Marathi: The Pride and Prevalence of Language in Maharashtra
by Swati Rawat Digital MarketingMarathi is language spoken by the Marathi people from
Mharashtra state of India and is the official language of the state of
Maharashtra. Marathi is the oldest of the regional literatures in Indo-Aryan
languages, dating from about 1000 AD.
Marathi is an Indo Aryan language spoken by the
Marathi people of western India (Maharshtrians). It serves as the official
language of the state of Maharashtra, with roughly ninety million fluent
speakers in Marathi language
worldwide. Marathi ranks 4th in India with respect to the number of people who
claim it as their primary language. Along with Bengali, Marathi is the oldest
of the regional literatures in Indo-Aryan languages, dating from about 1000 AD.
Marathi is at least fifteen hundred years old, and derives its grammar and
syntax from Pali and Prakrit. The Marathi language was earlier known as Maharashtri,
Maharathi, Malhatee or Marthi in ancient times. Some of the peculiar features
of Marathi linguistic culture include Marathi drama, with its unique style of
'Sangeet Natak', scholarly discourses called 'Vasant Vyakhyanmala', Marathi
folk dance called 'Lavani', and special editions of magazines for Diwali called
'Diwali anka'.
History
Marathi started on its own quite early, but
literary began only in 13AD. Marathi can be traced back far beyond the 10th
century. It descends from Sanskrit through Pali, Maharashtri and Maharashtra
Apabhramsa. Maharashtri Prakrit was most popular amongst Prakrit languages and
widely spoken in western and southern India. Today's Marathi and Kannada
speaking parts were speaking Maharashtri from centuries.
The major dialect divisions of Marathi language have been Ahirani,
Khandeshi, Konkani, Wadvali, Samavedi, Thanjavur & Namdev Marathi
Ahirani
Ahirani is spoken in the west Khandesh, North
Maharashtara region. Ahirani is a language today spoken in the Jalgaon,
Nandurbar, Dhule and Nashik (Baglan, Malegaon and Kalwan tehsils) districts of
Maharashtra, India.
Khandeshi
Khandeshi is spoken in East Khandesh
specifically in Yawal and Raver Talukas. Khandeshi is also called as Tawadi
which is specifically spoken by Leva Patils dominant cast of east Khandesh.
Konkani
The constitution of India considers Konkani as
one of the 21 official languages. In Maharashtra Konkani is considered a
dialect of Marathi. The Marathi-Konkani feud and inclusion of Konkani in
scheduled languages was mostly because of political reasons and status as
Konkani as a separate language is disputed.
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