Marathi Language: Indo-Aryan language
Marathi (मराठी भाषा) is the language spoken in Maharashtra, India.
It is also Maharashtra's official language. The written script is Devanāgarī.
| Marathi | |
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| मराठी Marāṭhī | |
 Marathi written in Devanāgarī and Modi | |
| Native to | India |
| Region | Maharashtra, Goa, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh parts of Gujarat, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, and Daman and Diu |
Native speakers | 73 million (2007) |
Indo-European
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| Devanagari Modi (historical) | |
| Official status | |
Official language in |  India: Maharashtra, Daman and Diu and Dadra and Nagar Haveli |
| Regulated by | Maharashtra Sahitya Parishad & various other institutions |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-1 | mr |
| ISO 639-2 | mar |
| ISO 639-3 | Either:mar – Modern Marathiomr – Old Marathi |
Linguist List | omr Old Marathi |
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| Constitutionally recognised languages of India | |
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| Scheduled Languages | |
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| Official languages of India |
People living in Maharashtra and parts of neighboring states of Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Goa, Karnataka, Chattisgarh and Andhra Pradesh, union-territories of Daman-diu and Dadra Nagar Haveli speak Marathi.
References
Other websites
- Marathi News
- MarathiMati.net - Marathi Language Web Portal
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