Language

Marathi

Marathi is a language in the Indo-European family spoken in 7 countries.

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Scripture in Marathi

A complete Bible is reported in Marathi.

From the Every Language research atlas and its sources. “No known Scripture” means none is recorded in those sources, not that none exists.

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Where Marathi is spoken

  • India
  • Australia
  • Israel
  • Mauritius
  • United Kingdom
  • United States
  • Zimbabwe

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About Marathi

Language family
Indo-European
ISO 639-3 code
mar
Glottocode
mara1378
Also known as
Marathi: Rai

Dialects and varieties 17

Each variety shows Scripture recorded for that exact variety; it may differ from Marathi as a whole.

  • AlkariNo known Scripture
  • AndhNo known Scripture
  • BijapuriNo known Scripture
  • Deccan MarathiNo known Scripture
  • East IndianNo known Scripture
  • Gawdi of GoaNo known Scripture
  • KalvadiNo known Scripture
  • KasargodNo known Scripture
  • KostiNo known Scripture
  • KudaliNo known Scripture
  • KudubiNo known Scripture
  • MangadaNo known Scripture
  • MangelaNo known Scripture
  • NagpuriNo known Scripture
  • NaikanNo known Scripture
  • RaiNo known Scripture
  • ThanjavuriNo known Scripture

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Sources

  • DIALECTS source registryDIALECTS research collection · Each original source retains its own terms
  • GlottologHammarström, Forkel, Haspelmath & Bank, Glottolog 5.3 · CC BY 4.0
  • Data provided by Joshua ProjectData provided by Joshua Project · Noncommercial missions research and educational use
  • Every Language mapEvery Language and its attributed source providers · Owner-authorized publication; upstream terms retained

Atlas data as of 2026-09-05. Joshua Project data is used with permission for noncommercial ministry research and education. Glottolog data: CC BY 4.0.