
Marathi distinguishes inclusive and exclusive forms of 'we' and possesses a three-way gender system, that features the neuter in addition to the masculine and the feminine. The major dialects of Marathi are Standard Marathi and the Varhadi dialect. The language has some of the oldest literature of all modern Indian languages. Marathi has the third largest number of native speakers in India, after Hindi and Bengali. Marathi ranks 13th in the list of languages with most native speakers in the world. It is one of the 22 scheduled languages of India, with 83 million speakers as of 2011.

It is the official language of Maharashtra, and additional official language in the state of Goa. Marathi ( English: / m ə ˈ r ɑː t i/ Marāṭhī, मराठी Marathi: ( listen)) is an Indo-Aryan language predominantly spoken by Marathi people in the Indian state of Maharashtra.

List of languages by number of native speakers in India Darker shades imply a greater percentage of native speakers of Marathi in each district.Ĭonstitutionally recognised languages of IndiaĢ2 Official Languages of the Indian RepublicĮighth Schedule to the Constitution of India You saw how a letter is written and might be pronounced, but there is nothing better than hearing the sound of the letters in a video or audio.Map of Marathi language in India (district-wise). ষ Sound of ‘sh’ when the tongue touches the roots of the teeth ফ Sound of ‘f’ if pronounced with closed lips ধ sound produced by coupling soft ‘d’ and ‘h’= ‘dh’ ণ Nasal sound when the tongue touches a bit away from teeth ঞ Just like ‘gn’ of gnome with a slight up movement of tongue ঝ This is produced using the naval sounds while the tongue touches the upper part of mouth cavity The better you pronounce a letter in a word, the more understood you will be in speaking the Bengali language.īelow is a table showing the Bengali alphabet and how it is pronounced in English, and finally examples of how those letters would sound if you place them in a word. Without it, you will not be able to say words properly even if you know how to write those words.

Learning the Bengali alphabet is very important because its structure is used in every day conversation.
