Native Marathi speakers form 6.86% of India's population. There were 83 million native Marathi speakers in India, according to the 2011 census, making it the third most spoken native language after Hindi and Bengali. Poster showcasing comparison of Marathi language speakers with Germany and Netherlands. In its phonology, it contrasts apico-alveolar with alveopalatal affricates and alveolar with retroflex laterals ( and (Marathi letters ल and ळ respectively). Marathi distinguishes inclusive and exclusive forms of 'we' and possesses a three-way gender system, that features the neuter in addition to the masculine and the feminine. The major dialects of Marathi are Standard Marathi and the Varhadi dialect. The language has some of the oldest literature of all modern Indian languages, dating from around 600 AD. Marathi has the third largest number of native speakers in India, after Hindi and Bengali. Marathi ranks 10th in the list of languages with most native speakers in the world. It is one of the 22 scheduled languages of India, with 83 million speakers as of 2011.
It is the official language of Maharashtra, and a co-official language in Goa and the union territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu. Marathi ( English: / m ə ˈ r ɑː t i/ मराठी, Marāṭhī, Marathi: ( listen)) is an Indo-Aryan language predominantly spoken by Marathi people in the Indian state of Maharashtra. Regions where Marathi is the language of a significant minority
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