Countries
Andra Pradesh, India, Telangana, Yanam
  
Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Goa, India, Maharashtra
  
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 in
Telugu-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Marathi-Alphabet.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Telugu Script
  
Devanagari
  
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
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)
  
Dialect 1
Waddar
  
Maharashtrian Konkani
  
Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra
  
Kokan
  
How Many People Speak
2,400,000.00
  
23
Dialect 2
Chenchu
  
Varhadi
  
Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Orissa
  
Vidarbha
  
How Many People Speak
7,000,000.00
  
12
Dialect 3
Manna-Dora
  
Khandeshi
  
Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu
  
Khandesh
  
How Many People Speak
1,900,000.00
  
15
How Many People Speak?
80.00 million
  
20
71.00 million
  
25
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
  
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
  
Signed Forms
Not Available
  
Indian Signing System (ISS)
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
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