Marathi Language
- Linguistic Classification Marathi is an Indo-Aryan language, part of the broader Indo-European language family.  
- Number of Speakers As of 2011, Marathi has approximately 83 million native speakers, making it the third most spoken native language in India and ranking 10th globally.  
- Official Status Marathi is the official language of Maharashtra and co-official in the state of Goa.  
- Writing System The language is written in the Devanagari script.