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Ask where is Marathi spoken and the short answer is Maharashtra, the large state on India’s west coast that has Mumbai as its capital. Marathi is the state’s official language and the everyday language of most of its towns and villages. It also travels well beyond that border, into Goa, neighboring states and family kitchens […]
Fascinated by the glittering world of Indian cinema and planning a trip to the ‘city of dreams’ – Mumbai? Well, you’ll need more than huge vats of sunblock and an unending supply of cotton clothes to make your Mumbai stay easy yet exciting! You see, even though English and Hindi can help you get by […]
Planning to explore other Indo-Aryan languages? If you are, you definitely should explore the unique spoken language in Maharashtra known as Marathi. This one is not as popular as other languages, which is why there was no surprise when we learned that there is no Marathi on Duolingo and other platforms. While it has 83 […]
Learning new languages or being inquisitive about them is second nature to humans. We’ve always tried to learn our mother language or other languages through various means such as learning words (nouns, adjectives), small phrases, greetings, etc. The core of which is the grammar of these languages. And it’s the same for Marathi grammar. Grammar […]
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Marathi is an Indo-Aryan language spoken by the Marathi people in the Indian state of Maharashtra, the second-most populous state in India, with a total of 83 million speakers. The two major dialects of Marathi are Standard Marathi and Varhardi dialect.
If you like old and historic languages, Marathi has one of the oldest literature of all Indian languages!
Marathi is spoken in the Indian state of Maharashtra, the second-most populous state in India.
The state is divided into 6 divisions and 36 districts. The state capital is Mumbai, one of the most popular and well-known cities in all of India.
Marathi has the third largest number of native speakers, behind Hindi and Bengali, in India and ranks 11th worldwide with the most native speakers!
Despite both Marathi and Hindi using the Devanagri script (देवनागरी), there are major differences between the 2 languages when it comes to:
However, since Marathi and Hindi use the same script, anybody who can read Hindi can automatically read Marathi. So, if you’re already familiar with Hindi, this could be a great opportunity to learn a new language easily!
If you’re already familiar with Hindi, or other Indian languages, then Marathi shouldn’t be too difficult for you. If not, it might take you a bit longer to pick up the language. However, Ling believes it’s possible for anyone to learn any language!
Here’s some Marathi words and phrases from Ling to get you started!
