Countries
African Union, Democratic Republic of the Congo, East African Community, Kenya
Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Goa, India, Maharashtra
National Language
Burundi, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, South Sudan, Tanzania
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
Africa
Asia
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Israel, Mauritius
Regulated By
Chama cha Kiswahili cha Taifa (Kenya)
Maharashtra Sahitya Parishad
Interesting Facts
- Swahili language has borrowed many words from Arabic language.
- The oldest written scripts in swahili language were found in 18th century.
- 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
Burundi, Rwanda, Malawi Languages
Konkani Language
Derived From
Arabic Language
Sanskrit Language
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Not Available
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Thank You
Asante
धन्यवाद (Dhan'yavāda)
How Are You?
Habari gani?
तू कसा आहेस? (Tū kasā āhēsa?)
Good Night
Usiku mwema
शुभ रात्री (Śubha rātrī)
Good Evening
Habari za jioni
चांगले संध्याकाळी (Cāṅgalē sandhyākāḷī)
Good Afternoon
nzuri Alasiri
शुभ दुपार (Śubha dupāra)
Good Morning
Habari za asubuhi
शुभ प्रभात (Śubha prabhāta)
Please
tafadhali
कृपया (Kr̥payā)
Sorry
pole
क्षमस्व (Kṣamasva)
I Love You
nakupenda
मी तुझ्यावर प्रेम करतो (Mī tujhyāvara prēma karatō)
Excuse Me
Samahani
मला माफ करा (Malā māpha karā)
Dialect 1
Kiunguja
Maharashtrian Konkani
Where They Speak
Zanzibar island
Kokan
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Kimrima
Varhadi
Where They Speak
Dar es Salaam
Vidarbha
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Kimgao
Khandeshi
Where They Speak
Kilwa
Khandesh
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Speaking Population
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
Not Available
मराठी (marāṭhī)
Alternative Names
Kisuaheli, Kiswahili
Maharashtra, Maharathi, Malhatee, Marthi, Muruthu
French Name
swahili
marathe
German Name
Swahili
Marathi
Pronunciation
Not Available
[məˈɾaʈʰi]
Ethnicity
Swahili people or Waswahili
Marathi people
Origin
6th century
10th century
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Benue-Congo
Indo-Iranian
Early Forms
No early forms
Maharashtri Prakrit
Standard Forms
Swahili
Marathi
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Not Available
Indian Signing System (ISS)
Scope
Individual, Macrolanguage
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
swah1254
mara1378
Linguasphere
99-AUS-m
omr
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Not Available
Swahili and Marathi 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 Swahili and Marathi greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Swahili and Marathi language. Swahili word for "Hello" is Habari or Marathi word for "Thank You" is धन्यवाद (Dhan'yavāda). Find more of such common Swahili Greetings and Marathi Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Swahili vs Marathi Difficulty
The Swahili vs Marathi difficulty level basically depends on the number of Swahili Alphabets and Marathi 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 Swahili and Marathi are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Swahili and Marathi, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Swahili is 36 weeks while to learn Marathi time required is 4 weeks.