Category: LanguagePart of speech: nounDifficulty: Common
मातृभाषा
/maturbhasha/Roman
English meaning: Mother Tongue
Definition
The first language a person learns at home. Marathi is the mother tongue of about 83 million people. The Samyukta Maharashtra movement (1960) was waged to create a state where Marathi was the official language, and Maharashtra Day (1 May) commemorates this achievement.
Example
“मराठी माझी मायबोली, महाराष्ट्राची भाषा.”
In English: “Marathi is my mother tongue, the language of Maharashtra.”
Literary Heritage
“मराठी असे आमुची मायबोली जिने दिले स्वर, लय, ताल”
/marāṭhī ase āmuci māyabolī jine dile svara, laya, tāla/
“Marathi is our mother tongue — she gave us melody, rhythm, and beat.”
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Language information
- Language
- मराठी
- Marathi
- Script
- Devanagari
- Family
- Indo-Aryan
- Speakers
- 95M