Marathi

Summary

Marathi is a natural language^[1]. Marathi ranks in the top 5% of natural_language entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,671 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Marathi is located in Maharashtra^[3].
• Marathi is in the country of India^[4].
• Marathi's instance of is recorded as natural language^[5].
• Marathi's instance of is recorded as modern language^[6].
• Marathi is a type of Southern Indo-Aryan^[7].
• Marathi's writing system is recorded as Devanagari^[8].
• Marathi's writing system is recorded as Modi^[9].
• Marathi is part of Classical Languages of India^[10].
• Marathi is part of Schedule languages of India^[11].
• Marathi's Commons category is recorded as Marathi language^[12].
• Marathi's Wikimedia language code is recorded as mr^[13].
• Marathi's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 19, 'lon': 74}^[14].
• Marathi's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Marathi language^[15].
• Marathi's number of speakers, writers, or signers is recorded as {'amount': '+83100000'}^[16].
• Marathi's number of speakers, writers, or signers is recorded as {'amount': '+71775760'}^[17].
• Marathi's number of speakers, writers, or signers is recorded as {'amount': '+3000000'}^[18].
• Marathi's number of speakers, writers, or signers is recorded as {'amount': '+72900000'}^[19].
• Marathi's number of speakers, writers, or signers is recorded as {'amount': '+77000000'}^[20].
• Marathi's described by source is recorded as Nordisk familjebok^[21].
• Marathi's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[22].
• Marathi's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)^[23].
• Marathi's has characteristic is recorded as Sahitya Akademi Prize for Translation in Marathi^[24].
• Marathi's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'mr', 'text': 'मराठी'}^[25].
• Marathi's indigenous to is recorded as Andhra Pradesh^[26].
• Marathi's indigenous to is recorded as Chhattisgarh^[27].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include natural language^[5] and modern language^[6]. Marathi is a type of Southern Indo-Aryan^[7].

Use and Application

Part of include Classical Languages of India^[10], a heritage designation^[28], in India^[29] and Schedule languages of India^[11], in India^[30].

Why It Matters

Marathi ranks in the top 5% of natural_language entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,671 views/month).^[2] Marathi has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[31] Marathi is known by 35 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[32]