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Maithili and Telugu


Telugu and Maithili


Countries

Countries
India, Nepal  
Andra Pradesh, India, Telangana, Yanam  

Total No. Of Countries
2  
13
4  
11

National Language
India, Nepal  
Andra Pradesh, India  

Second Language
Nepal  
Karnataka  

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Asia  

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Odisha, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu  

Regulated By
-  
Telugu Academy and Official Language Commission of Government of Andhra Pradesh  

Interesting Facts
  • Earlier, Maithili language was considered as the dialect of Hindi and Bengali, however in the year 2003 Maithili achieved an independent language status in India.
  • Maithili has rich literature.
  
  • 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
Bhojpuri Language  
Tamil  

Derived From
-  
Sanskrit Language  

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Maithili-Alphabets.jpg#200  
Telugu-Alphabets.jpg#200  

Alphabets
47  
27
60  
35

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
8  
5
19  
16

How Many Consonants
22  
12
41  
30

Scripts
Devanagari  
Telugu Script  

Writing Direction
-  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
6  
5
3  
2

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
pranam  
హలో (Halō)  

Thank You
dhanyabad  
ధన్యవాదాలు (Dhan'yavādālu)  

How Are You?
Aahan kehan chhi ?  
నువ్వు ఎలా ఉన్నావు? (Nuvvu elā unnāvu?)  

Good Night
Śubharātri  
శుభ రాత్రి (Śubha rātri)  

Good Evening
shubh sandhya  
శుభ సాయంత్రం (Śubha sāyantraṁ)  

Good Afternoon
dopahar ke bad namaskar  
శుభ మద్యాహ్నం (Śubha madyāhnaṁ)  

Good Morning
Suprabhaat  
శుభోదయం (Śubhōdayaṁ)  

Please
kripaya  
దయచేసి (Dayacēsi)  

Sorry
maf karai  
క్షమించాలి (Kṣamin̄cāli)  

Bye
Alavidā  
బై (Bai)  

I Love You
hawm ahāṃ se prem karechi  
నేను నిన్ను ప్రేమిస్తున్నాను (Nēnu ninnu prēmistunnānu)  

Excuse Me
kripaya  
క్షమించండి (Kṣamin̄caṇḍi)  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Tharuwat  
Waddar  

Where They Speak
Nepal  
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra  

How Many People Speak
35,000,000.00  
21
170,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Madhubani  
Chenchu  

Where They Speak
North India  
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Orissa  

How Many People Speak
35,000,000.00  
19
26,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Khortha  
Manna-Dora  

Where They Speak
Deoghar, France  
Andra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu  

How Many People Speak
35,000,000.00  
17
30,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
15  
14
38  
28

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
32.00 million  
35
80.00 million  
20

Speaking Population
0.41 %  
35
1.15 %  
16

Native Speakers
27.00 million  
30
75.00 million  
14

Second Language Speakers
2.80 million  
99+
5.00 million  
99+

Native Name
मैथिली (mɛtʰilī)  
తెలుగు (telugu)  

Alternative Names
Apabhramsa, Bihari, Maitili, Maitli, Methli, Tirahutia, Tirhuti, Tirhutia  
Andhra, Gentoo, Tailangi, Telangire, Telegu, Telgi, Tengu, Terangi, Tolangan  

French Name
maithili  
télougou  

German Name
Maithili  
Telugu-Sprache  

Pronunciation
[ˈmaitʰili]  
[ˈteluɡu]  

Ethnicity
Maithil  
Telugu people  

History

Origin
14th century  
c. 575  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Dravidian Family  

Subgroup
-  
-  

Branch
-  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
Early Telugu epigraphy  

Standard Forms
Standard Maithili  
Telugu  

Language Position
40  
37
15  
14

Signed Forms
Maithili Sign Language  
Signed Telugu  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
No data available  
te  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
mai  
tel  

ISO 639 2/B
mai  
tel  

ISO 639 3
mai  
tel  

ISO 639 6
mai  
tel  

Glottocode
mait1250  
telu1262  

Linguasphere
No data available  
No data available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
-  
Subject-Object-Verb  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
-  

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All Maithili and Telugu 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 Maithili and Telugu dialects. Various dialects of Maithili and Telugu language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Maithili are spoken in different Maithili Speaking Countries whereas Telugu Dialects are spoken in different Telugu speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Maithili vs Telugu Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Maithili dialects include: Tharuwat, Madhubani. Telugu dialects include: Waddar , Chenchu. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Maithili and Telugu Speaking population

Maithili and Telugu speaking population is one of the factors based on which Maithili and Telugu languages can be compared. The total count of Maithili and Telugu Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Maithili language is 0.41 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Telugu language is 1.15 %. 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 Maithili and Telugu on Maithili vs Telugu where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Maithili and Telugu Language Codes

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