marTechnical information about ISO 639 language code mar
The table below provides technical details for the Marathi language, designated by the mar code from the ISO 639-2 standard.
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| Standard | |
| Name | Official Marathi Native मराठी |
| Text direction | Left-to-Right |
| Language varieties | Standard (Deshi) MarathiVarhadi-NagpuriSouthern Marathi |
| Related languages | KonkaniKhandeshiGujarati |
| Key facts | Earliest known Marathi inscription dates to 739 CE on the Satara copper plateUses a Devanagari alphabet augmented by the retroflex lateral ळ to represent a unique phoneme13th-century saint-poet Dnyaneshwar’s Bhavarth Deepika is a milestone of medieval Marathi literatureMarathi retains the three grammatical genders of Old Indo-Aryan and has extensive case inflectionThe language supports a vibrant film industry popularly called Marathi cinema. |
| Sample phrase | नमस्कार, तुम्ही कसे आहात? |
| Character encodings | |
| Supported in Localizely |
The Marathi language, identified by the code mar, falls under the 'Individual' category in terms of its scope and is classified as 'Living' by its type.
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