[CLOSED] A land of glory, a land of antiquity, India. A history spanning more than 5000 years, there is no dearth of topics to discuss. What we bring here right now is a comprehensive knowledge about the different languages in use in this great and...
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✨नमस्कार मंडळी! तू कशी आहेस? मी मज्जेत आहे. माझा नाव मराठी आहे!✨
Hello people! How are you? I am fine. My name is Marathi.
I am an Indo-Aryan language spoken predominantly by around 83 million Marathi people of Maharashtra. I am the official language and co-official language in the Maharashtra and Goa states of Western India, respectively and is one of the 22 scheduled languages of India. You'll be surprised to know that I am the 3rd most spoken language in India and the 10th most spoken language in the world.
Do you people know my age? I am over 1300 years old. I am older than you youngsters and still more modern!
But, I was not always the way you see me today, So let me walk you through my evolution and journey! It is going to be one interesting ride, so buckle up people.
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Like all other Indo-Aryan languages, I too have originated from Sanskrit, which eventually was derived from Prakrit and Apabhramsha.
Three Prakrit languages, simpler in structure, emerged from Sanskrit. These were Saurseni, Magadhi and Maharashtri. I am the descendent of Maharashtri which was the Prakrit spoken by people residing in the region of Maharashtra.
My ancestor, Maharashtri was the official language of the Satavahana Empire. They had risen to a high literary level, and the literary works like Karpurmanjari and Saptashati written in 150 BC speak volumes of the high profile it held. Maharashtri Prakrit was the most widely used Prakrit language in western and southern India, spoken from Malwa and Rajputana in the north to Krishna and Tungabhadra in the south. My ancestors were widely spoken in India till 875 AD.
At the beginning of the 19th century, Christian missionaries, in their efforts to spread their religion, played an important role in my development. Their contribution can be evidenced from the first standard dictionaries and grammar books, first English book translated into me and first newspaper published in this language. These efforts subsequently led to the flourishment of my literature and drama in the beginning of the 20th century.
And that people is how my modern form came into existence!
✨छान आहे ना?✨ It's awesome, isn't it?
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Now, let's talk a little about my written form. Shall we?
The first known examples of my written form are found in inscriptions dating to about the 11th century on stones and copper plates. From the 13th to the mid 20th century, I was written in the Modi alphabet (not the PM you over intelligent people!)and since 1950, I have been written in the Devanagiri alphabet.While, my grammar and syntax have originated from Pali and Prakrit.
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Well, history can get a bit boring at times! Don't you think? So let's go through some of my interesting facts!
✨चला-चला मंडळी!✨ Let's go, people!
✨I currently have 42 different dialects with the main ones as : Ahirani, Khandeshi, Varhadi/Vaidarbhi, Zadi Boli, Konkani/Malvani, Tanjour Marathi.
✨Languages such as Konkani, Goanese, Deccan, Gowlan, Ikrani and Varhadi-Nagpuri are my cousins and close relatives. Asa sundar kutumb! (Such a beautiful family!)
✨The Voyager Golden Record carries greetings from earth to the Universe in 55 different languages including me. The message I give is "Namaskar. Hya prithvithil lok tumhala thayanche shubhvichar pathvathat aani thayanchi iccha aahe ki tumhi hya janmi dhanya vha". ("Greetings. The people of the Earth send their good wishes and hope you find good fortune in this life.")
✨I have the richest saint-literature of all Indian languages. Notable being Dnyaneshwar, Eknath, Tukaram and Namdev.
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I feel now you know enough about me, so why don't I teach you some words and proverbs? Then you can brag in front of your friends and family!
✨तुमचा स्वागत असो✨ tumcha svāgat aso Welcome
✨नमस्कार✨ Namaskār Hello
✨सुप्रभात✨ Su-prabhāt Good Morning
✨शुभसंध्या✨ Shubh-sandhyā Good evening
✨शुभरात्री✨ shubha-rātrī Good Night
✨तू कशी आहेस / तू कशा आहेस?✨ tu kashī āhes/tu kasā āhes? How are you?
✨खूप दिवस भेटला नाहीस✨ khup divas bhetla nahis Long time no see
✨तुझा नाव काय आहे?✨ tujha nāv kāy āhe What's your name?
✨तुम्हाला भेटून आनंद झाला✨ tumhālā bhetūn ānanda jhālā Pleasured to meet you.
✨येतो / येते✨ Yeto/Yete Goodbye
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Now let's move onto some proverbs and idioms!
✨घर भर रंभा आणि पाण्याचा नाही थेंबा✨ Ghar bhar rambha aani panyacha nahi themba House full of beautiful damsels but not a drop of water. It means that A beautiful person is so much obsessed with their own beauty that they are of no use for household work!
✨कर कर करावे अन शिव्या खाऊन मरावे✨ Kar kar karave ane shivya khaun marave You are not to question why, you are just to do and die i.e. expect criticism for whatever you do , no matter how hard you try to excel.
✨तळे राखी तो पाणी चाखी✨ Tade rakhi toh paani chakhi One who guards the pond will definitely drink from it. Which literally means you can protect everything from outsiders but not from its very watchmen .
✨सुसर बाई तुझी पाठ किती मऊ✨ Susur bai tujhi paath kithi mau O crocodile, your back is so soft and tender! Please ferry me across the river. Which means, flattering and praising even the bad points of someone may be the only way to get your work done.
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✨अभिनंदन! आता तुला माझ्याबद्दल पुरेसे माहिती आहे! टाळ्या वाजवा!✨
Congratulations! Now you know enough about me! Clap clap!
