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Telugu and Marathi


Marathi and Telugu


Countries

Countries
Andra Pradesh, India, Telangana, Yanam  
Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Goa, India, Maharashtra  

Total No. Of Countries
4  
11
4  
11

National Language
Andra Pradesh, India  
India  

Second Language
Karnataka  
Andra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Gujarat, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Telangana  

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Asia  

Minority Language
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Odisha, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu  
Israel, Mauritius  

Regulated By
Telugu Academy and Official Language Commission of Government of Andhra Pradesh  
Maharashtra Sahitya Parishad  

Interesting Facts
  • 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.
  
  • 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.
  

Similar To
Tamil  
Konkani Language  

Derived From
Sanskrit Language  
Sanskrit Language  

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Telugu-Alphabets.jpg#200  
Marathi-Alphabet.jpg#200  

Alphabets
60  
35
52  
31

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
19  
16
16  
13

How Many Consonants
41  
30
36  
26

Scripts
Telugu Script  
Devanagari  

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
3  
2

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
11
4 weeks  
2

Greetings

Hello
హలో (Halō)  
हॅलो (Hĕlō)  

Thank You
ధన్యవాదాలు (Dhan'yavādālu)  
धन्यवाद (Dhan'yavāda)  

How Are You?
నువ్వు ఎలా ఉన్నావు? (Nuvvu elā unnāvu?)  
तू कसा आहेस? (Tū kasā āhēsa?)  

Good Night
శుభ రాత్రి (Śubha rātri)  
शुभ रात्री (Śubha rātrī)  

Good Evening
శుభ సాయంత్రం (Śubha sāyantraṁ)  
चांगले संध्याकाळी (Cāṅgalē sandhyākāḷī)  

Good Afternoon
శుభ మద్యాహ్నం (Śubha madyāhnaṁ)  
शुभ दुपार (Śubha dupāra)  

Good Morning
శుభోదయం (Śubhōdayaṁ)  
शुभ प्रभात (Śubha prabhāta)  

Please
దయచేసి (Dayacēsi)  
कृपया (Kr̥payā)  

Sorry
క్షమించాలి (Kṣamin̄cāli)  
क्षमस्व (Kṣamasva)  

Bye
బై (Bai)  
बाय (Bāya)  

I Love You
నేను నిన్ను ప్రేమిస్తున్నాను (Nēnu ninnu prēmistunnānu)  
मी तुझ्यावर प्रेम करतो (Mī tujhyāvara prēma karatō)  

Excuse Me
క్షమించండి (Kṣamin̄caṇḍi)  
मला माफ करा (Malā māpha karā)  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Waddar  
Maharashtrian Konkani  

Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra  
Kokan  

How Many People Speak
170,000.00  
39
2,400,000.00  
23

Dialect 2
Chenchu  
Varhadi  

Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Orissa  
Vidarbha  

How Many People Speak
26,000.00  
99+
7,000,000.00  
12

Dialect 3
Manna-Dora  
Khandeshi  

Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu  
Khandesh  

How Many People Speak
30,000.00  
32
1,900,000.00  
15

Total No. Of Dialects
38  
28
42  
29

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
80.00 million  
20
71.00 million  
25

Speaking Population
1.15 %  
15
1.10 %  
18

Native Speakers
75.00 million  
14
68.00 million  
16

Second Language Speakers
5.00 million  
29
3.00 million  
32

Native Name
తెలుగు (telugu)  
मराठी (marāṭhī)  

Alternative Names
Andhra, Gentoo, Tailangi, Telangire, Telegu, Telgi, Tengu, Terangi, Tolangan  
Maharashtra, Maharathi, Malhatee, Marthi, Muruthu  

French Name
télougou  
marathe  

German Name
Telugu-Sprache  
Marathi  

Pronunciation
Not Available  
[məˈɾaʈʰi]  

Ethnicity
Telugu people  
Marathi people  

History

Origin
c. 575  
10th century  

Language Family
Dravidian Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
Not Available  
Indo-Iranian  

Branch
Not Available  
Indic  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Early Telugu epigraphy  
Maharashtri Prakrit  

Standard Forms
Telugu  
Marathi  

Language Position
15  
14
17  
15

Signed Forms
Not Available  
Indian Signing System (ISS)  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
te  
mr  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
tel  
mar  

ISO 639 2/B
tel  
mar  

ISO 639 3
tel  
mar  

ISO 639 6
Not Available  
Not Available  

Glottocode
telu1262  
mara1378  

Linguasphere
No data available  
omr  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb  
Subject-Object-Verb  

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available  
Not Available  

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All Telugu and Marathi Dialects

Most languages have dialects where each dialect differ from other dialect with respect to grammar and vocabulary. Here you will get to know all Telugu and Marathi dialects. Various dialects of Telugu and Marathi language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Telugu are spoken in different Telugu Speaking Countries whereas Marathi Dialects are spoken in different Marathi speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Telugu vs Marathi Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Telugu dialects include: Waddar, Chenchu. Marathi dialects include: Maharashtrian Konkani , Varhadi. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Telugu and Marathi Speaking population

Telugu and Marathi speaking population is one of the factors based on which Telugu and Marathi languages can be compared. The total count of Telugu and Marathi Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Telugu language is 1.15 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Marathi language is 1.10 %. When we compare the speaking population of any two languages we get to know which of two languages is more popular. Find more details about how many people speak Telugu and Marathi on Telugu vs Marathi where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Telugu and Marathi Language Codes

Telugu and Marathi language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Telugu and Marathi Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.

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