Marathi language

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Marathi language is an Indo-Aryan language predominantly spoken in the Indian state of Maharashtra and surrounding regions, with a rich literary tradition and official status in the state.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Indo-Aryan language
language
branch Southern Indo-Aryan languages
developedFrom Vedic Sanskrit (indirectly)
linked to: Sanskrit
earliestInscriptionsDateTo circa 11th century
family Indo-European languages
hasAncestor Maharashtri Apabhramsha
linked to: Maharashtri Prakrit

Maharashtri Prakrit
hasDialect Ahirani
Konkani-influenced coastal dialects
Malvani
linked to: Konkan

Standard Marathi
linked to: Marathi language

Varhadi
hasDigitalSupport Unicode
hasGrammaticalFeature SOV (subject–object–verb) word order
agglutinative case marking
honorific pronouns and verb forms
postpositions instead of prepositions
three grammatical genders
hasLanguageRegulator Maharashtra Sahitya Parishad (de facto)
hasLiteraryTraditionSince 13th century
hasNotableAuthor Dnyaneshwar
linked to: Dnyaneshwari

Eknath
Namdev
P. L. Deshpande
Ramdas Swami
Tukaram
Vijay Tendulkar
Vishnu Vaman Shirwadkar (Kusumagraj)
hasNotableWork Dasbodh
Dnyaneshwari
Ghashiram Kotwal
Shyamchi Aai
Tukaram’s abhangas
hasPhonologicalFeature dental and retroflex consonant distinction
pitch accent in some dialects
three-way stop contrast (voiced, voiceless, aspirated)
hasWritingSystem Balbodh variant of Devanagari
ISO639-1Code mr
ISO639-2Code mar
ISO639-3Code mar
isScheduledLanguageOf India
nativeTo India
officialLanguageOf Goa (additional official language)
Maharashtra
primaryRegion Chhattisgarh
Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu
Goa
Gujarat
Karnataka
Madhya Pradesh
Maharashtra
recognizedMinorityLanguageIn Australia
Canada
India
Israel
Mauritius
United Arab Emirates
United Kingdom
United States
scriptDirection left-to-right
spokenBy Marathi people
spokenIn Aurangabad
Nagpur
Nashik
Pune
urban areas such as Mumbai
status one of the major languages of India
subfamily Indo-Aryan languages
usedIn education in Maharashtra
regional media and cinema in Maharashtra
state administration of Maharashtra
usesScriptFeature conjunct consonants
inherent vowel /ə/
vowel diacritics
writingSystem Devanagari script

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India recognizedLanguage Marathi
linked to: Marathi language
Indian English influencedBy Marathi
linked to: Marathi language
Central Provinces majorLanguage Marathi
linked to: Marathi language
Marathi language hasDialect Standard Marathi
linked to: Marathi language
Sanskrit influenced Marathi
linked to: Marathi language
Indo-Aryan languages includesLanguage Marathi
linked to: Marathi language
Goa officialLanguage Marathi
linked to: Marathi language
Mumbai officialLanguage Marathi
linked to: Marathi language
Google Translate availableLanguage Marathi
linked to: Marathi language
Konkan language Marathi
linked to: Marathi language
Nana Sahib languageSpoken Marathi
linked to: Marathi language
Pune officialLanguage Marathi
linked to: Marathi language
Pune localLanguage Marathi
linked to: Marathi language
Samuel hasLanguageForm Marathi
linked to: Marathi language
Indians in South Africa heritageLanguage Marathi
linked to: Marathi language
Marathi people ethnicity Marathi
linked to: Marathi language
Marathi people language Marathi language
Nagpur officialLanguage Marathi
linked to: Marathi language
Maharashtra officialLanguage Marathi
linked to: Marathi language
Dnyaneshwari language Marathi
linked to: Marathi language
Shyamchi Aai language Marathi
linked to: Marathi language
Maharashtri Prakrit ancestorOf Marathi language
Dasbodh language Marathi
linked to: Marathi language
Indian Jews languageUsed Marathi
linked to: Marathi language
Ramdas Swami influenceOn Marathi literature
linked to: Marathi language
Varhadi subclassOf Marathi language
Varhadi partOf Marathi dialect continuum
linked to: Marathi language
Varhadi closelyRelatedTo Standard Marathi
linked to: Marathi language
Varhadi closelyRelatedTo Nagpuri Marathi
linked to: Marathi language
Vishnu Vaman Shirwadkar languageOfWork Marathi
linked to: Marathi language
Lata Mangeshkar ethnicGroup Marathi
linked to: Marathi language
Lata Mangeshkar nativeLanguage Marathi
linked to: Marathi language
Mumbai English influencedBy Marathi
linked to: Marathi language
P. L. Deshpande language Marathi
linked to: Marathi language
Namdev language Marathi
linked to: Marathi language
Eknath language Marathi
linked to: Marathi language
Eknath literaryLanguage Marathi
linked to: Marathi language
Eknath wroteIn Marathi
linked to: Marathi language
Indo-Iranian languages includesLanguage Marathi
linked to: Marathi language
Western India hasLanguage Marathi
linked to: Marathi language
Ahirani closelyRelatedTo Marathi
linked to: Marathi language
Ahirani hasAlternativeName Khandeshi Marathi
linked to: Marathi language
Ahirani hasInfluenceFrom Marathi
linked to: Marathi language
Ahirani macroLanguageContext Marathi language continuum
linked to: Marathi language
Baramati officialLanguage Marathi
linked to: Marathi language
Baramati localLanguage Marathi
linked to: Marathi language
Bombay Island languageRegion Marathi
linked to: Marathi language
Aurangabad officialLanguage Marathi
linked to: Marathi language
Sangli officialLanguage Marathi
linked to: Marathi language