[PAR] [TLE] Marathi language [SEP] Marathi ( ; मराठी "Marāṭhī "; ] ) is an Indian language spoken predominantly by the Marathi people of Maharashtra.  It is the official language and co-official language in the Maharashtra and Goa states of Western India, respectively, and is one of the 22 scheduled languages of India.  There were 73 million speakers in 2007; Marathi ranks 19th in the list of most spoken languages in the world.  Marathi has the fourth largest number of native speakers in India, after Hindi, Bengali and Telugu in that order.  Marathi has some of the oldest literature of all modern Indo-Aryan languages, dating from about 900 AD.  The major dialects of Marathi are Standard Marathi and the Varhadi dialect.  Malvani Konkani has been heavily influenced by Marathi varieties.  The earliest example of the existence of Marathi as an independent language dates back to more than 2,000 years [PAR] [TLE] Akshaykumar Kale [SEP] Dr. Akshaykumar Malharrao Kale (Marathi: डॉ.अक्षयकुमार मल्हारराव काळे) born 27 July 1953, is a critic of modern Marathi poetry, and was Professor and Head of Marathi Department in RTM Nagpur University, Nagpur, India.
[PAR] [TLE] Marathi language [ SEP ] Marathi ( ; मराठी " Marāṭhī " ; ] ) is an Indian language spoken predominantly by the Marathi people of Maharashtra . It is the official language and co - official language in the Maharashtra and Goa states of Western India , respectively , and is one of the 22 scheduled languages of India . There were 73 million speakers in 2007 ; Marathi ranks 19th in the list of most spoken languages in the world . Marathi has the fourth largest number of native speakers in India , after Hindi , Bengali and Telugu in that order . Marathi has some of the oldest literature of all modern Indo - Aryan languages , dating from about 900 AD . The major dialects of Marathi are Standard Marathi and the Varhadi dialect . Malvani Konkani has been heavily influenced by Marathi varieties . The earliest example of the existence of Marathi as an independent language dates back to more than 2,000 years [PAR] [TLE] Akshaykumar Kale [ SEP ] Dr. Akshaykumar Malharrao Kale ( Marathi : डॉ.अक्षयकुमार मल्हारराव काळे ) born 27 July 1953 , is a critic of modern Marathi poetry , and was Professor and Head of Marathi Department in RTM Nagpur University , Nagpur , India .
The native language of Dr. Akshaykumar Malharrao Kale is spoken by how many people in 2007?
The native language of Dr. Akshaykumar Malharrao Kale is spoken by how many people in 2007 ?
73 million
73 million