Countries
Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Goa, India, Maharashtra
  
Andra Pradesh, India, Telangana, Yanam
  
National Language
India
  
Andra Pradesh, India
  
Second Language
Andra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Gujarat, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Telangana
  
Karnataka
  
Speaking Continents
Asia
  
Asia
  
Minority Language
Israel, Mauritius
  
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Odisha, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu
  
Regulated By
Maharashtra Sahitya Parishad
  
Telugu Academy and Official Language Commission of Government of Andhra Pradesh
  
Interesting Facts
- Marathi ranks 4th in India based on the number of native speakers.
- Marathi language has borrowed plenty of loanwords from Urdu, Persian, Arabic and Sanskrit.
  
- Telugu is the only language in the Eastern world that has every single word that ends with a vowel sound. Telugu language is called "Italian of the East".
- Telugu is one of the oldest language in India which is 2,400 years old.
  
Similar To
Konkani Language
  
Tamil
  
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
  
Sanskrit Language
  
Alphabets in
Marathi-Alphabet.jpg#200
  
Telugu-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Devanagari
  
Telugu Script
  
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
हॅलो (Hĕlō)
  
హలో (Halō)
  
Thank You
धन्यवाद (Dhan'yavāda)
  
ధన్యవాదాలు (Dhan'yavādālu)
  
How Are You?
तू कसा आहेस? (Tū kasā āhēsa?)
  
నువ్వు ఎలా ఉన్నావు? (Nuvvu elā unnāvu?)
  
Good Night
शुभ रात्री (Śubha rātrī)
  
శుభ రాత్రి (Śubha rātri)
  
Good Evening
चांगले संध्याकाळी (Cāṅgalē sandhyākāḷī)
  
శుభ సాయంత్రం (Śubha sāyantraṁ)
  
Good Afternoon
शुभ दुपार (Śubha dupāra)
  
శుభ మద్యాహ్నం (Śubha madyāhnaṁ)
  
Good Morning
शुभ प्रभात (Śubha prabhāta)
  
శుభోదయం (Śubhōdayaṁ)
  
Please
कृपया (Kr̥payā)
  
దయచేసి (Dayacēsi)
  
Sorry
क्षमस्व (Kṣamasva)
  
క్షమించాలి (Kṣamin̄cāli)
  
Bye
बाय (Bāya)
  
బై (Bai)
  
I Love You
मी तुझ्यावर प्रेम करतो (Mī tujhyāvara prēma karatō)
  
నేను నిన్ను ప్రేమిస్తున్నాను (Nēnu ninnu prēmistunnānu)
  
Excuse Me
मला माफ करा (Malā māpha karā)
  
క్షమించండి (Kṣamin̄caṇḍi)
  
Dialect 1
Maharashtrian Konkani
  
Waddar
  
Where They Speak
Kokan
  
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra
  
How Many People Speak
2,400,000.00
  
23
Dialect 2
Varhadi
  
Chenchu
  
Where They Speak
Vidarbha
  
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Orissa
  
How Many People Speak
7,000,000.00
  
12
Dialect 3
Khandeshi
  
Manna-Dora
  
Where They Speak
Khandesh
  
Andra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu
  
How Many People Speak
1,900,000.00
  
15
How Many People Speak?
71.00 million
  
25
80.00 million
  
20
Native Speakers
68.00 million
  
16
75.00 million
  
14
Second Language Speakers
3.00 million
  
32
5.00 million
  
29
Native Name
मराठी (marāṭhī)
  
తెలుగు (telugu)
  
Alternative Names
Maharashtra, Maharathi, Malhatee, Marthi, Muruthu
  
Andhra, Gentoo, Tailangi, Telangire, Telegu, Telgi, Tengu, Terangi, Tolangan
  
French Name
marathe
  
télougou
  
German Name
Marathi
  
Telugu-Sprache
  
Pronunciation
[məˈɾaʈʰi]
  
Not Available
  
Ethnicity
Marathi people
  
Telugu people
  
Origin
10th century
  
c. 575
  
Language Family
Indo-European Family
  
Dravidian Family
  
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
  
Not Available
  
Branch
Indic
  
Not Available
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
Maharashtri Prakrit
  
Early Telugu epigraphy
  
Standard Forms
Marathi
  
Telugu
  
Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)
  
Not Available
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
mr
  
te
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
mar
  
tel
  
ISO 639 2/B
mar
  
tel
  
ISO 639 3
mar
  
tel
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
mara1378
  
telu1262
  
Linguasphere
omr
  
No data available
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
  
Subject-Object-Verb
  
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
  
Not Available