Marathi
Language of Maharashtra
Marathi is a language spoken primarily in the Indian state of Maharashtra, where it is the official language.
It belongs to the Indo-Aryan branch of languages and is written in the Devanagari script.
With roughly 80 million native speakers, Marathi ranks among India's most widely spoken languages: She grew up speaking Marathi at home.
Written words for performance
- grammarLanguage's structural rules
- syntaxRules for arranging words
- phonologyScience of language sounds
- morphologyStudy of structural forms
vocabulary · dialects · pronunciation · conjugation · semantics · fluency · bilingualism · translation
Metrical literary composition
- novelsExtended prose fiction
- proseUnversified language
- dramaTheatrical art or turmoil
- folkloreInherited cultural narratives
mythology · short stories · epic · satire · essay · narrative · biography · autobiography
Hindu festival of lights
- RangoliIndian decorative floor art
- pilgrimageReligious journey to shrine
script
Written words for performance
- grammarLanguage's structural rules
- syntaxRules for arranging words
- phonologyScience of language sounds
morphology · vocabulary · dialects · pronunciation · conjugation · semantics · fluency · bilingualism · translation · lexicon
Mumbai
India's most populous city
poetry
Metrical literary composition
folklore · mythology · short stories · epic · satire · essay · narrative · biography · autobiography · anthology
Diwali
Hindu festival of lights
- RangoliIndian decorative floor art
- pilgrimageReligious journey to shrine
Kirtan
Devotional call-and-response chanting
- folk songsInherited communal music