
140,000.00  
99+
1,900,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
0  
42  
29

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
14.10 million  
99+
71.00 million  
25

Speaking Population
0.01 %  
99+
1.10 %  
19

Native Speakers
14.10 million  
99+
68.00 million  
16

Second Language Speakers
-  
3.00 million  
99+

Native Name
संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam)  
मराठी (marāṭhī)  

Alternative Names
Saṃskṛtam, Sanskritam  
Maharashtra, Maharathi, Malhatee, Marthi, Muruthu  

French Name
sanskrit  
marathe  

German Name
Sanskrit  
Marathi  

Pronunciation
[səmskr̩t̪əm]  
[məˈɾaʈʰi]  

Ethnicity
Sanskrit speakers  
Marathi people  

History

Origin
2000 B.C.  
10th century  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
Indo-Iranian  
Indo-Iranian  

Branch
Indic  
Indic  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Vedic Sanskrit  
Maharashtri Prakrit  

Standard Forms
Sanskrit  
Marathi  

Language Position
23  
21
17  
15

Signed Forms
-  
Indian Signing System (ISS)  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
sa  
mr  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
san  
mar  

ISO 639 2/B
san  
mar  

ISO 639 3
san  
mar  

ISO 639 6
san  
mar  

Glottocode
sans1269  
mara1378  

Linguasphere
No data available  
omr  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Ancient  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb  
Subject-Object-Verb  

Language Morphological Typology
Synthetic  
-  

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All Sanskrit and Marathi Dialects

Most languages have dialects where each dialect differ from other dialect with respect to grammar and vocabulary. Here you will get to know all Sanskrit and Marathi dialects. Various dialects of Sanskrit and Marathi language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Sanskrit are spoken in different Sanskrit Speaking Countries whereas Marathi Dialects are spoken in different Marathi speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Sanskrit vs Marathi Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Marathi dialects include: Maharashtrian Konkani , Varhadi. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Sanskrit and Marathi Speaking population

Sanskrit and Marathi speaking population is one of the factors based on which Sanskrit and Marathi languages can be compared. The total count of Sanskrit and Marathi Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Sanskrit language is 0.01 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Marathi language is 1.10 %. When we compare the speaking population of any two languages we get to know which of two languages is more popular. Find more details about how many people speak Sanskrit and Marathi on Sanskrit vs Marathi where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Sanskrit and Marathi Language Codes

Sanskrit and Marathi language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Sanskrit and Marathi Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.

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