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Marathi language
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Marathi (मराठी भाषा) is the language spoken in Maharashtra, India. It is also Maharashtra's official language. The written script is Devanāgarī.
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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)[1] |
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Devanagari Modi (historical) | |
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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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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.