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
Scripts
Devanagari
Telugu Script
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
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)
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
Dialect 2
Varhadi
Chenchu
Where They Speak
Vidarbha
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Orissa
Dialect 3
Khandeshi
Manna-Dora
Where They Speak
Khandesh
Andra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu
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
Early Forms
Maharashtri Prakrit
Early Telugu epigraphy
Standard Forms
Marathi
Telugu
Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)
Not Available
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
mara1378
telu1262
Linguasphere
omr
No data available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Not Available
Marathi and Telugu Greetings
People around the world use different languages to interact with each other. Even if we cannot communicate fluently in any language, it will always be beneficial to know about some of the common greetings or phrases from that language. This is where Marathi and Telugu greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Marathi and Telugu language. Marathi word for "Hello" is हॅलो (Hĕlō) or Telugu word for "Thank You" is ధన్యవాదాలు (Dhan'yavādālu). Find more of such common Marathi Greetings and Telugu Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Marathi vs Telugu Difficulty
The Marathi vs Telugu difficulty level basically depends on the number of Marathi Alphabets and Telugu Alphabets. Also the number of vowels and consonants in the language plays an important role in deciding the difficulty level of that language. The important points to be considered when we compare Marathi and Telugu are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Marathi and Telugu, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Marathi is 4 weeks while to learn Telugu time required is 44 weeks.
