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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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