Marathi is an Indo-Aryan language spoken by the Maharashtrian people of western India. It serves as the official language of the state of Maharashtra, with roughly ninety million fluent speakers worldwide.

Marathi is at least one thousand years old, and derives its grammar and syntax from Pali and Prakrit. The Marathi language is also known as Maharashtri, Maharathi, Malhatee or Marthi.