Marathi | ||||
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मराठी Marāṭhī | ||||
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) | |||
Language family | ||||
Dialects | Varhadi , Maalavi, Khaandeshi, Ahirani, | |||
Writing system | Devanagari Modi (historical) | |||
Official status | ||||
Official language in | India: Maharashtra, Daman and Diu and Dadra and Nagar Haveli | |||
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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Marathi (मराठी भाषा) is the language spoken in Maharashtra, India. It is also Maharashtra's official language. The written script is Devanāgarī.