Marathi language

Marathi (मराठी भाषा) is the language spoken in Maharashtra, India. It is also Maharashtra's official language. The written script is Devanāgarī.

Maharashtra, the state in India where the majority of Marathi speakers live.

Spoken Marathi

Marathi
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]
Language family	Indo-European Indo-Iranian Indo-Aryan Southern Indo-Aryan Marathi
Dialects	Varhadi , Maalavi, Khaandeshi, Ahirani,
Writing system	Devanagari Modi (historical)
Official status
Official language in	India: Maharashtra, Daman and Diu[2] and Dadra and Nagar Haveli[3]
Regulated by	Maharashtra Sahitya Parishad & various other institutions
Language codes
ISO 639-1	mr
ISO 639-2	mar
ISO 639-3	Either: mar – Modern Marathi omr – 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.