About Marathi Language
According to Wikipedia.org, Marathi is an Indo-Aryan language. It is spoken predominantly by Marathi people. It is the official language of the Indian state of Maharashtra. Marathi is the official language of Maharashtra state. It is also the co-official language in Goa state. The language is also spoken in the union territory of Damaon in western India. Marathi is one of the 22 scheduled languages that are spoken in India. Marathi has 83 million speakers and it ranks 10th in the list of languages. It is spoken by most native speakers in the world. Marathi has millions of native speakers after Hindi-Urdu and Bengali. Marathi has the oldest literature and is inspired by many modern Indian languages. The dialect of Marathi is Standard Marathi and the Varhadi dialect. Marathi has exclusive forms of 'we' and uses a three-way gender system.
About Gujarati Language
According to Wikipedia.org, Gujarati was previously known in English as Guzerati. It is an Indo-Aryan language and is spoken in the Indian state of Gujarat. It is spoken by the Gujarati people. Gujarati belongs to the Indo-European language family. Gujarati is the official language of the state of Gujarat. It is the official language in the territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu. Gujarati is the 6th most spoken language in India. It is spoken by 55.5 million speakers that amount to 4.5% of the Indian population. It is the 26th most widely spoken language as of 2007. The Gujarati language is 700 years old and is spoken widely by more than 55 million people worldwide. It is also spoken by other parts of South Asia by Gujarati migrants. The language is also spoken in Bombay and Pakistan. In North America, Gujarati is one of the fastest-growing Indian languages. It is also an important Indian language in the United States and Canada. Gujaratis are the second largest of the British South Asian speech communities. It is also spoken in Southeast Africa, particularly in Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Zambia, and South Africa.
