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Marathi is one of the widely spoken languages of India, and has a long literary history. It is the language spoken in the state of Maharashtra by about 70 million people. Like many other Indian languages, Marathi is derived from Sanskrit and is believed to have separated from the other languages in its group about a thousand years ago. Other names for the language are Maharashtri, Maharathi, Malhatee and Marthi.
| Marathi (Marathi) | |
|---|---|
| Spoken in: | India |
| Region: | Maharashtra and adjacent states |
| Total speakers: | 68 million native speakers 3 million second language speakers |
| Ranking: | 17 |
| Genetic classification: | Indo-European Indo-Iranian |
| Official status | |
| Official language of: | Maharashtra State, India |
| Regulated by: | -- |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-1 | mr |
| ISO 639-2 | mar |
| SIL | MRT |
Marathi is descended from the Sanskrit language of India via the Prakrit dialect Maharashtri . Maharashtri was the official language of the Satavahana empire based at Pratishthana (now Paithan) in the first few centuries A.D. Maharashtri was the most widespread Prakrit used in its time, and also dominates the three "Dramatic" Prakrits (the others being Sauraseni and Magadhi). A version of Maharashtri (Jaina Maharashtri) was used to write part of the Jain canon. The Satavahana emperor Hala's Sattasai (Sanskrit Saptasati) - an anthology of 700 love poems - is the most famous piece of literature in Maharashtri. Maharashtri slowly evolved in Marathi during the 15th and 16th centuries A.D.
Marathi is part of the Indo-European family of languages.
Marathi is mostly spoken in the Indian state of Maharashtra, but is also spoken in neighboring states like KarnatakaDate of formation November 1, 1973 Capital Bangalore Official Language Kannada Governor T. Chaturvedi Chief Minister Dharam Singh Area 192,000 kmē Population Total Density 55,868,200 ( 2004) 290. 98/kmē Literacy rate: Total Male Female 58. 34% 50% Urbaniz, Andhra Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh. The Ethnologue states that Marathi is also spoken in Israel and Mauritius.
Marathi is an official language of Maharashtra. It is one of the eighteen official languages recognised by the Constitution of India.
Dialects of Marathi include Ahirani, Manadeshi. Konkani was once considered as dialect of Marathi, but is now recognized as a separate language.
It is probably the only Indo-Aryan language based on Sanskrit that partly preserves the locative case in noun declension occurring in Sanskrit as follows:
Sanskrit:
prabhaat: dawn gR^iha: house prabhaate: at dawn gR^ihe: at/in the houseMarathi:
pahaaT: dawn ghar: house pahaaTe: at dawn gharI/gharaat: at/in/to the house| Politics | Business | Finance |
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