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 Sinhala Language
According to Wikipedia.org, Sinhala is an Indo-Aryan language. It is primarily spoken by the Sinhalese people. The language is spoken in Sri Lanka. The Sinhala speakers form the largest ethnic group on the island. It is spoken by around 16 million. Sinhala is the first language by other people in Sri Lanka. The Sinhala script is one of the Brahmic scripts and is closely related to the Kadamba script. Sinhala is the official language of Sri Lanka. The language has played a major role in the development of Theravada Buddhist literature. Sinhala has the closest relatives in the form of the Vedda language. It is spoken by a minority of Sri Lankans. Sinhala origin comes from the Old Sinhala and has borrowed various aspects into the Indo-Aryan substrate. It is also similar to the Maldivian language.
