Countries
India, Pakistan
Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Goa, India, Maharashtra
National Language
Pakistan
India
Second Language
Pakistan
Andra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Gujarat, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Telangana
Speaking Continents
Asia, Oceania
Asia
Minority Language
India
Israel, Mauritius
Regulated By
National Council for Promotion of Urdu Language, India, National Language Authority, Pakistan
Maharashtra Sahitya Parishad
Interesting Facts
- Urdu is a language of beauty and grace, that adds meaning to prose and charm to poetry.
- Different languages such as Arabic, Persian and Turkish gave birth and richness to Urdu.
- 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
Arabic and Hindi Languages
Konkani Language
Derived From
Ghaznavid Persian Language
Sanskrit Language
Alphabets in
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Scripts
Arabic
Devanagari
Writing Direction
Right-To-Left, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hello
خوش آمديد
हॅलो (Hĕlō)
Thank You
آپ کا شکریہ
धन्यवाद (Dhan'yavāda)
How Are You?
آپ کیسے ہیں؟
तू कसा आहेस? (Tū kasā āhēsa?)
Good Night
گڈ نائٹ
शुभ रात्री (Śubha rātrī)
Good Evening
سلام علیکم
चांगले संध्याकाळी (Cāṅgalē sandhyākāḷī)
Good Afternoon
گڈ آفٹر نون
शुभ दुपार (Śubha dupāra)
Good Morning
گڈ مارننگ
शुभ प्रभात (Śubha prabhāta)
Please
براہ مہربانی
कृपया (Kr̥payā)
Sorry
معاف کرنا
क्षमस्व (Kṣamasva)
I Love You
مجھے تم سے محبت
मी तुझ्यावर प्रेम करतो (Mī tujhyāvara prēma karatō)
Excuse Me
معاف کیجئے گا
मला माफ करा (Malā māpha karā)
Dialect 1
Dakhini
Maharashtrian Konkani
Where They Speak
India
Kokan
Dialect 2
Hyderabadi Urdu
Varhadi
Where They Speak
India
Vidarbha
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Rekhta
Khandeshi
Where They Speak
South Asia
Khandesh
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Native Name
اُردُو
मराठी (marāṭhī)
Alternative Names
Bihari
Maharashtra, Maharathi, Malhatee, Marthi, Muruthu
French Name
ourdou
marathe
Pronunciation
[ˈʊrd̪u]
[məˈɾaʈʰi]
Ethnicity
Not Available
Marathi people
Origin
12th Century CE
10th century
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
Indo-Iranian
Early Forms
No early forms
Maharashtri Prakrit
Standard Forms
Modern Standard Urdu
Marathi
Signed Forms
Signed Urdu
Indian Signing System (ISS)
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
urdu1245
mara1378
Linguasphere
59-AAF-q
omr
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional
Not Available
All Urdu 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 Urdu and Marathi dialects. Various dialects of Urdu and Marathi language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Urdu are spoken in different Urdu Speaking Countries whereas Marathi Dialects are spoken in different Marathi speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Urdu vs Marathi Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Urdu dialects include: Dakhini, Hyderabadi Urdu. Marathi dialects include: Maharashtrian Konkani , Varhadi. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Urdu and Marathi Speaking population
Urdu and Marathi speaking population is one of the factors based on which Urdu and Marathi languages can be compared. The total count of Urdu and Marathi Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Urdu language is 0.99 % 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 Urdu and Marathi on Urdu vs Marathi where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Urdu and Marathi Language Codes
Urdu and Marathi language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Urdu and Marathi Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.