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Marathi

मराठी
mr 83M speakers

Marathi (मराठी) is a Indo-European language with approximately 83M speakers speakers. It is written using the Devanagari (Nagari) script. Its BCP 47 language code is mr.

Marathi (मराठी) is an Indo-Aryan language spoken predominantly in the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is one of the 22 official languages of India and has approximately 83 million native speakers.

Marathi is written in the Devanagari script (shared with Hindi and Sanskrit) and is the official language of Maharashtra, India's second most populous state and home to Mumbai. Marathi has a literary tradition dating to the 13th century CE, producing saints and poets including Dnyaneshwar, Tukaram, and Eknath.

Writing Systems Used for Marathi

Devanagari (Nagari)
देवनागरी
Primary
नमस्ते दुनिया
LTR Deva

Frequently Asked Questions

What alphabet or script does Marathi use?
Marathi is written using the Devanagari (Nagari) script (ISO 15924 code: Deva). Devanagari (Nagari) is written left-to-right.
What direction is Marathi written?
Marathi is written Left-to-right. Text runs from left to right, the same direction as most European languages.
How many people speak Marathi?
Marathi has approximately 83M speakers speakers worldwide. It is a member of the Indo-European language family.
What language family does Marathi belong to?
Marathi belongs to the Indo-European language family. It is written with the Devanagari (Nagari) script.
What is the language code for Marathi?
The BCP 47 language code for Marathi is "mr". This code is used in software, web standards (the HTML lang attribute), and internationalization contexts.

Language Facts

BCP 47 Code
mr
ISO 639-3
mar
Status
living
Speakers
83M speakers
Language Family
Indo-European
Scripts
1
Primary Script
Devanagari (Nagari)

Other Devanagari (Nagari) Languages

Angika Awadhi Bhojpuri Bodo Braj Dogri Fiji Hindi Gondi Haryanvi Hindi Kangri Kashmiri Konkani Kurukh Magahi Maithili Marwari Nepali Newari Rajasthani

Data sourced from Unicode CLDR and ISO 639-3. Last updated April 20, 2026.