Q. Which linguistic family does Marathi, which has been in news over call for its inclusion as classical language, belong to?
Answer:
Indo-Aryan language family
Notes: The Marathi language of Maharashtra and Goa belongs to the Indo-Aryan language family. After Hindi and Bengali, Marathi has the highest number of speakers in India. The language has been in news over the calls to include it in the list of classical languages which currently includes Sanskrit, Odia, Malayalam, Telugu, Tamil and Kannada.