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| Name | Marathi |
| Nativename | |
| Imagecaption | Marathi written in Devanāgarī and Modi |
| Imagesize | 200px |
| Imageheader | Script |
| Pronunciation | -mrməˈɾaʈʰi |
| States | India, Mauritius and Israel
Marathi-speaking populations are found in United States, Suriname, Guyana, Trinidad and Tobago, Netherlands, Canada, UAE, South Africa, Israel, Singapore, Germany, Switzerland, UK, Australia & New Zealand |
| Region | Maharashtra, Goa, parts of Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Tamilnadu, Dadra & Nagar Haveli, and Daman & Diu |
| Speakers | Total 70 million speakers
70 million native, 20 million second language |
| Familycolor | Indo-European |
| Fam2 | Indo-Iranian |
| Fam3 | Indo-Aryan |
| Fam4 | Southern Indo-Aryan |
| Dia1 | Thanjavur Marathi |
| Script | Devanagari script (standard), Modi script (shorthand script) |
| Nation | India (State of Maharashtra, Union territories of Daman-Diu) and Dadra Nagar Haveli |
| Agency | Maharashtra Sahitya Parishad & various other institutions |
| Iso1 | mr|iso2=mar|iso3=mar |
| Mapcaption | Distribution of native Marathi speakers in India |
| Notice | Indic |
| Notice2 | IPA |
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Marathi ( ) is an Indo-Aryan language spoken by the Marathi people of western and central India. It is the official language of the state of Maharashtra. There are ninety million fluent speakers worldwide. Marathi has the fourth largest number of native speakers in India and is the fifteenth most spoken language in the world. Marathi has the oldest of the regional literatures in Indo-Aryan languages, dating from about 1000 CE (1000 AD). The major dialects of Marathi are called the Standard Marathi and the Warhadi Marathi. There are a few other sub-dialects like Ahirani, Dangi, Samavedi, Khandeshi . Standard Marathi is the official language of the State of Maharashtra.
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