Marathi is spoken by around 96 million people, primarily in the Indian state of Maharashtra, where it is an official language. Part of the Indo-European family, Marathi is written in the Devanagari script, an abugida. It features fusional grammar with two cases, three genders, and an SOV word order. Marathi has a rich literary tradition, including ancient texts and modern novels, and it plays a significant role in regional politics, arts, and cinema.
Stats
Language Family: Indo-European
Writing System: Devanagari
Writing System Type: Abugida
Writing Direction: Left to Right
Tones / Pitch Accent: None
Morphology: Fusional
Cases: 2
Grammatical Gender / Noun Class: 3
Number of Verb Tenses: 3
Word Order: Subject-Object-Verb (SOV)
Number of Vowels (Monophthongs): 6
Number of Consonants: 41
Areas Where Spoken
India (6.7%) (95.7 mil)
Resources
Dictionary
Lessons
Learn Marathi through English - Blog with lessons
Phrasebooks
Book2 - Phrasebook course with audio