Is Marathi a dialect of Hindi?

Not at All. Marathi is very different from Hindi. Even Marathi used to be written in Modi script since thousand years which is similar to Kannada, Telugu and somewhat Gujarathi scripts.

Are Marathi and Hindi same?

Marathi and Hindi both derive from Sanskrit and are written in the same script (though Marathi also used to be written in a cursive script called Madi). Hence, they do have lots of similarities. Gramatically, I would say that Marathi is more complex than Hindi, and uses more sounds too.

What is the official language of Maharashtra in India?

Marathi language. Marathi ( English: /məˈrɑːti/; मराठी Marāṭhī; Marathi: [məˈɾaʈʰi] (listen)) is an Indo-Aryan language spoken predominantly by around 83 million Marathi people of Maharashtra, India. It is the official language and co-official language in the Maharashtra and Goa states of Western India, respectively,…

What is the official language of Marathi in India?

Marathi language. Marathi ( English: /məˈrɑːti/; मराठी Marāṭhī; Marathi: [məˈɾaʈʰi] ( listen)) is an Indo-Aryan language spoken predominantly by around 83 million Marathi people of Maharashtra, India. It is the official language and co-official language in the Maharashtra and Goa states of Western India, respectively,…

Is Maharashtra’s per capita language rate higher than the Hindi belt?

“Maharashtra ranks fairly high in the per capita language rate, which is much above that of the Hindi belt, West Bengal, Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh,” says Ganesh Devy, award-winning writer and chairperson of PLSI. Hindi, Bengali and Telugu have more speakers than Marathi.

How many states in India have Hindi as an official language?

It is an official language in 9 States and 3 Union Territories and an additional official language in 3 other States. Hindi is also one of the 22 scheduled languages of the Republic of India.