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Countries

Countries

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

Total No. Of Countries

44
0 46
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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

Alphabets in

Alphabets

5260
18 247
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Phonology

How Many Vowels

1619
0 32
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How Many Consonants

3641
9 60
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Scripts

Devanagari
Telugu Script

Writing Direction

Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal

Hard to Learn

Language Levels

33
2 12
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Time Taken to Learn

4 weeks44 weeks
3 88
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Greetings

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)

Bye

बाय (Bāya)
బై (Bai)

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)

Dialects

Dialect 1

Maharashtrian Konkani
Waddar

Where They Speak

Kokan
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra

How Many People Speak

2,400,000.00170,000.00
1.5 960000000
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Dialect 2

Varhadi
Chenchu

Where They Speak

Vidarbha
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Orissa

How Many People Speak

7,000,000.0026,000.00
700 274000000
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Dialect 3

Khandeshi
Manna-Dora

Where They Speak

Khandesh
Andra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu

How Many People Speak

1,900,000.0030,000.00
2 230000000
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Total No. Of Dialects

4238
0 188
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How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?

71.00 million80.00 million
0 1200
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Speaking Population

1.10 %1.15 %
0 89
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Native Speakers

68.00 million75.00 million
0 873
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Second Language Speakers

3.00 million5.00 million
0.01 400
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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]
[ˈteluɡu]

Ethnicity

Marathi people
Telugu people

History

Origin

10th century
c. 575

Language Family

Indo-European Family
Dravidian Family

Subgroup

Indo-Iranian
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Branch

Indic
-

Language Forms

Early Forms

Maharashtri Prakrit
Early Telugu epigraphy

Standard Forms

Marathi
Telugu

Language Position

1715
1 120
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Signed Forms

Indian Signing System (ISS)
Signed Telugu

Scope

Individual
Individual

Code

ISO 639 1

mr
te

ISO 639 2

ISO 639 2/T

mar
tel

ISO 639 2/B

mar
tel

ISO 639 3

mar
tel

ISO 639 6

mar
tel

Glottocode

mara1378
telu1262

Linguasphere

omr
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Types of Language

Language Type

Living
Living

Language Linguistic Typology

Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Object-Verb

Language Morphological Typology

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-

Marathi and Telugu Alphabets

Marathi and Telugu Alphabets provides you with alphabets, vowels and consonants in Marathi and Telugu. In Marathi Alphabets there are 52 letters while in Telugu Alphabets there are 60 letters. To learn Marathi and Telugu languages the very first thing is to understand and learn alphabets of Marathi and Telugu languages. The Marathi phonology consist Marathi vowels and Marathi consonants. After alphabets, words are to be learned and after words, phrases in that language. Take a look at Marathi greetings vs Telugu greetings, where you will find numerous useful phrases. Find whether Marathi and Telugu are Most Spoken Languages.

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

Marathi and Telugu Speaking population

Marathi and Telugu speaking population is one of the factors based on which Marathi and Telugu languages can be compared. The total count of Marathi and Telugu Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Marathi language is 1.10 % 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 Marathi and Telugu on Marathi vs Telugu where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Marathi and Telugu Language Codes

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