Marathi Language

Indo-Aryan language of 83 million native speakers, official in Maharashtra and a classical language of India since October 2024.

Specifications & Metrics

family

Indo-European

Core Principles & Analysis

• Marathi had 83 million first-language and 16 million second-language speakers at the 2011 census.
• The Government of India designated Marathi a classical language in October 2024.
• It is probably first attested in a 739 CE copper-plate inscription found in Satara.

Sources

• Wikipedia: Marathi language